My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding2002

Stars: Nia Vardalos, Michael Constantine, Christina Eleusiniotis, Kaylee Vieira
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG
Runtime: 95 minutes

It's not surprising that My Big Fat Greek Wedding grew more popular over the course of its theatrical release (whereas most blockbusters open big and then drop precipitously)--not only does it have believable situations and engaging characters, but … more »



Gus:
Now, gimme a word, any word, and I'll show you how the root of that word is Greek.

Young Athena:
[under her breath; embarrassed] Oh, not this again.

Gus:
Okay? How about arachnophobia? Arachna, that comes from the Greek word for spider, and phobia is a phobia, is mean fear. So, fear of spider, there you go.

Schoolgirl:
Okay, Mr. Portokalos. How about the word kimono?

Young Athena:
[whispers] Good one.

Gus:
Kimono, kimono, kimono. Ha! Of course! Kimono is come from the Greek word himona, is mean winter. So, what do you wear in the wintertime to stay warm? A robe. You see: robe, kimono. There you go!

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