My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Cultural References

Cultural References

Throughout the film, Gus continually uses Windex, the popular window cleaner, as a remedy for everything. The film makes references to Zorba the Greek (1964), The Lost Boys (1987), That Thing You Do! (1996), and Meet the Parents (2000), while spoofing Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Another independent Canadian feature, Mambo Italiano (2003), referenced Wedding. Because of the surprise success of Wedding and its unusual title, its name was lampooned by several television series and films:

  • An episode of the 15th season of The Simpsons is titled "My Big Fat Geek Wedding".
  • In 2003, Fox debuted the reality series, My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, and, in 2004, the short-lived My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss.
  • Date Movie parodied the film, as did My Big Fat Independent Movie, released the previous year. One The Price Is Right showcase parodied the film.
  • In 2008, TV production firm DCD Media produced My Big Fat Mexican Wedding, a documentary about the marriage of Manuel Uribe, formerly the world’s heaviest man, with his girlfriend Claudia Solis.
  • NDTV (a Southeast Asian Broadcast Channel) runs a series of episodes on lavish weddings, called My Big Fat Indian Wedding.
  • An episode of Ben 10 is titled My Big Fat Alien Wedding.
  • Channel 4 in the UK produced a documentary called My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding about gypsy and traveller weddings, followed by a mini-series called Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
  • White Wedding is a South African film that follows a similar storyline, where disastrous wedding preparations turn out right in the end.

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