Micki + Maude (1984)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writer:

Jonathan Reynolds (written by)

Release Date:

21 December 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Micki was the only woman he ever wanted to marry. Until he met Maude. So, he did what any honorable man would do. He married them both.

Plot:

A bigamist must keep his wives from meeting each other, which becomes tricky when they're both pregnant.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Nurse | Expectant Mother | Gynecologist | Giving Birth

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Dudley Moore	...	Rob Salinger
Amy Irving	...	Maude Guillory Salinger
Ann Reinking	...	Micki Salinger
Richard Mulligan	...	Leo Brody
George Gaynes	...	Dr. Eugene Glztszki
Wallace Shawn	...	Dr. Elliot Fibel
John Pleshette	...	Hap Ludlow
H.B. Haggerty	...	Barkhas Guillory
Lu Leonard	...	Nurse Mary Verbeck
Priscilla Pointer	...	Diana Hutchison
Robert Symonds	...	Ezra Hutchison
George Coe	...	Governor Lanford
Gustav Vintas	...	Dr. Kondoleon
Ken Olfson	...	Interior decorator
Philippe Denham	...	TV cameraman

Also Known As:

Micki & Maude (Australia) (TV title)

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:7 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (f)

Company:

BBE

Trivia:

Co-stars Wallace Shawn and André the Giant were both in the cult classic The Princess Bride (1987), although the two do not have any scenes together.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the wives go to the OB/GYNE they go into rooms next to each other. Micki goes into an exam room on the right with the nurse's desk clearly to the right. However, when she is seen exiting, she exits an exam room that is blocked by the nurse's desk area.

Quotes:

Nurse Mary Verbeck: [in the scrub room before Micki's surgery] They know.
Dr. Elliot Fibel: They know what? Who?
Nurse Mary Verbeck: The Salingers. They know I worship your body like a French cathedral.
Dr. Elliot Fibel: I don't care who knows, Mary. You're my woman and I'm your man!
Dr. Elliot Fibel: [they kiss passionately] Never the less, if they can keep a secret, ha ha, so can I.
[they kiss again]

Movie Connections:

Features The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Soundtrack:

WITCHCRAFT

Gentle sweet comedy--about bigamy!

Reporter Rob Salinger (Dudley Moore) is married to ambitious Micki (Ann Reinking). He wants a baby--she doesn't. He meets sweet Maude (Amy Irving) and starts having an affair with her. Then he ends up getting them both pregnant!

OK bigamy isn't funny--but this is just a movie that's not to be taken seriously. It's (for Blake Edwards) very sweet-natured and gentle. It does have his usual slapstick humor but also has some nice funny verbal jokes and is very romantic. Moore is great--he tones down his usual manic persona and gives a very affecting performance. Richard Mulligan also is great as his boss and pal Leo. Amy Irving is just incredibly beautiful and sweet. There's also a hysterical visit to a doctors office and the end when Moore goes full blast in a hospital. There's also a bit with nude male models with guns that's an eyeopener. This is far from perfect however. It takes its own sweet time getting started and doesn't even have an ending--it just sort of stops. Also Reinking is pretty bad in her role. She manages to overact AND underact at the same time--but she's known more for her dancing then acting. All in all a sweet, funny and romantic comedy. I give it an 8.