Cousins (1989)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers (WGA):

Jean Charles Tacchella (film Cousin Cousine)
Stephen Metcalfe (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 February 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

They already have a lot in common. Her husband is sleeping with his wife.

Plot:

Two couples go to a mutual friends wedding, and end up swapping partners.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Unfaithfulness | Family Relationships | Revenge | Family Gathering

Cast

Ted Danson	...	Larry Kozinski
Isabella Rossellini	...	Maria Hardy
Sean Young	...	Tish Kozinski
William Petersen	...	Tom Hardy
Lloyd Bridges	...	Vincent Kozinski
Norma Aleandro	...	Edie Hardy Kozinski
Keith Coogan	...	Mitch Kozinski
Gina DeAngeles	...	Aunt Sofia
George Coe	...	Phil Kozinski
Katharine Isabelle	...	Chloe Hardy (as Katie Murray)
Alex Bruhanski	...	Herbie
Stephen E. Miller	...	Stan
Gerry Bean	...	Kevin Costello
Gordon Currie	...	Dean Kozinski
Saffron Henderson	...	Terri Costello

Also Known As:

A Touch of Infidelity (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Alphacine)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-10 | Norway:10 (1989) | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chloe is lying in bed asleep as her mother looks over her, Chloe's head changes position from one edit to the next, first with her head turned downward on the pillow, then with her head turned upward next.

Quotes:

Larry: Maria, would you dance with me?... Then, how about spending the rest of your life with me?

Movie Connections:

Features "The Brady Bunch" (1969)

Soundtrack:

I LOVE YOU FOR TODAY

Forget the French original. This is well crafted romantic fun

I am not a great lover of "art film" and I remember finding Cousin Cousine pleasant but very self-conscious and lacking credibility. This North American rewrite takes itself less seriously and is, to me at least, much more entertaining. The writing is good, the cinematography is good and the principals perform well. Of course, we begin with the ridiculous premise that the husband of the lovely Isabella Rosselini is a lecherous creep and that the more sympathetically portrayed wife of Ted Danson so insecure as to be attracted to him. But we get over this and enjoy the romp. Isabella is, to me at least, beautiful as ever and the supporting cast is terrific. Sean Young, Lloyd Bridges and Norma Aleandro are great but the quality extends all the way down to the short appearance by the plump lady who played the dancing teacher "Mrs Greenblat". This is a fun romantic comedy worth seeing.