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The Marrying Man (1991)

R 115 min  -  Comedy | Music | Romance  -   5 April 1991 (USA)
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Rich playboy Charley Pearl meets Vicki Anderson, singer at a nightclub. But she's a gangster's-moll... See full summary »

Director:

Jerry Rees

Writer:

Neil Simon
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kim Basinger ...
Vicki Anderson
Alec Baldwin ...
Charley Pearl
Robert Loggia ...
Lew Horner
Elisabeth Shue ...
Adele Horner
Armand Assante ...
Paul Reiser ...
Phil Golden
Fisher Stevens ...
Sammy
Peter Dobson ...
Tony
Steve Hytner ...
George
Jeremy Roberts Jeremy Roberts ...
Gus
Big John Studd Big John Studd ...
Dante
Tony Longo ...
Sam
Tom Milanovich Tom Milanovich ...
Andy
Tim Hauser Tim Hauser ...
Woody
Carey Eidel Carey Eidel ...
Cab Driver
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Storyline

Rich playboy Charley Pearl meets Vicki Anderson, singer at a nightclub. But she's a gangster's-moll, Bugsy Siegel's, and when he finds the two of them in bed, he forces them to marry each other. Charley was going to marry his girlfriend but when she finds out about him and Vicki, she leaves him. And Vicki doesn't seem to be his kind of woman at all... Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Taglines:

About to marry the perfect girl, suddenly he meets the girl of his dreams... See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sensuality See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Too Hot to Handle See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$12,454,768 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was inspired by a true story. Writer 'Neil Simon' heard about the stormy relationship between shoe millionaire Harry Karl and starlet Marie McDonald (nicknamed "The Body") and then wrote this script. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The film opens in San Francisco, 1956 and the on the wall of the nightclub (Dexter's) is an advertisement for KJAZ FM. That radio station did not sign on in San Francisco until August, 1959. See more »

Quotes

Phil: You know what the odds are on that? Impossible to one.
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Connections

Referenced in Wishful Drinking (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY (WHAT DID I DO?)"
Written by Walter Donaldson
Performed by Alan Paul See more »