Married to It (1991)

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Writer (WGA):

Janet Kovalcik (written by)

Release Date:

26 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Three couples with nothing in common - and everything to share.

Plot:

Tale of three different couples (Yuppies, Hippies, and Society Folk) who find some common ground and...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Independent Film

Cast

Beau Bridges	...	John Morden
Stockard Channing	...	Iris Morden
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Chuck Bishop
Mary Stuart Masterson	...	Nina Bishop
Cybill Shepherd	...	Claire Laurent
Ron Silver	...	Leo Rothenberg
Don Francks	...	Sol Chamberlain
Donna Vivino	...	Lucy Rothenberg
Jimmy Shea	...	Marty Morden
Nathaniel Moreau	...	Kenny Morden
Diane D'Aquila	...	Madeleine Rothenberg
Chris Wiggins	...	Dave
Paul Gross	...	Jeremy Brimfield
Gerry Bamman	...	Arthur Everson
Djanet Sears	...	Mrs. Foster

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | USA:R (certificate #30989) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the three women are in the car, Claire is talking about when she just "got out of grad school" but her lips don't match. Looks more like she is saying "college."

Movie Connections:

Features "Mister Ed" (1961)

Good when it was funny

Chuck and Nina Bishop grew up together in Iowa and have moved to New York City, and they are the cutest couple. He is successful in the investment world (though not too successful, since they can't afford nice furniture yet), and she is a school psychologist. Chuck has to compete with Jeremy, who is charming and cares more about money and success than rules (which is truly ironic since Paul Gross later impressed us as the impeccably straight mountie in "Due South").

John and Iris Morden were hippies and part of the 60s culture that protested injustice. He works in the welfare department and seems to have lost his enthusiasm. Former Mayor Ed Koch misses Iris but never says exactly what she did. She seems to work in some arts-related job now. The couple has two sons who appear relatively normal, though one has hair like Bart Simpson.

Leo runs a toy factory and apparently gave that a higher priority than his first wife Madeleine, who seems to despise him. He spends some time with daughter Lucy, who hates Leo's new wife Claire, a spoiled rich ... rhymes with witch.

These very different couples are brought together by a common interest--Lucy and the Morden boys attend the same exclusive school where Nina works.

All three couples have their problems, and for two of the couples the difficulties become serious enough to require lawyers.

I enjoyed this movie when it was funny, which was most of the time. I especially liked seeing Cybill Shepherd being obnoxious, acting like the whole world must cater to her every need and expressing surprise that not everyone has all the comforts and advantages. Donna Vivino was adorable as Lucy. Most of the leading actors gave good performances.

Where the movie had problems was in getting too dramatic. This would not be a bad thing for everyone who watches is, but I was watching to laugh. The ending, however, was satisfying.

Overall, I was happy.