Holy Matrimony (1994)

Director:

Leonard Nimoy

Writers (WGA):

David Weisberg (written by) &
Douglas Cook (written by)

Release Date:

8 April 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

The hilariously sexy comedy!

Plot:

A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.

Plot Keywords:

Amish | Young Boy | Independent Film

Cast

Patricia Arquette	...	Havana
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Ezekiel
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Wilhelm
Tate Donovan	...	Peter
John Schuck	...	Markowski
Lois Smith	...	Orna
Courtney B. Vance	...	Cooper
Jeffrey Nordling	...	Link
Richard Riehle	...	Greeson
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Female Officer
Alaine Byrne	...	Bar Woman
Dan Cossolini	...	Bartender
Lori Alan	...	Cleopatra
Jess Schwidde	...	Samuel
Frank Novak	...	Teacher

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Great Falls, Montana, USA

Company:

Aurora Productions LLC

Goofs:

Continuity: At the hotel, Zeke is told to get a room key. As he tries various doors, we see that they are operated by key cards. When his wife meets him in the lobby, she hands him the room key which is metal and dangling from a keychain, although there would have been no way he could have used that to open the room door.

Quotes:

Havana: Even Marilyn wasn't always Marilyn. She had to do stuff to get to be Marilyn... and it wasn't always stuff she liked. She did it anyhow. Eye on the ball. Keep your eye on the ball.

Movie Connections:

References The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Barely average, but not without charm

Donovan brings girlfriend Arquette to his native Hutterite community in an attempt to hide from the law after a robbery. They marry but shortly after he dies and -in keeping with the biblical tradition- his 12 year old brother must take his place in the marriage! Joseph Gordon-Levitt is terrific as little Zeke, but the plot involving a crazed FBI-agent should have been left out of this story.