For Richer or Poorer (1997)

A real estate hustler and his wife hide from the IRS among the Amish.

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Jana Howington, Steve LuKanic

Stars:

Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Jay O. Sanders

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Allen	...	Brad Sexton
Kirstie Alley	...	Caroline Sexton
Jay O. Sanders	...	Samuel Yoder
Michael Lerner	...	Phil Kleinman
Wayne Knight	...	Bob Lachman
Larry Miller	...	IRS Insp. Derek Lester
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	IRS Insp. Frank Hall
Megan Cavanagh	...	Levinia Yoder
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Henner Lapp
Carrie Preston	...	Rebecca Yoder
Ethan Phillips	...	Jerry - Good Guys Realty
John Caponera	...	Dave - Good Guys Realty
Katie Moore	...	Anna Yoder
Bobby Steggert	...	Samuel Yoder Jr.
Michael Angarano	...	Sammy Yoder

Storyline

The incredibly rich, but miserable New York couple, Brad and Caroline Sexton, got framed by their accountant, and fled from the IRS to the one place where noone would look for them: Amish country. Now they've got to do their best to blend in, and learn how to love all over again.

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Plot Keywords:

amish | taxi | fugitive

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual innuendo and one use of strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

A las duras y a las maduras

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,015,970 (USA) (12 December 1997)

Gross:

$31,611,225 (USA) (13 March 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Bubble Factory, The, Sheinberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point Tim Allen responds to a logical statement by Kirstie Alley by calling her "Mr. Spock". While she never played Mr. Spock, she did play a Vulcan. She was Lt. Saavik in _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (gv)

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Goofs

When Bob is talking on the cell phone to Brad and getting into a cab you can see the Washington monument in Baltimore's Mt. Vernon square when he's supposed to be in New York

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Quotes

Bob Lachman: Oh, I would give you one more piece of advice. If I were you, I would leave town, because I-I think they're gonna arrest you.
Brad Sexton: Arrest me? Why?
Bob Lachman: Well, because, you know, it's not my name on those returns, Sluggo. It's yours. Have a nice day.
[hangs up; directing the cabby]
Bob Lachman: Kennedy.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits show funny outtakes and deleted scenes cut for time.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

User Reviews

Amish reminder of all we needed to know we learned as a child

granted this is not high brow sophisticated comedy, but it was actually a really fun movie! Kirstie Alley was not her usual annoying self, and it was enjoyable to watch her character change due to the Amish influence. Tim Allen was more relaxed and less of a ham, so his character was fun to watch. the Newman mailman guy from the Seinfeld show always cracks me up. the Amish child was cute too.

the Amish were not disrespected, and this movie made me want to learn more about the Amish. just a quick and simple Google search for Amish brought up several good sites. perhaps this is the real success of this movie - that viewers hear the message of simplicity and virtue in living one's life, then take the next step to learn more about the Amish culture and beliefs, and finally take to heart these life lessons we learned as a child.