The Story of Us (1999)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writers (WGA):

Alan Zweibel (written by) &
Jessie Nelson (written by)

Release Date:

15 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Can a marriage survive 15 years of marriage?

Plot:

Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Real Estate Agent | Husband Wife Relationship | Venice Italy | Sex

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 19	11:30 AM	AMC
Fri. Nov. 20	7:45 AM	AMC

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Ben Jordan
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Katie Jordan
Colleen Rennison	...	Erin Jordan at Ten
Jake Sandvig	...	Josh Jordan at Twelve
Casey Boersma	...	Josh Jordan at Two and a Half
Tim Matheson	...	Marty
Rob Reiner	...	Stan
Julie Hagerty	...	Liza
Rita Wilson	...	Rachel
Dylan Boersma	...	Josh Jordan at Three
Ken Lerner	...	Dr. Rifkin
Victor Raider-Wexler	...	Dr. Hopkins
Albert Hague	...	Dr. Siegler
Jayne Meadows	...	Dot
Tom Poston	...	Harry

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

The last full length feature film of Red Buttons.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ben's wine glass and the bottle during dinner with Stan.

Quotes:

Stan: Love is just lust in disguise, and lust fades, so you damn well better be with someone who can stand you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (1999-10-16)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

God Bless America

Romance in a marriage never dies, people kill it

Bruce and Michelle play the part of almost everyone who has been married. The tug and pull of everyday life separates them from each other, but mostly from their true feelings about each other.

The truth is, based on the Hollywood mythical marriage created for oh so many years now, everyones marriage is terrible. What our couple are able to sort out at the end is that no one is perfect and by looking at yourself through your partners eyes can be a revealing and frightening thing. If you can face it, there is a future in your relationship. If you can not, you may have to move on.

This movie will be mostly lost on the younger crowd, simply because they have not experienced the problems the forty something and above audience have been through. However, it is a film they may go back and see once they have been there and down that. When I think about it, Rob Reiner (aka Meathead) has been expressing the thoughts and concerns of our generation for a number of years now. He is very good at it.