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The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker

  • 1971
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
Comedy

A stock-broker is stuck in a dreary job and a marriage that's become a dull routine. To cope with the boredom and frustration, he resorts to voyeurism and extramarital love affairs.A stock-broker is stuck in a dreary job and a marriage that's become a dull routine. To cope with the boredom and frustration, he resorts to voyeurism and extramarital love affairs.A stock-broker is stuck in a dreary job and a marriage that's become a dull routine. To cope with the boredom and frustration, he resorts to voyeurism and extramarital love affairs.

  • Director
    • Lawrence Turman
  • Writers
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
    • Charles Webb
  • Stars
    • Richard Benjamin
    • Joanna Shimkus
    • Elizabeth Ashley
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    170
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lawrence Turman
    • Writers
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
      • Charles Webb
    • Stars
      • Richard Benjamin
      • Joanna Shimkus
      • Elizabeth Ashley
    • 10User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Richard Benjamin in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
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    Joanna Shimkus in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
    Richard Benjamin in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
    Richard Benjamin in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
    Richard Benjamin, Adam West, and Joanna Shimkus in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
    Richard Benjamin, Adam West, Elizabeth Ashley, Patricia Barry, and Joanna Shimkus in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
    Richard Benjamin in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
    Richard Benjamin in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
    Richard Benjamin in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)

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    Richard Benjamin
    Richard Benjamin
    • William Alren
    Joanna Shimkus
    Joanna Shimkus
    • Lisa Alren
    Elizabeth Ashley
    Elizabeth Ashley
    • Nan
    Adam West
    Adam West
    • Chester
    Patricia Barry
    Patricia Barry
    • Dr. Sadler
    Tiffany Bolling
    Tiffany Bolling
    • Girl in the Rain
    Ed Prentiss
    Ed Prentiss
    • Mr. Franklin
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Mr. Wylie
    Johnny Scott Lee
    • Mark
    Bill McConnell
    • Charlie McGuire
    Alma Beltran
    Alma Beltran
    • Raquel
    Norman Leavitt
    Norman Leavitt
    • Mr. Van Meter
    Ron Masak
    Ron Masak
    • 1st Baseball Fan
    Bob Hastings
    Bob Hastings
    • 2nd Baseball Fan
    Kenneth Snell
    • Cab Driver
    • (as Ken Snell)
    Barbara Morrison
    Barbara Morrison
      Jeffrey Sayre
      Jeffrey Sayre
      • Man in Bar
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Lawrence Turman
      • Writers
        • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
        • Charles Webb
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      • Trivia
        Actress Tiffany Bolling only had a small part in the film but she said years later that she really enjoyed working on it because Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss were wonderful people. She said during the cast party, she and Prentiss were just belly-laughing in the ladies room and spent most of the evening there, sitting on the floor, just talking and joking.
      • Connections
        Featured in Biography: Adam West: Behind the Cowl (2000)
      • Soundtracks
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        Music by Fred Karlin

        Lyrics by Meg Karlin (as Tylwyth Kymry)

        Sung by Linda Ronstadt

        Played often in the score

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      7/10
      Bolling Boil-over
      Young stockbroker (Benjamin as the glib affectation of a caring husband, a role in which he became stereotyped) has a penchant for peeping, much to the chagrin of his long suffering wife (Shimkus) which eventually drives a wedge between them, and much at the behest of her meddling sister (Ashley). Often criticised for its titillation aspects, this is one of those microcosms of life stories that's funny, raunchy, sad and touching all in a compact hour-and-a-half. The abrupt, overly-simplistic conclusion might attract some ire, but it's not a 'who-dunnit', so by no means a deal breaker.

      Not the deep, emotive analysis it probably could've been, but nevertheless entertaining and memorable for a number of reasons. The theme song, while distant and now long-forgotten is a great little pseudo-country tune by Linda Ronstadt, and still among her best. Adam West in a semi-serious post "Batman" role is a casting coup that can't be easily ignored, although his tonal inflexions do occasionally conjure memories of "to the batpole!".

      But the real deal is Tiffany Bolling's "girl in the rain" character, which in my opinion, immortalises this picture. Even despite the brevity of her screen-time, her sun-showered radiance floods the frame. She's raw and devastating; the epitome of seduction. The boiling saucepan metaphor adds a humorous texture, but more significantly, the movie turns on this one scene, making it, and Bolling's character, pivotal. Bolling forged a mediocre career in B-movies in the seventies, but this virtually mute cameo, will undoubtedly be her cinema legacy.

      Those expecting an intellectual thesis on domesticity and the manacles of modern marriage will be disappointed - this is not the Everest and nor does it purport to be; those just after a movie they can appreciate for its many layers should be kept entertained.
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      • Release date
        • August 24, 1972 (Netherlands)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Simsarın düğünü
      • Filming locations
        • Laguna Beach, California, USA
      • Production companies
        • Lawrence Turman
        • Twentieth Century Fox
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
        • Color

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