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The Marrying Man

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
6K
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The Marrying Man (1991)
A millionaire playboy goes into Las Vegas and comes out married to a woman he barely knows.
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A millionaire playboy goes to Las Vegas and comes out married to a woman he barely knows.A millionaire playboy goes to Las Vegas and comes out married to a woman he barely knows.A millionaire playboy goes to Las Vegas and comes out married to a woman he barely knows.

  • Director
    • Jerry Rees
  • Writer
    • Neil Simon
  • Stars
    • Kim Basinger
    • Alec Baldwin
    • Robert Loggia
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jerry Rees
    • Writer
      • Neil Simon
    • Stars
      • Kim Basinger
      • Alec Baldwin
      • Robert Loggia
    • 22User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jerry Rees in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, and Armand Assante in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Alec Baldwin in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Alec Baldwin, Paul Reiser, and Fisher Stevens in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Elisabeth Shue and Alec Baldwin in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Kim Basinger in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, Fisher Stevens, Peter Dobson, and Steve Hytner in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Alec Baldwin and Robert Loggia in The Marrying Man (1991)
    Kim Basinger in The Marrying Man (1991)

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    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Vicki Anderson
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Charley Pearl
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Lew Horner
    Elisabeth Shue
    Elisabeth Shue
    • Adele Horner
    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • Bugsy Siegel
    Paul Reiser
    Paul Reiser
    • Phil Golden
    Fisher Stevens
    Fisher Stevens
    • Sammy
    Peter Dobson
    Peter Dobson
    • Tony
    Steve Hytner
    Steve Hytner
    • George
    Jeremy Roberts
    Jeremy Roberts
    • Gus
    John Minton
    • Dante
    Tony Longo
    Tony Longo
    • Sam
    Tom Milanovich
    Tom Milanovich
    • Andy
    Tim Hauser
    • Woody
    Carey Eidel
    • Cab Driver
    Marla Heasley
    Marla Heasley
    • Sheila
    Karen Medak
    • Sherry
    Rebecca Staab
    Rebecca Staab
    • Arlene
    • Director
      • Jerry Rees
    • Writer
      • Neil Simon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Premiere Magazine, Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin, who moved in together during the filming, made life miserable for the crew with their demands and their attitude.

      First and foremost, there were Alec Baldwin's violent temper tantrums in which he threw a chair, smashed camera lenses, punched a wall and ripped a cellular phone from a Disney executive's hand. Things had already gotten off on the wrong foot when Disney Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg when first meeting Baldwin reportedly joked "We could get a gate guard to do the same job as you." Baldwin naturally, didn't take kindly to the joke.

      As for Basinger, she was accused of habitual lateness (she kept production waiting on the set due to her elaborate morning routine, which included washing her hair with only Evian water and shampoo), flashing the crew, talking filthy on open walkie-talkies, refusing to shoot in sunlight, and demanding that no one look at her. Stories also included Basinger's feud with Simon over her dialogue (Basinger at one point told Neil Simon, "This isn't funny. Whoever wrote this doesn't understand comedy." Simon denied the incident. But he only visited the set one more time during filming) and a prima-donna attitude that ultimately resulted in the firing of the original director of photography because she didn't like how she looked in the test shots that he had taken. One person from the set claimed that at one point, Basinger pushed the director, Jerry Rees aside and tried to direct a musical number herself. Basinger also wouldn't settle for having her makeup touched up between close-up shots. Instead, she had to have her makeup completely removed and re-applied between takes, something that made filming take about 20x longer than it should have. In other words, retakes would take hours instead of minutes. Not only that, but Basinger wanted to shut down production so she could fly to Brazil to consult a psychic.

      It was also on the set that Basinger and Baldwin began a hot, steamy on-set romance. Allegedly, the crew miked the trailers to record them having sex and they then played them back so that Basinger and Baldwin could hear. One crew-member commented, "Honest to God, if I were destitute and living on the street with no food and somebody offered me a million dollars to work with Alec and Kim, I'd pass. Their actions were vile, deplorable, despicable."
    • Goofs
      The film opens in San Francisco, 1956 and the on the wall of the nightclub (Dexter's) is an advertisement for KJAZ FM. That radio station did not sign on in San Francisco until August, 1959.
    • Quotes

      Phil: You know what the odds are on that? Impossible to one.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Marrying Man/Career Opportunities/The Five Heartbeats/The Object of Beauty/Daddy Nostalgia (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Do It
      Written by Cole Porter

      Produced by Tim Hauser

      Performed by Kim Basinger

    User reviews22

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Great Hollywood tale! Funny and erotic!
    'The Marrying Man' is one of the most underrated Kim Basinger-movie of them all. I have to admit that it's one of my favorite ones. I'm not a person of romantic comedies, but if there's a real beauty goddess in it (like Kim) who makes the whole plot sexier it's really worth to see it. The film is a typical classic-type Hollywood-movie with the sweaty plot of an operetta. The acting is great, the pictures are so colorful and Kim shines like Rita Hayworth in 'Gilda' when she sings the hit songs of Cole Porter and co. Those people who thinks that these kinds of movies are silly have to understand that people of this world needs these nice tales. It's a very professional kind of entertaining with glamorous stars. Kim is a great singer! 'Let's Do It-Let's Fall in Love'...with her.
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    • May 1, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mladozenja
    • Filming locations
      • Stahl House, Case House 22 - 1635 Woods Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA(Charley Pearl's house)
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
      • Permut Presentations
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $26,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,454,768
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,030,749
      • Apr 7, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,454,768
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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