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Holy Matrimony

  • 19941994
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
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5.1/10
1.6K
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Holy Matrimony (1994)
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A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.
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    • Leonard Nimoy
    • David Weisberg
    • Douglas Cook
  • Stars
    • Patricia Arquette
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • David Weisberg
    • Douglas Cook
  • Stars
    • Patricia Arquette
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    Trailer 0:31
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    Patricia Arquette, Leonard Nimoy, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Patricia Arquette in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Patricia Arquette in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl, Patricia Arquette, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Patricia Arquette and Leonard Nimoy in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Patricia Arquette, Tate Donovan, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Patricia Arquette in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Patricia Arquette and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Leonard Nimoy in Holy Matrimony (1994)
    Tate Donovan in Holy Matrimony (1994)

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    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Havana
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Ezekiel
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Wilhelm
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Peter
    John Schuck
    John Schuck
    • Markowski
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Orna
    Courtney B. Vance
    Courtney B. Vance
    • Cooper
    Jeffrey Nordling
    Jeffrey Nordling
    • Link
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Greeson
    Mary Pat Gleason
    Mary Pat Gleason
    • Female Officer
    Alaine Byrne
    • Bar Woman
    Dan Cossolini
    • Bartender
    Lori Alan
    Lori Alan
    • Cleopatra
    Jess Schwidde
    • Samuel
    Franz Novak
    • Teacher
    Art Weber
    • Elder
    Ted Hoff
    • Elder
    Wes Ries
    • Elder
      • Leonard Nimoy
      • David Weisberg
      • Douglas Cook
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Joseph Gordon-Levitt's first starring role in a theatrically released film.
    • Goofs
      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: What are you going to say when we get to the border?

      Ezekiel: We're going to return stolen money.

      Havana: Oh, that's a great answer...

      Ezekiel: Thank you. I thought so, too.

      Havana: It's a great answer if you wanna go to jail.

      Ezekiel: What?

      Havana: If you say that, they're gonna think you were in on the robbery. They'll put you in jail. And the first thing they're gonna do is burn your little hat. Then the second thing they're gonna do is take away your bible. Then the third thing... is the worst thing.

      Ezekiel: What?

      Havana: Rats! Rats in your face! Rats all night long! Back and forth. They seem to like faces more than anything. They're bred that way. They're called face rats!

      Ezekiel: [scared] Face rats?

      Havana: So we're gonna have to lie a little.

      Ezekiel: Oh, I don't like to lie.

      Havana: You like your face to be eaten by rats?

      Ezekiel: Okay, what do I have to say?

      Havana: Repeat after me: we are going to visit family in Montana for the day.

    • Connections
      References The Seven Year Itch (1955)

    User reviews14

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    6/10
    Moralist but Cute
    Havana (Patricia Arquette) and her boyfriend Peter (Tate Donovan) rob a large amount from the safe of her chief in the fair where she works. On the next morning, they see Peter on the front page headline. They realize that there was a hidden camera and now they are wanted by the police. They flee and Peter convinces Havana to travel to the Hutterite community where he was raised. He lies to his uncle Wilhelm (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and tells that Havana is his wife. They are forced to get married in the community to live together. Peter hides the money to force Havana to stay with him. However he has a car accident and dies. In accordance with the Hutterite traditions, Havana has to leave the village or marry Peter's brother, who is the boy Ezekiel (Joseph Gordon- Levitt). Havana needs more time to find the money and accepts to get married with the boy. Meanwhile the corrupt FBI Agent Markowski (John Schuck) is seeking Peter and Havana out to take their money for him.

    "Holy Matrimony" is a moralist but cute comedy. Watching this 1994 film in 2016, it is funny to see the boy Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The twenty-six year-old Patricia Arquette is in the top of her beauty. Another attraction is the director Leonard "Mr. Spock" in his last work as a film director. My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "Santo Matrimônio" ("Holy Matrimony")
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    • Release date
      • April 8, 1994 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Great Falls, Montana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aurora Productions LLC
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Interscope Communications
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby

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