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

1 nomination.

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 no one 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:

husband wife relationship | fish out of water | irs agent | dysfunctional marriage | embezzlement | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Brad enters the store looking for a phone, he says "I Come In Peace." This was one of the catchphrases used by Tim Allen's character Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story (1995).

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Goofs

When Caroline and her friends are talking in the cafe, and Cynthia says, "You're so lucky not to have a pre-nup," she has a champagne glass in her hand. We see her then finishing off her champagne, but she never puts it down. In the next shot, her glass is on the table, we see her hand take it off the table, she drinks from it again, then she puts it down.

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Quotes

Caroline Sexton: [screaming as she is sitting in a pile of manure surrounded by cows] BRAD! BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!
Brad Sexton: What? Quiet. Those cows will jump on you.
Caroline Sexton: [shrieks] They will?
Brad Sexton: [rolls his eyes] Stay there. I'll be right back.
Caroline Sexton: What do you mean, "stay here", Br...
[squishes her hands right in a pile of cow waste. wails]
Caroline Sexton: Eeeeeeeeeuuuuwww, I have COW POOP ON ME!
[sobs]

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

References Witness (1985)

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Soundtracks

Bending the Strings
Written by Allen Shelton, Jim Eanes
Performed by Allen Shelton
Courtesy of Global Licensing, Inc.

User Reviews

Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley. Hardly A Match Made in Heaven

Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley made one of the most mismatched couples I have ever seen, but that was the beauty of this movie, and the key to why it was so funny. They played off of each other very well. I also liked the fact that it didn't bash religion the way a lot of movies do nowadays, and that it won out at the end of the day.

My only complaint about this movie was the scene where they spent the night sleeping in a cow pasture. Kirstie Alley was either very distracted or had to have her nose cut off not to notice until early the next morning that she was sleeping in cow manure. Whoever wrote that script obviously didn't spend much time in the country. To him (or her), I say if you're standing or sleeping in the middle of cow manure, you would notice it right away. Kirstie Alley is a Kansas girl. I'm surprised she didn't take the writers to task over this.

Otherwise, this was a pretty upbeat, pretty funny movie. (I guess Big John was saying in horsease "I don't think so, Tim."). Seven out of ten for this one.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

For Richer or Poorer

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,015,970, 14 December 1997

Gross USA:

$31,642,995

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$32,748,995

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, The Bubble Factory, Sheinberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1