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Husbands and Wives (1992)

R  |   |  Comedy, Drama, Romance  |  18 September 1992 (USA)
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When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Metropolis ...
TV Scientist
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Jack
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Sally
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Interviewer-Narrator (voice)
Bruce Jay Friedman ...
Peter Styles
Cristi Conaway ...
Shawn Grainger
Timothy Jerome ...
Paul
Rebecca Glenn ...
Gail
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Rain
Galaxy Craze ...
Harriet
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Sam
Benno Schmidt ...
Judy's Ex-husband
John Doumanian ...
Hamptons' Party Guest
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Storyline

When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are drifting apart and are now being made aware of it. So while Jack and Sally try to go on and meet new people, the marriage of Gabe and Judy gets more and more strained, and they begin to find themselves being attracted to other people. Written by Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality | See all certifications »

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18 September 1992 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Maridos y esposas  »

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$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$10,555,619 (USA)
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Trivia

Sydney Pollack stated that although he liked working on the film, he did not like the character he played. See more »

Goofs

When Sally (Judy Davis) and Jack (Sydney Pollack) are arguing in their living room, one of the crew members can be seen moving in the reflection off the picture glass on the back wall. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
TV Scientist: [on TV] Einstein was then celebrating, uh, the seventieth birthday anniversary and there was a colloquium given for him. And he said, "God doesn't play dice with the universe".
Gabe: No. He just plays hide-and-seek.
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Referenced in The Directors: The Films of Sydney Pollack (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

Makin' Whoopee
(1928)
Written by Walter Donaldson (music) & Gus Kahn (lyrics)
Performed by Bernie Leighton
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candid
11 April 2004 | by (Mississippi,USA) – See all my reviews

Many look at this as an autobiography of the real downfall of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen's long tenure as husband and wife. The ugly battle doesn't ruin the film for me,but increases it's power. Woody Allen really experiments with what causes a marriage to deflate or how it,over the years,isolates feelings between man and wife. The acting is stellar..not a bad performance that I saw. Probably one of the best casts I've seen in some time. The story is compelling and fascinating. Allen disects the inner struggles of what makes a marriage fall apart and in turn shows how a marriage could just need adjustments. Allen shows a side of him that really charts back to the older man/young woman of "Manhattan" in the facts that younger women can woo an older man. As Allen shows,an older man can see the things he was attracted to in his previous relationship except in a younger woman. The best aspect to me was how Allen shows one couple split up(Jack played by an excellent Sydney Pollack and Sally played by Judy Davis) when in actuality this relationship was stronger than Gabe and Judy's(Farrow,Allen). The film is intelligent,candid,very observant to the characters,and unique. The main problems from some is the hand held cameras and quick edits(or jump cuts). The only problem I had was with the narration and interview segments. I found that the true fans of Allen's films would understand the story without needed additional help from a source. ****1/2/*****


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