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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 04/08/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Crime Comedy

Neil Simon forgoes his typical urban East Coast kvetchers and replaces them with sunny Californian kvetchers in The Marrying Man, a film which became a beacon of gossip in 1991 due to the alleged shenanigans of stars Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger), who fell in love during production. Simon based his script on a true story concerning the love affair between shoe tycoon Harry Karl and actress Marie (The Body) McDonald during the 1950s. Married to each other four times, McDonald still managed to carry on an affair with mobster Bugsy Siegel. In this Simon-ized version, Baldwin plays Charley Pearl, a sharp and handsome Hollywood millionaire, engaged to Adele Horner (Elisabeth Shue), the daughter of dyspeptic movie studio executive Lew Horner (Robert Loggia). The day before their wedding, Charley heads off to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, and in a sleazy casino on the outskirts of town, he sets his eyes on sexy singer Vicki Anderson (Basinger) and falls for her hard. He wants her immediately and even though she warns him she's the property of Bugsy Siegel (Armand Assante), he crawls into her bedroom window to be with her. Caught with his pants down by Siegel, Bugsy, instead of killing him, forces him to marry Vicki ("I was about to dump her anyway," he says). But after their marriage, Charley and Vicki discover they're more attracted to the danger of their relationship than in each other. Charley's friends -- Phil (Paul Reiser), Sammy (Fisher Stevens), Tony (Peter Dobson), and George (Steve Hytner) -- form a Greek chorus commenting on the crazed love affair and are reportedly inspired by Phil Silvers, Sammy Cahn, Tony Martin, and {#Leo Durocher. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Kim Basinger - Vicki Anderson
Alec Baldwin - Charley Pearl
Robert Loggia - Lew Horner
Elisabeth Shue - Adele Horner
Armand Assante - Bugsy Siegel

Starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, the 1991 romantic comedy The Marrying Man comes to DVD from Buena Vista. Presented with a widescreen anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Ssound in English as well as Dolby Digital Stereo Sound in French. Closed captions are also accessible. There are no special features of any kind on this disc. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide