The Last Married Couple in America
| The Last Married Couple in America | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Gilbert Cates |
| Produced by |
Edward S. Feldman John Herman Shaner |
| Written by | John Herman Shaner |
| Starring |
Natalie Wood George Segal |
| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | Sidney Katz |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | February 8, 1980 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12,835,544[1] |
The Last Married Couple in America is a 1980 comedy film released in the US.[2]
It was directed by Gilbert Cates, whose most successful film Oh, God! Book II, was released in the same year. The film starred George Segal and Natalie Wood as a California couple in the late 1970s struggling to maintain their "happily married" status as all their friends begin to get divorces and seem to be caught up in the decadence of the sexual revolution and the "ME" era. This is the last completed theatrical release Natalie Wood made before her death in 1981.
Plot
Life is going along smoothly for Jeff and Mari Thompson but not for any other couple they know, or so it seems. Everyone they know is getting divorced.
Their life is disrupted when a new woman, Barbara, comes into it and begins a fling with Jeff, which causes Mari to contemplate an affair of her own.
Music
The theme song to this movie is "We Could Have It All," sung by Maureen McGovern. The song became a hit on the adult contemporary charts of Canada (#6)[3] and the U.S. (#16). It was written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel.
Cast
- George Segal as Jeff
- Natalie Wood as Mari
- Richard Benjamin as Marv
- Valerie Harper as Barbara
- Bob Dishy as Howard
- Arlene Golonka as Sally
- Dom DeLuise as Walter
- Allan Arbus as Al
- Priscilla Barnes as Helena
Box office
Upon release, the film was disappointing at the box office.[4]
References
External links
- The Last Married Couple in America at the Internet Movie Database
- The Last Married Couple in America at AllMovie