Getting Married (1978 film)

Getting Married is a 1978 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, written by John Hudock, and starring Richard Thomas, Bess Armstrong, and Mark Harmon. A man falls in love with a newscaster and attempts to win her heart before she weds another man.^[2]

Getting Married
Genre	Comedy Romance
Written by	John Hudock
Directed by	Steven Hilliard Stern
Starring	Richard Thomas Bess Armstrong Mark Harmon
Theme music composer	Craig Safan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Robert Greenwald Frank von Zerneck
Cinematography	Howard Schwartz
Editor	Kurt Hirschler
Running time	100 minutes
Production companies	Moonlight Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 17, 1978 (1978-05-17)[1]

Plot

Michael Carboni, an associate director at a TV studio, falls in love with Kristine Lawrence, the station's newscaster. However, Kristy is due to be married in a week, and Michael has yet to reveal his feelings to her. Michael must find a way to get Kristine's affection and have her call off the wedding.

Cast

• Richard Thomas as Michael Carboni
• Bess Armstrong as Kristine Lawrence
• Mark Harmon as Howard Lesser
• Katherine Helmond as Vera Lesser
• Van Johnson as Phil Lawrence
• Audra Lindley as Catherine Lawrence
• Fabian as Wayne Spanka
• Mark Lenard as Mr. Bloom
• James Chandler as Minister

Reception

Sherry Woods of The Miami Herald called it "a light-hearted piece of fluff".^[3] The Los Angeles Times praised the "bright dialogue and winning characterisations" but said "there's an underlying queasiness to the premise".^[4]