Married to It

Married to It is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Hiller starring Beau Bridges, Stockard Channing, Robert Sean Leonard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cybill Shepherd and Ron Silver. The film is about three New York City couples with disparate careers, ages, and lifestyles who bond through their mutual connection to a local private school. As they help to stage a school pageant with a 1960s theme, each couple begins to quarrel and reassess their marriage.

Married to It
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arthur Hiller
Written by	Janet Kovalcik
Produced by	Thomas Baer
Starring	Beau Bridges Stockard Channing Robert Sean Leonard Mary Stuart Masterson Cybill Shepherd Ron Silver
Cinematography	Victor J. Kemper
Edited by	Robert C. Jones
Music by	Henry Mancini
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release dates	September 11, 1991 (1991-09-11) (Canada) March 26, 1993 (1993-03-26) (U.S.)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million[1]
Box office	$2,059,832[2]

Plot

Three couples meet by chance at a private school fundraiser and come together to organize a school pageant while becoming friends. Claire and Leo LaRonde are two fast-talking yuppies. Leo runs a doll-making company. Claire is a savvy businesswoman but not a very good maternal figure to Lucy, Leo's daughter from a past marriage. Lucy and Claire have a strained relationship. John and Iris Morden are a pair of worn-out hippies with two preteen sons, John works in welfare while Iris is a housewife who takes up some artsy jobs, especially with the school here and there. Nina and Charles (Chuck) Bishop are an earnest and hopeful young couple from Iowa, who are worried about making their young marriage last. Chuck is an ambitious stockbroker and Nina is a school psychologist at the school where Iris and Leo's kids attend. Although they face a slightly awkward start, together these three couples face various challenges and learn about their marital problems as well as each other.

Cast

• Beau Bridges as John Morden
• Stockard Channing as Iris Morden
• Robert Sean Leonard as Chuck Bishop
• Mary Stuart Masterson as Nina Bishop
• Cybill Shepherd as Claire Laurent
• Ron Silver as Leo Rothenberg
• Don Francks as Sol Chamberlain
• Donna Vivino as Lucy Rothenberg
• Jimmy Shea as Marty Morden
• Nathaniel Moreau as Kenny Morden
• Diane D'Aquila as Madeleine Rothenberg
• Chris Wiggins as Dave
• Paul Gross as Jeremy Brimfield
• Gerry Bamman as Arthur Everson
• Djanet Sears as Mrs. Foster
• George Sperdakos as Murray
• Larry Reynolds as Mullaney
• Edward I. Koch as Himself
• Louis Di Bianco as Romero
• George Guidall as Lawyer
• John Ottavino as Lawyer
• Jamie De Roy as Newscaster
• Nancy Cser as Blonde at Ballet
• Chris Bickford as Student
• Jason Pechet as Student
• Charles Kerr as Banker
• Susan Henley as Secretary
• Howard Jerome as Burly Mover
• Marilyn Boyle as Older Woman
• Marc Gomes as Ross
• Philip Akin as Limo Driver
• Gregory Jbara as Cafe Waiter
• Michael A. Miranda as Trendy Waiter
• Aaron Ashmore as Student in Pageant
• Shawn Ashmore as Student in Pageant
• Heather Brown as Student in Pageant
• Kelly Campbell as Student in Pageant
• Hugh Eastwood as Student in Pageant
• Tara Strong as Student in Pageant (credited as Tara Charendoff)
• Former New York City mayor Ed Koch appears as himself in a cameo.

Reception

The film was not well received by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 30% based on 10 reviews.^[3]

Film critic Roger Ebert noted, "At one point it seemed destined to go directly to TV and the video stores."^[4]