The Marriage Fool

1998

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 43%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 43% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 564 564

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Plot summary

Recently widowed after 41 years of marriage, Frank Walsh meets the outgoing Florence, sparking joy back into his life again. However, there is clear disapproval of her from his grown children, especially his eldest son Robert. As Frank and Florence grow closer in their relationship, Robert begins to change his perspective on their commitment and devotion to one another.

Director

Charles Matthau Photo
Charles Matthau

Top cast

Walter Matthau Photo
Walter Matthau as Frank Walsh
Carol Burnett Photo
Carol Burnett as Florence
Teri Polo Photo
Teri Polo as Susan Prescot
John Stamos Photo
John Stamos as Robert Walsh
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1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ksf-2 7 / 10

matthau and burnett

Check out that cast! The awesome walter matthau, carol burnett. After mom dies, the (fully grown, adult) kids don't approve of dad's new girlfriend. She's only been nice to them, but they still give her attitude. Dad and new the girlfriend make wedding plans. When (oldest son) Rob's girlfriend sees how he reacts, she realizes she needs a break from him. It's cute, but takes a while to get going. And that non-stop hallmark movie music! A little goes a long way. It's a pretty solid story about communication, but I probably wouldn't have been as interested if matthau and burnett weren't in it. It's okay. Directed by charlie matthau, walt's son. Based on the play by richard vetere. This was walter's second to last film. He and burnett must have enjoyed working together... they made three films !
Reviewed by mark.waltz 7 / 10

Learning to move on impacts more than one person.

Outside of "Pete n' Tillie" and her cameo in "The Front Page", Carol Burnett and Walter Matthau (who seemed made to order as a screen couple) only worked together again in this sweet TV movie about a recent widower who tries to find happiness with a widow of four tears, struggling to gain acceptance from his family when they decide to get married. Their love story is seen through the eyes of his handsome and charming son John Stamos who is against his father getting remarried. Not only that, he has another son with a wife Matthau (and most likely the audience) automatically dislikes, an obnoxious and demanding female who does nothing but complain and cause trouble. Stamos has troubles in his own personal life, so there's plenty of conflict to go around.A sweet and mostly likeable ensemble (outside of Johanna Beck's character), this was one of Matthau's last films, and he's far from his typical grumpy old man. Son Charlie is the poor fictional son stuck with Beck, and beautiful Teri Polo is very good as the latest one in Stamos's string of women who could just be the one. When Matthau tells demos that he's obviously just a confirmed bachelor, it's obviously more than because he's a playboy. He obviously was more affected by the fact that his parents were extremely happy and afraid that he could never be that happy. It's nice to see his character come around, especially since Burnett turns out to be such a great catch for his dad. Most people only find this kind of happiness once in their life, and so this ends up being a sweet drama with moments of light comedy and showing two of the masters of humor at their very best without the broadness.
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