Micki + Maude (1984)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writer:

Jonathan Reynolds (written by)

Release Date:

21 December 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Micki was the only woman he ever wanted to marry. Until he met Maude. So, he did what any honorable man would do. He married them both.

Plot:

A bigamist must keep his wives from meeting each other, which becomes tricky when they're both pregnant.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Nurse | Expectant Mother | Gynecologist | Giving Birth

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Dudley Moore	...	Rob Salinger
Amy Irving	...	Maude Guillory Salinger
Ann Reinking	...	Micki Salinger
Richard Mulligan	...	Leo Brody
George Gaynes	...	Dr. Eugene Glztszki
Wallace Shawn	...	Dr. Elliot Fibel
John Pleshette	...	Hap Ludlow
H.B. Haggerty	...	Barkhas Guillory
Lu Leonard	...	Nurse Mary Verbeck
Priscilla Pointer	...	Diana Hutchison
Robert Symonds	...	Ezra Hutchison
George Coe	...	Governor Lanford
Gustav Vintas	...	Dr. Kondoleon
Ken Olfson	...	Interior decorator
Philippe Denham	...	TV cameraman

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:7 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (f)

Company:

BBE

Trivia:

Co-stars Wallace Shawn and André the Giant were both in the cult classic The Princess Bride (1987), although the two do not have any scenes together.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the wives go to the OB/GYNE they go into rooms next to each other. Micki goes into an exam room on the right with the nurse's desk clearly to the right. However, when she is seen exiting, she exits an exam room that is blocked by the nurse's desk area.

Quotes:

Nurse Mary Verbeck: [in the scrub room before Micki's surgery] They know.
Dr. Elliot Fibel: They know what? Who?
Nurse Mary Verbeck: The Salingers. They know I worship your body like a French cathedral.
Dr. Elliot Fibel: I don't care who knows, Mary. You're my woman and I'm your man!
Dr. Elliot Fibel: [they kiss passionately] Never the less, if they can keep a secret, ha ha, so can I.
[they kiss again]

Movie Connections:

Features The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Soundtrack:

WITCHCRAFT

Dudley Moore at his comedic best

"Micki + Maude" is a wonderful comedy with a great comic performace by Dudley Moore as a man who has an incredible mess on his hands. Moore plays Rob Salinger, a TV reporter married to Micki (Ann Reinking), an assistant district attorney. Moore is desperate to have a baby but Micki doesn't want kids at the moment because she wants to work at her job so she can become a judge. One day Rob meets Maude (Amy Irving), a cellist he interviews for a report. When Micki goes out of town on business, Rob begins to have a fling with Maude. Then comes the shocking news. Maude announces that she's pregnant! Rob asks her to marry him and that he'll divorce Micki. When Micki gets back in town, Rob meets her for dinner at a restaurant where he plans to break the bad news to her. Then comes even more shocking news. Micki announces that she's pregnant! So what does Rob do now? Easy. He still marries Maude, stays married to Micki, and becomes a bigamist. "Micki + Maude" has lots of big laughs, especially the scenes in the doctors offices and hospital. This is one of director Blake Edwards' best films. The performance by Dudley Moore is a comic tour-de-force. He won a Golden Globe for his work here. Amy Irving and Ann Reinking are terrific too as the women in Moore's life, and there's a great supporting performance by Richard Mulligan (of TV's "Soap" and "Empty Nest") as Moore's boss and best friend who Moore comes to for advice. "Micki + Maude" is a very funny movie for fans of Dudley Moore and Blake Edwards. Only the silly ending keeps this movie from being a "10".

***1/2 (out of four)