A Guide for the Married Man | | Cast : | Walter Matthau, Inger Stevens | | Director : | Gene Kelly | | Studio : | Fox Home Entertainme | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | May 25, 1967 | | DVD Released Date : | September 06, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 21, 2005 | | Summary | Deny, Deny, DENY! | Content
 | After 12 years of marriage, Walter Matthau is ready for a change. He takes infidelity lessons from a friend (Robert Morse), and the result is a large number of comic scenes. A high-spirited film, largely due to Matthau's wonderful performance and Gene Kelly's inspired direction. The legendary Jayne Mansfield appears as a dumb blonde with Terry-Thomas as a philander who spend the night together in his house while his wife's out of town. Panic sets in when the roving "Tiger's" buxom playmate manages to lose her bra "in the heat of battle." Though short, it's a highly amusing bit. Another great vignette is one in which Carl Reiner as a mega movie star sets up a rendezvous with a nubile starlet (Linda Harrison). They fly off in opposite directions to make their way by plane, ship, bus, rickshaw and skis to meet in a chalet in the Alps just as the actor's wife breaks in. The laugh's on Matthau, of course, as a misguided soul who would consider cheating on his beautiful and so much the perfect wife (Inger Stevens). That alone should qualify him as fig-head of the year. With a sparkling score by John(ny) Williams and a great title track by The ("Happy Together") Turtles. I have always hoped for a sequel where we catch up with Terry-Thomas, still desperately searching for Mansfield's missing bra! [filmfactsman] |
| Rating | | | Date | November 14, 2004 | | Summary | A Romp for the Comedy Movie Lover! | Content
| I don't care if it IS sexist and dated (and, okay... it is), I'm giving 1967's "A Guide for the Married Man" a politically incorrect 5 stars anyway because I love this zany comedy classic!
I have to agree with reviewer manuel hernandez--they absolutely DON'T make movies like this anymore because they CAN'T: There simply is no modern equivalent for the legendary likes of Jack Benny, Phil Silvers, Art Carney, Lucy Ball, Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar, Louis Nye, Terry-Thomas or, for that matter, stars Walter Matthau and Robert Morse. (Witness the inept results of the ill-considered attempt to remake Stanley Kramer's 1963 masterpiece "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"...)
After having heard about it for years, I finally saw "Guide" for the very first time on a cable movie channel in 1993 and enjoyed it from the zingy start to the satirically sentimental finish. (Any ideas on where I can find the snappy title theme by the The Turtles?)
Walter Matthau is a treat in an uncharacteristic role as a wide-eyed suburban Everyman being tutored in the whys and wherefores of adultery by smarmy neighbor Robert Morse. (You might want to bookend this movie with the stingingly funny "corporate" musical "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying," also starring the talented Morse and released in the same year as "Guide.") A special nod, too, to the beautiful (and tragic) Inger Stevens ("The Farmer's Daughter") as Matthau's sweetly trusting housewife.
Space won't allow me to detail all the marvelous guest spots featuring the A-list cast, so just rent, borrow or buy this very funny movie and see it all for yourself. Be sure not to miss Reiner's comic pursuit of the stunning "Miss Stardust"!
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| Rating | | | Date | July 11, 2004 | | Summary | Who to believe? | Content
| "Who are you going to believe? Me or your lying eyes?" |
| Rating | | | Date | June 06, 2004 | | Summary | Very smart...extremely funny!! | Content
| Robert Morse steals the show in this movie featuring a who's who of Hollywood making Cameos. One of Walter Matthau's best in my opinion. My only complaint is: WHY ISN'T THIS FILM OUT ON DVD YET?! Oh yes...this Guide for the Married Man is a must see! No...A MUST OWN GEM!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | January 03, 2004 | | Summary | One of the best comedies you'll ever see! | Content
| Gene Kelly directed this madcap brilliant comedy and Walter Matthau gives his second best performance next to his portrayal of Oscar in the Odd Couple. This is a must see film with an all star cast, guaranteed laughs and a great theme song. I hope to remake this one day. |
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