Assault and Matrimony

• Director: James Frawley
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• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Farce, Slapstick
• Themes: Treacherous Spouses
• Main Cast: Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker
• Release Year: 1987
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

One can only hope that the real-life marriage of actors Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry is more harmonious than the one depicted in the made-for-TV Assault and Matrimony. Tucker plays a meek New England accountant and Eikenberry portrays his nitpicking wife-who becomes even nitpickier when the couple purchases a historic home. When he's driven to distraction by Eikenberry's nagging, Tucker hatches a murder scheme. At the same time, she comes up with a plot to bump off her husband. Adapted from James Anderson's novel by John Binder, this frenetic farce first aired September 28, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ken Camroux - Michael Bullard; Joe Cortese - Smith; Jill Eikenberry - Sylvia; John Hillerman - Cyril; Monica Marko - Waitress; Walter Marsh - Judge; Michelle Phillips - Madge; Reva Rose - Big Bertha; Enid Saunders - Deaf Old Lady; William Taylor - Detective; Michael Tucker - Edgar; Jerry Wasserman - Desk Clerk; Antony Holland - George

Credit

James Frawley - Director, Johnny Mandel - Composer (Music Score), Michael S. Bolton - Production Designer, Dick Bush - Cinematographer, James Anderson - Book Author

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