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A Guide for the Married Man

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In this playful comedy, Paul Manning (Walter Matthau) is happily married to his beautiful wife, Ruth (Inger Stevens), but he still has a wandering eye. When he finds out that his good friend Ed Stander (Robert Morse) has been regularly cheating on his spouse, Harriet (Claire Kelly), Paul becomes intrigued by how his buddy gets away with such indiscretions, leading to a list of humorous "rules" for successful affairs presented by a number of high-profile guest stars.

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Wilfrid Sheed Esquire Magazine 02/06/2020
[A Guide for the Married Man] wallows in its cheapness, and thus has no satiric place to stand. Go to Full Review
Joyce Melba Los Angeles Free Press 02/03/2020
To be such a pure, poor Hollywood product may be a distinction of sorts. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 03/08/2008
3/5
Extremely politically incorrect (endorsing infidelity) w/huge cast of comedians. Go to Full Review
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) 09/20/2005
4/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/26/2005
3/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 02/07/2005
3/5
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01/18/2020 All the films played by Walter Matthau are good for me. See more 04/19/2018 Probably the most sexist film ever made with a cavalcade of stars and cameos, thanks to Gene Kelly directing. You need a score card to keep track of all the stars in this. See more 02/05/2014 Ed Stander (Robert Morse), with the help of an all-star cast, teaches Paul Manning (Walter Matthau) the fine art of philandering in A Guide for the Married Man. Paul, happily married to sexy Ruth (Inger Stevens), has no burning desire to cheat, but Ed makes the prospect sound very attractive. Finally taking the "big step" with a glamorous brunette after months of careful preparation, Paul finds that he loves his wife way too much to betray her -- while the ever-careful Ed ends up in divorce court. Among the myriad of "advisors" peppered throughout Guide for the Married Man are Art Carney, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Jayne Mansfield, Terry-Thomas, and Carl Reiner. The best guest-star vignette features Joey Bishop as a man caught in bed with another woman by his wife -- whereupon he calmly puts on his clothes, straightens up the room, and quietly responds to his wife's outrage by saying "What bed? What girl?" Adapted by Frank Tarloff from his book of the same name, Guide for the Married Man was directed by Gene Kelly, who makes a cameo "appearance" of his own as a voice on a TV set. See more 12/17/2012 Funny movie about the rules of cheating while married. Ed:" Basic principle number one: Never, NEVER say you'll be where you can be found not to be". See more 12/04/2012 A very funny sexual farce, directed by Gene Kelly, starring Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, Sue Ane Langdon, Jackie Russell, and Inger Stevens, with an incredible all-star cameo ensemble, including Jack Benny, Polly Bergen, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Majel Barrett, Jayne Mansfield, Joey Bishop, Art Carney, Wally Cox, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, and Ben Blue. Robert Morse teaches his straight pal Walter Matthau how to have affairs with other women and get away with it, and explains all the dos and don'ts through the stories acted out by the supporting cast of comedians. Screamingly funny and entertaining. See more 06/15/2012 Classic Matthau. I happen to see this the same week I saw "Hall Pass". One was a classic, and the other was schlock. Take a guess at which was which. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this playful comedy, Paul Manning (Walter Matthau) is happily married to his beautiful wife, Ruth (Inger Stevens), but he still has a wandering eye. When he finds out that his good friend Ed Stander (Robert Morse) has been regularly cheating on his spouse, Harriet (Claire Kelly), Paul becomes intrigued by how his buddy gets away with such indiscretions, leading to a list of humorous "rules" for successful affairs presented by a number of high-profile guest stars.
Director
Gene Kelly
Producer
Frank McCarthy
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 6, 2005
Runtime
1h 29m