Has Anyone Else Seen This?

Hi McPeterson,

Yes, I have often thought that I was the only person in the universe to have made "Cheaper to Keep Her" a tradition during my formative years (or any kind of tradition, for that matter). To be honest, I think that's what I like about it. I feel like I've discovered something so cornfully amusing, and no one knows about it except me. My friend used to tease me about liking this movie because of how gay the box cover looks. I wouldn't let him watch it, though, because it was my little discovery.

That "I found it" charm is what appealed to me a lot. Plus, the movie is fun. It became a summer tradition because that's when I first rented it, and you know how fun school-free summers are when you're 13. Some of the feelings of summer started to attach themselves to this film. In fact, for a few years it wasn't really summer unless I watched it. I'd watch it in the living room at night and have a blast. The soundtrack is kicking.

Like I said, I really enjoyed the plot of this film, too. I think it's a great idea for a movie that should someday be revisited. But some of it is downright painful, like the part where Mac Davis tries to track down the one ex-hubby and he's told that the man raped an elderly woman. Or referring to his privates as "the lobster." Or the old guy at the seniors home being bribed with black and white nudie pics. Stuff like that. It's interesting that Joe Regalbuto, who later starred on "Murphy Brown," appears as a gay man. He's the only one I recognize from anything else. No... that's wrong... I have seen Mac Davis in "teach yourself the guitar" infomercials as well as "The Sting II" and "North Dallas Forty." He's actually a likeable presence. Also, the old guy who owns the second-hand store was in Cocoon and played one of the deceased husbands on "The Golden Girls." Do you think Mac Davis is embarrassed by this film today???

McPeterson, I'm willing to bet that you were the one who added the quotes/synopsis for this film's page. Am I right???

As for the TV or theatre question, I remember reading online that it was a TV movie, but then again, the box says it's rated "R", so how can that be? Also interesting is that on one humor website, someone was combining film names and came up with "Cheaper to Keep Her By the Dozen," and the person actually merged the plots of the two movies. Incredible for such an obscure film. Also, there are at least a couple of sites where you can get two versions of the film poster (this makes me think it had to have been a theatrical release).

I wish there was more info on this film available. IMDb has nothing... I'd love to know how much this movie made.

Anyway, sorry to get long winded. I'll look forward to your response.