Getting Married (1978 film)

(Redirected from Getting Married (TV movie)) 1978 American TV series or program

Getting Married
Genre	Comedy Romance
Written by	John Hudock
Directed by	Steven Hilliard Stern
Starring	Richard Thomas Bess Armstrong Mark Harmon
Theme music composer	Craig Safan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Robert Greenwald Frank von Zerneck
Cinematography	Howard Schwartz
Editor	Kurt Hirschler
Running time	100 minutes
Production companies	Moonlight Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 17, 1978 (1978-05-17)

Getting Married is a 1978 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, written by John Hudock, and starring Richard Thomas, Bess Armstrong, and Mark Harmon. A man falls in love with a newscaster and attempts to win her heart before she weds another man.

Plot

Michael Carboni, an associate director at a TV studio, falls in love with Kristine Lawrence, the station's newscaster. However, Kristy is due to be married in a week, and Michael has yet to reveal his feelings to her. Michael must find a way to get Kristine's affection and have her call off the wedding.

Cast

Richard Thomas as Michael Carboni
Bess Armstrong as Kristine Lawrence
Mark Harmon as Howard Lesser
Katherine Helmond as Vera Lesser
Van Johnson as Phil Lawrence
Audra Lindley as Catherine Lawrence
Fabian as Wayne Spanka
Mark Lenard as Mr. Bloom

Reception

Sherry Woods of The Miami Herald called it "a light-hearted piece of fluff". The Los Angeles Times praised the "bright dialogue and winning characterisations" but said "there's an underlying queasiness to the premise".

References

"Getting Married". The Montreal Gazette. 1978-05-13.
Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 568. ISBN 9780810863781.
Woods, Sherry (1978-05-16). "'Getting Married' Helps Thomas Divorce John-Boy". The Miami Herald. p. 5B.
Thomas, Kevin. (May 17, 1978). "A Hitch in 'Getting Married'". Los Angeles Times. p. f17.

External links

Getting Married at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
B.S. I Love You (1971) Neither by Day Nor by Night (1972) Harrad Summer (1974) I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975) Escape from Bogen County (1977) The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) Doctors' Private Lives (1978) Getting Married (1978) Fast Friends (1979) Anatomy of a Seduction (1979) Young Love, First Love (1979) Running (1979) Portrait of an Escort (1980) Miracle on Ice (1981) The Devil and Max Devlin (1981) A Small Killing (1981) The Ambush Murders (1982) Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) Not Just Another Affair (1982) Forbidden Love (1982) Mazes and Monsters (1982) Baby Sister (1983) Still the Beaver (1983) An Uncommon Love (1983) Draw! (1984) Getting Physical (1984) Obsessive Love (1984) The Undergrads (1985) Murder in Space (1985) Hostage Flight (1985) The Park Is Mine (1985) Young Again (1986) Many Happy Returns (1986) Not Quite Human (1987) Rolling Vengeance (1987) Man Against the Mob (1988) Weekend War (1988) Crossing the Mob (1988) Final Notice (1989) Personals (1990) Money (1991) Love & Murder (1991) The Women of Windsor (1992) Morning Glory (1993) To Save the Children (1994) Black Fox (1995) The Silence of Adultery (1995) Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997) City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal (1998)

Films directed by Steven Hilliard Stern

B.S. I Love You (1971)
Neither by Day Nor by Night (1972)
Harrad Summer (1974)
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
Escape from Bogen County (1977)
The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
Doctors' Private Lives (1978)
Getting Married (1978)
Fast Friends (1979)
Anatomy of a Seduction (1979)
Young Love, First Love (1979)
Running (1979)
Portrait of an Escort (1980)
Miracle on Ice (1981)
The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
A Small Killing (1981)
The Ambush Murders (1982)
Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)
Not Just Another Affair (1982)
Forbidden Love (1982)
Mazes and Monsters (1982)
Baby Sister (1983)
Still the Beaver (1983)
An Uncommon Love (1983)
Draw! (1984)
Getting Physical (1984)
Obsessive Love (1984)
The Undergrads (1985)
Murder in Space (1985)
Hostage Flight (1985)
The Park Is Mine (1985)
Young Again (1986)
Many Happy Returns (1986)
Not Quite Human (1987)
Rolling Vengeance (1987)
Man Against the Mob (1988)
Weekend War (1988)
Crossing the Mob (1988)
Final Notice (1989)
Personals (1990)
Money (1991)
Love & Murder (1991)
The Women of Windsor (1992)
Morning Glory (1993)
To Save the Children (1994)
Black Fox (1995)
The Silence of Adultery (1995)
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1997)
City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal (1998)

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