Marriage Is Alive and Well

Marriage Is Alive and Well

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Jan. 25, 1980

A talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of past clients and the hope, adversity and romance that holy matrimony brings. Starring as the photographer, football great Joe Namath narrates the unconventional tales of three couples: Judd Hirsch and Melinda Dillon as a twosome who have married and divorced multiple times and who are on the verge of repeating their mistake; an anxious newlywed who prefers the "freedom" that living together allows; and Jack Albertson as an aging comedian who wants to marry his much younger secretary despite the disapproval of his son.

Marriage Is Alive and Well

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Jan. 25, 1980

Marriage Is Alive and Well
A talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of past clients and the hope, adversity and romance that holy matrimony brings. Starring as the photographer, football great Joe Namath narrates the unconventional tales of three couples: Judd Hirsch and Melinda Dillon as a twosome who have married and divorced multiple times and who are on the verge of repeating their mistake; an anxious newlywed who prefers the "freedom" that living together allows; and Jack Albertson as an aging comedian who wants to marry his much younger secretary despite the disapproval of his son.
Producers Lorimar Productions
Original title Marriage Is Alive and Well
Directors Russ Mayberry
Writers Lee Kalcheim

Cast

Joe Namath

as Brian Fish

Jack Albertson

as Manny Wax

Melinda Dillon

as Jeannie

Judd Hirsch

as Herb Rollie

Fred McCarren

as Chris Dennis

Nicholas Pryor

as Larry Wax

Susan Sullivan

as Sara Fish

Swoosie Kurtz

as Jane Tremont

John Harkins

as Sunny Delmar

Jordan Charney

as Fritz

Mel Stewart

as Judge Elton Sheffield

Jack Riley

as Owen

David Clennon

as David