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| Cheaper to Keep Her | |
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| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Written by | Timothy Harris Herschel Weingrod |
| Produced by | Lenny Isenberg |
| Starring | Mac Davis Tovah Feldshuh Priscilla Lopez Jack Gilford Rose Marie Art Metrano |
| Cinematography | Roland 'Ozzie' Smith |
| Edited by | Edward Warschilka |
| Music by | Dick Halligan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | American Cinema Releasing |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.4 million[1] |
Cheaper to Keep Her is a 1981 Americancomedy film directed byKen Annakin, which starred singer-turned-actorMac Davis alongsideTovah Feldshuh.
William "Bill" Dekker (Davis) is a newly divorced swinger who goes to work for an attorney named K. D. Locke (Feldshuh) as an investigator. His assignments have him tracking down divorced men who have reneged on theiralimony and child support payments, a twist of irony considering not only his chauvinistic tendencies, but also the fact that he himself is relying on the money he receives from his assignments to cover his own alimony payments. The film takes its title from the song of the same name, which can be heard over the opening credits.
Critical reaction to the film has been overwhelmingly negative. Leonard Maltin rated it a BOMB, while the reviewing duo of Mick Martin and Marsha Porter labeled it a turkey.Gene Siskel, who registered the film for a "Dog of the Week" segment onPBS'Sneak Previews,[2] called it "a pathetic comedy" with misleading advertising, adding:
The comedy is lame, the sex is childish, and the only reason the film has an"R" rating is because of a single swear word."Cheaper to Keep Her" is a cheaply made, sloppily photographed comedy that isn't even on a par with the few made-for-TV movies I've seen. It should disappear from town in a week.[3]
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