For Richer or Poorer (1997)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers (WGA):

Jana Howington (written by) &
Steve LuKanic (written by)

Release Date:

12 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A real estate hustler and his wife hide from the IRS among the Amish.

Plot Keywords:

Amish | Fugitive | Taxicab

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Brad Sexton
Kirstie Alley	...	Caroline Sexton
Jay O. Sanders	...	Samuel Yoder
Michael Lerner	...	Phil Kleinman
Wayne Knight	...	Bob Lachman
Larry Miller	...	IRS Insp. Derek Lester
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	IRS Insp. Frank Hall
Megan Cavanagh	...	Levinia Yoder
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Henner Lapp
Carrie Preston	...	Rebecca Yoder
Ethan Phillips	...	Jerry - Good Guys Realty
John Caponera	...	Dave - Good Guys Realty
Katie Moore	...	Anna Yoder
Bobby Steggert	...	Samuel Yoder Jr.
Michael Angarano	...	Sammy Yoder

Also Known As:

A las duras y a las maduras (Spain) [es]
En la riqueza y en la pobreza (Argentina) (video title) [es]
In ricchezza e in povertà (Italy) [it]
La bine si la rau (Romania) [ro]
Misère des riches, La (Canada: French title) [fr]
Myötä - ja vastoinkäymisissä (Finland) [fi]
Plousioi kai ftohoi (Greece) [el]
Sexton se mettent au vert, Les (France) [fr]
Szegény embert az amish huzza (Hungary) [hu]
Zum Teufel mit den Millionen (Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual innuendo and one use of strong language.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35727) | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | France:U | Mexico:B | Netherlands:AL (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Caroline and her friends are talking in the cafe, and Cynthia says, "You're so lucky not to have a pre-nup," she has a champagne glass in her hand. We see her then finishing off her champagne, but she never puts it down. In the next shot, her glass is on the table, we see her hand take it off the table, she drinks from it again, then she puts it down.

Quotes:

Frank Hall, IRS: [after both crash into Dunker's Pond and into the sunken taxicab] I think I messed myself, sir.
Insp. Derek Lester: Walk it off, son.

Movie Connections:

References "Home Improvement" (1991)

Gentle amusing comedy

This is a gentle and amusing comedy. It is the story of a (very) rich couple on the point of divorce forced to flee from the IRS. They end up in Amish country and ‘pretend' to be from another Amish community. The main comedy is from how they try to adapt to the new life, whilst keeping up the pretence of being Amish, and is quite remarkable in portraying the Amish way of life sympathetically. Even the Amish accent is a little more accurate than is normal in a comedy (having lived there myself). It is understandable why it was not a great hit in the Cinema, as it has no big blockbuster special effects, but for the TV it is just what is required when a good laugh is required – and the language is suitable for all (except for possibly an Amish viewer).