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From imdb Director: Scott Smith Writers: Susan Isaacs ( book ), Jon Maas (screenplay) Stars: Wendie Malick as Audrey Gregory Harrison as David  Martha Burns as Phyllis Andrea Martin as Anita Adam DiMarco as Alex Barclay Hope as Michael Ona Grauer as Christine Matt Ward as JJ Gary Chalk as Sgt. Mulligan Paul Jarrett as Carter Where was I when this was first shown?  This is a movie I could watch again and again and again.  I just have one major complaint.  Why did GREGORY HARRISON only appear towards the last third of the movie?  Why?  Mr. Harrison is like fine wine.  He has improved with age...gracefully. Sigh. WENDIE MALLICK was already past 62 years old when this was shown, and she was still hot, hot, hot.   The story was based from a best selling author's novel of the same title, and the script was written with great dialogue and action. It is outrageously funny, but it also drives a poin...

I watch them(I watch reruns too) in Melissa & Joey, but this movie is what started a beautiful professional friendship between two child stars now in their 40s.  They were in their 30s then.   They were born two days apart in April and both started showbiz almost at the same time so the real life friendship started way back when, but thanks to this movie, the aforementioned TV series was born.  (paraphrased excerpt from this article:  'Melissa & Joey': Old pals Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence team up ) Source Jennifer and Vince, virtual strangers, find themselves strapped for cash and decide to stage a fake engagement and wedding just for the gifts Written by Howard March Directed by Gil Junger Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence are just  more than half a decade younger than I am, so you could say they are sort of my contemporaries.  I sort of grew up with them and I could relate with their characters or their pee...