Country:United States
Runtime:85 min
Released:23 Oct 2001
Plot: My Best Friends Wife 2001 The late 70s Vietnam has ended Watergate has come and gone Women are burning their bras The Fonz and Charlies Angels are everywhere Teens are borrowing the family car to drive to Manhattan with hopes of being picked to enter Studio 54 It is a time of freedom A time of experimentation A time where all fantasies can come true Unfortunately, it is no longer the 70s How has the excitement of the 70s turned into the blandness of today That is the question that plagues Steve Richards and Eric Meyer in the comedy Grownups Steve and Eric are average guys living average lives with their average wives in the small suburban town of Freehold, New Jersey Having been born, raised, and schooled in the Garden State, they are now, in their early 30s, starting to realize that something is lacking in their lives Its not that their lives are not turning out as expected its that theyre turning out EXACTLY as expected Both they and their wives Ami and Claire are dealing with the reality that they are no longer watching MTV, but instead find themselves flipping channels to VH1 They have become grownups Or at least they are supposed to be But all four are having trouble dealing with it, and Steve has a job offer in San Francisco Its something new, something exciting Yet everybody he knows, everything he has is in Freehold But maybe that is exactly what he needs Claire has a great job, great friends, and a great marriage Moving cross country isnt even a problem for her But is her lack of problems her problem Ami, having dropped out of college with twelve credits left, works at a flower shop, biding her time till she can get Eric to understand what she knows deep down what she wants to do be a mother In these modern times where phrases like two income families are the norm, is it wrong for a woman to want to stay home and raise a family According to Eric and Amis passive aggressive mother who refuses to accept that her daughter is an adult, that answer is yes And finally Eric Eric has married his high school sweetheart, has a good job, his first house, yet he jokes about all the things hes missed in life How hes never ridden a motorcycle And having been with one woman his whole life, he loves to make silly jokes about how he, Ami, Steve, and Claire should swap After Steves job opportunity in San Francisco falls through, he comes up with a plan A plan to do something wild A once in a lifetime chance to experience the free thinking lifestyle of the 70s What if Erics joke became reality So you dont mind that you missed Woodstock he asks a reluctant Eric Platos Retreat Whod want to hang out in Hefs grotto with James Caan and three dozen Playmates, when you can grow up with Reaganomics and Rock Hudsons declining health Eric, of course, deep down, wants to do it But convincing his lifelong friend is just the beginning How does one ask his wife to try something that breaks so many taboos And even if the answer is yes, what then What about the ramifications And even if everything goes according to Steves plan, is it really enough Will these four be able to move on with their lives and accept the fact that its time to start acting their age And could going through with it destroy their marriages and friendships
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