{"id":51026,"date":"2020-09-05T11:09:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T18:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51026"},"modified":"2021-01-05T14:34:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:34:26","slug":"micki-maude-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51026","title":{"rendered":"Micki + Maude (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Come on, Micki &#8211; just one child? A small one?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-51027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Poster-180x270.jpg 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA TV reporter (Dudley Moore) married to an overly busy lawyer (Ann Reinking) has an affair with a cellist (Amy Irving) and soon finds himself about to become a father with both women.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amy Irving Films<\/li>\n<li>Blake Edwards Films<\/li>\n<li>Dudley Moore Films<\/li>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBlake Edwards directed this enjoyable if <em>too<\/em>-far-fetched romantic comedy about a &#8220;nice guy&#8221; who manages to juggle two marriages (and pregnancies) at once. Having just written a post on accepting the wild narrative logistics of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51036\"><em>Back to the Future<\/em> (1985)<\/a>, it may sound odd to hear that the most challenging aspect of <em>Micki + Maude<\/em> for me &#8212; and ultimately its undoing &#8212; is its improbability. There is no way a man can shift from one household to another, with a job in between, and simply suffer from &#8220;too much sleep&#8221; (?!?!). The fact that the only give-away clue to bed-ridden Reinking that her husband is a bigamist is a green sweater (gifted by Irving) which has &#8220;I Heart You&#8221; hand-written on the label is meant to be amusing, but belies her intelligence. <\/p>\n<p>With that enormous (and critical) caveat aside, the screenplay is delightfully wacky and clever. It&#8217;s to Edwards&#8217; and screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds&#8217; credit that we maintain an interest and investment in these characters, all of whom are well-written and sympathetic. Meanwhile, fans of farcical comedy sketches will surely enjoy the extended sequences in which Moore must deftly shift between caring for one woman, then the other (in the OB-GYN&#8217;s office, and then at the hospital). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office-1024x499.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"312\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office-1536x748.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office-554x270.png 554w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Office.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ending is reasonable, if a bit of a let-down &#8212; but then again, what other way could this type of situation be resolved?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann Reinking as Micki<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Micki-and-Maude-Reinking.png 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but I do think it&#8217;s worth a look if you enjoy this type of movie. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0087718\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1984\/12\/21\/movies\/film-edwards-s-micki-and-maude.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reelfilm.com\/micki-maude\/\">Reel Film Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/83401\/micki-and-maude#articles-reviews?articleId=216274\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Come on, Micki &#8211; just one child? A small one?&#8221; Synopsis: A TV reporter (Dudley Moore) married to an overly busy lawyer (Ann Reinking) has an affair with a cellist (Amy Irving) and soon finds himself about to become a father with both women. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amy Irving Films Blake Edwards Films Dudley Moore Films Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues Infidelity Love Triangle Pregnancy Romantic Comedy Review: Blake Edwards directed this enjoyable if too-far-fetched romantic comedy about a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51026\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51026"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61764,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51026\/revisions\/61764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}