Cousins (film)
- Ted Danson: Larry Kozinski
- Isabella Rossellini: Mary Hardy
- Sean Young: Tish Kozinski
- William Petersen: Tom Hardy
- Lloyd Bridges: Vincent Kozinski
- Norma Aleandro Edie Hardy Kozinski
- Keith Coogan: Mitch Kozinski
- Gina DeAngeles: Aunt Sofia
- George Coe: Phil Kozinski
- Katharine Isabelle: Chloe Hardy
- Tom McBeath: Mr. Dionne
Escapades ( Cousins ) is an American comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher from the year 1989. It is a remake of the French comedy Cousin, cousin of Jean Charles Tacchella from the year 1975.
Action
Larry Kozinski and Mary Hardy get to a wedding of Larry's Uncle Phil and Mary's mother Edie know. Mary and Larry are characterized by marriage. Both her spouse Tish and Tom begin an affair at the wedding. The wedding ceremony is already over, as Tish and Tom return. Larry and Mary therefore suspect something. Maria works as a paralegal and attended dance teacher Larry during the lunch break to talk about the unfaithful spouse. They know each other. You plan as revenge, to do so, as if they have an affair.
On a family celebration dies to Phil 's funeral is also Larry's father Vince. This advertises later to Edie. Larry and Mary maintain a friendship, as they say. However, they have already fallen in love. After a night together, both are returning to their families. In order to give her daughter Chloe again a stable family, Maria ended the relationship with Larry. Tish leaving Larry to lead their own lives.
At the wedding of Edie and Vince Larry and Maria see each other again. Inspired by Tish, who tells him at the wedding that she can not be angry with him, Larry goes to Mary and asks her for a dance. He can convince Maria to end their unhappy connection. They dance together.
In the epilogue, Larry and Mary sailing with their children about it and live a dream that they have conceived in their short relationship.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times on 10 February 1989, the film is making an effort to hurt anyone too much. The plot shown does not correspond to reality. The viewer can ask at the end, what the film is. The Directed by Joel Schumacher, who had shown two love affairs numerous details, is " intelligent". Ebert praised the presentation by Isabella Rossellini, the ( "sunny good humor" ) and " instinctive warmth " show a " radiant good humor ."
Background
The film was shot in Vancouver. He played in the cinemas of the United States a 22 million U.S. dollars. In Germany, approximately 141 thousand moviegoers were counted.