Cheaper to Keep Her (film)
| Cheaper to Keep Her | |
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| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Produced by | Lenny Isenberg |
| Written by |
Timothy Harris Herschel Weingrod |
| Starring |
Mac Davis Tovah Feldshuh Jack Gilford Rose Marie |
| Music by | Dick Halligan |
| Cinematography | Roland 'Ozzie' Smith |
| Edited by | Edward Warschilka |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | American Cinema Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cheaper to Keep Her is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Ken Annakin, which starred singer-turned-actor Mac Davis alongside Tovah Feldshuh.
Plot
William "Bill" Dekker (Davis) is a newly divorced swinger who goes to work for an attorney named K. D. Locke (Feldshuh) as an investigator. His assignments have him tracking down divorced men who have reneged on their alimony and child support payments, a twist of irony considering not only his chauvinistic tendencies, but also the fact that he himself is relying on the money he receives from his assignments to cover his own alimony payments. The film takes its title from the song of the same name, which can be heard over the opening credits.
Cast
- Mac Davis as Bill Dekker
- Tovah Feldshuh as K.D. Locke
- Bruce Flanders as Leon
- Steven M. Gagnon as Peter
- Gina Gallego as Sister #1
- Jack Gilford as Stanley Bracken
- Patrick Gorman as Maitre d'
- Chuck Hicks as Abe
- Gwen Humble as Laura
- Gloria LeRoy as Woman on Diving Board
- Priscilla Lopez as Theresa
- Rose Marie as Ida Bracken
Availability and critical reception
Cheaper to Keep Her is considered a hard-to-find film.
Critical reaction to the film has been overwhelmingly negative. Leonard Maltin rated it a bomb, while the reviewing duo of Mick Martin and Marsha Porter labeled it a turkey.
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