Just Married

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 01 10 (USA)

UPC: 024543072263

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Adult Humor, Sexual Situations, Drug Content]

Summary: Can a new marriage survive meddling friends, disapproving families, and some of the worst accommodations in Europe? That's the question posed in this broad comedy. Tom Leezak (Ashton Kutcher) is a regular guy who likes sports and beer and tries to make ends meet working as a nighttime radio traffic reporter. Sarah McNerney (Brittany Murphy) is a beautiful young woman from a wealthy and privileged family who is trying to make a name for herself as a writer. Tom and Sarah have seemingly nothing in common, but that doesn't stop them from falling in love. Sarah's family doesn't much care for Tom's boorish ways, and Tom's buddies think Sarah is too highbrow for him, but, if anything, this makes the couple all the more determined to be together, and they decide to get married and head off to Italy for a month-long honeymoon despite the pleas of those closest to them. However, even after the knot is tied, Sarah's former beau, Peter Prentiss (Christian Kane), is dead set upon breaking up the happy couple, though as it turns out, a seemingly endless stream of bad luck and post-marital jitters may do the job for him. Just Married was written by Sam Harper, who claims to have loosely based the script on his own experiences on an ill-starred European honeymoon with his wife; fortunately, the couple's marriage survived the experience. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: cc Full-length audio commentary by Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy, and director Shawn Levy
Deleted scenes with optional director's commentary
Comedy Central's "Reel Comedy: Just Married"
Making-of featurette

Just Married

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/17/2003

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen, 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 95 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- Full Screen
1. The Honeymoon's Over (Main Titles)
2. The Perfect Relationship
3. The Big Lie
4. Welcome to the Family
5. Sarah's Guest
6. Wedding Day
7. The Wedding Night
8. Mile Hijinks
9. A European Compact
10. Henri's Hotel
11. The Electrical Emergency
12. Insulting Henri
13. Snowbound
14. A Little Help
15. The Pathetic Pensione
16. Help From Dad
17. The Dodger Fan
18. Peter's Surprise
19. Trust & Honesty
20. A Ride With Peter
21. Walking Wendy Home
22. The Honeymoon From Hell
23. The Unfriendly Skies
24. Time to Grow Up
25. Enemy at the Gate
26. The One Thing I Know
27. I Miss You
28. End Titles
Side #2 -- Widescreen
1. The Honeymoon's Over (Main Titles)
2. The Perfect Relationship
3. The Big Lie
4. Welcome to the Family
5. Sarah's Guest
6. Wedding Day
7. The Wedding Night
8. Mile Hijinks
9. A European Compact
10. Henri's Hotel
11. The Electrical Emergency
12. Insulting Henri
13. Snowbound
14. A Little Help
15. The Pathetic Pensione
16. Help From Dad
17. The Dodger Fan
18. Peter's Surprise
19. Trust & Honesty
20. A Ride With Peter
21. Walking Wendy Home
22. The Honeymoon From Hell
23. The Unfriendly Skies
24. Time to Grow Up
25. Enemy at the Gate
26. The One Thing I Know
27. I Miss You
28. End Titles

Derek Armstrong

Just Married would be indistinguishable from a dozen other Ashton Kutcher vehicles if it weren't for Brittany Murphy goosing it with nutty energy. Murphy rarely gets the credit she deserves for her googly eyes and expert pratfalls, which make her as much an heir apparent to Lucille Ball as any comic actress working today; however, it's not enough to elevate Just Married above a predictable comedy of errors set against a European backdrop. The film makes a structural misstep by opening near the end of the story with the newlyweds angrily poking and tripping each other as they weave toward baggage claim, more like elementary school kids than adults returning from an albeit disastrous honeymoon. When the actual calamities of their trip unfold and don't measure up to that level of exaggerated behavior, it leaves a bad taste. It's as though screenwriter Sam Harper made the wrong parts of the script wacky. He avoids the pitfalls of films like Eurotrip and National Lampoon's European Vacation --- it's asking for trouble to send a script through each European nation only to spoof its locals and customs. But he's weak at a more ambitious task, writing funny scenes that don't rely on ethnic stereotyping. Too bad, because Murphy and even Kutcher prove themselves capable, notably during a scene of gonzo panic as a cockroach the size of a fist crawls along Kutcher's neck. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Shawn Levy  Director 
Lauren Shuler-Donner  Executive Producer 
Robert Simonds  Producer 
Sam Harper  Screenwriter 
Tracey Trench  Executive Producer 
Christophe Beck  Composer (Music Score) 
Josie Rosen  Executive Producer 
Ashton Kutcher  Actor 
Brittany Murphy  Actor 
Christian Kane  Actor 
David Moscow  Actor 
Monet Mazur  Actor 
David Rasche  Actor 
Thad Luckinbill  Actor 
Veronica Cartwright  Actor 
David Agranov  Actor 
Taran Killam  Actor 
Raymond J. Barry  Actor 
Toshi Toda  Actor 
Valeria Andrews  Actor 

Country: USA