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THE STARTER MARRIAGE is a romantic comedy about a pair of twenty-something friends who agree to get married for a year so they can make and learn from all of the mistakes that lead to divorce while in a marriage that “doesn’t count.”
Produced and Streaming.
SYNOPSIS:
MARK and TINA are among the group out celebrating their mutual friend KEITH's divorce. In the midst of a long, drunken night, Keith admits he made a lot of mistakes in his marriage, but if there is a silver lining at least he's determined not to make them again if he ever remarries.
The idea plants a seed in Mark's mind. After his mother passed away, his father RICKY became a serial "marry-er," and is on wife number six. He has no idea how to keep a marriage together, but has plenty of advice when it comes to the reasons why a relationship falls apart.
Mark decides he should have a "starter marriage" - a marriage in which he can make all of his mistakes and learn from them, so when he gets married "for real," it will work out.
To his surprise, Tina agrees it's a good idea, and wants to be his "starter" wife. They were high school sweethearts, and she never quite got over him. Beyond that, though, her life is in a rut, she never takes chances, and something big has to change.
Mark and Tina agree to get married for one year, with divorce papers dated for their first anniversary drawn up and ready to go. Ever the workaholic professional, Mark draws up a "For Worse" list. Tina feels it needs to be fair and creates her "For Better" list. The idea is they will work their way through both lists in the course of the year.
It's a rocky start, and the first two months are definitely heavy on the "For Worse." But as they spend more time on "For Better," they grow closer... until sex enters into the mix, and they realize they have feelings that weren't mentioned in the contract. As the anniversary approaches, do they really let what they have get written off as a "starter marriage...?"
A young, sharp, high concept "anti-romcom" in the tradition of FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS and NO STRINGS ATTACHED by way of THE PROPOSAL.
RATING: PG-13
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A really good concept. I'd pay $15.00 to see this at my local Cineplex!
And I've been married 45 years, so I know a bit about Marriage!
Great idea. Look forward to seeing it.
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