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|starring = [[Patricia Arquette]]<br />[[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]<br />[[Tate Donovan]]<br />[[Armin Mueller-Stahl]]
|starring = [[Patricia Arquette]]<br />[[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]<br />[[Tate Donovan]]<br />[[Armin Mueller-Stahl]]
|music = [[Bruce Broughton]]
|music = [[Bruce Broughton]]
|editing = Peter E. Berger
|editing = [[Peter E. Berger]]
|cinematography = Bobby Bukowski
|cinematography = [[Bobby Bukowski]]
|studio = [[Hollywood Pictures]]<br>[[Interscope Communications|Interscope Comm.]]<br />[[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|PolyGram Filmed Ent.]]
|studio = [[Hollywood Pictures]]<br>[[Interscope Communications|Interscope Comm.]]<br />[[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment|PolyGram Filmed Ent.]]
|distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures]]
|distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures]]
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|runtime = 93 minutes
|runtime = 93 minutes
|language = English
|language = English
|country = United States
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|budget = $16 million
|budget = $16 million
|gross = $713,234
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==Plot==
==Plot==


A young couple, Havana and Peter ([[Patricia Arquette]] and [[Tate Donovan]]), rob a county fair of its daily receipts and escape to Canada to hide out in the [[Hutterite]] community where Peter was raised. While there, they get married to satisfy the conservative elders in the community. Peter hides their loot in a secret hiding place, but then is killed in a car wreck. His much younger brother Zeke ([[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]) is called upon to replace his brother and marry Havana in a [[levirate marriage]]. Zeke already hates Havana because he believes that she influences his elder brother's behavior. She begins looking through everything that was Peter's, and Zeke rightly deduces that Peter hid something from her. He finds the money, along with a newspaper article that mentions Peter as the prime suspect in the robbery. Zeke initially uses the cash to trick his bride into doing housework. Later he shows it to the elders, who deem that it should be returned to its rightful owners. Zeke and Havana (who claims innocence of the source of the money) are sent on a quest back to the US to return the money. During this quest, the two eventually forget their initial animosity and grow protective of each other. When Havana kisses him goodbye, Zeke promises to return and give her a real kiss when he is older.
A young couple, Havana and Peter ([[Patricia Arquette]] and [[Tate Donovan]]), rob a county fair of its daily receipts and escape to [[Canada]] to hide out in the [[Hutterite]] community where Peter was raised. While there, they get married to satisfy the conservative elders in the community. Peter hides their loot in a secret hiding place, but then is killed in a car wreck. His much younger brother Zeke ([[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]) is called upon to replace his brother and marry Havana in a [[levirate marriage]]. Zeke already hates Havana because he believes that she influences his elder brother's behavior. She begins looking through everything that was Peter's, and Zeke rightly deduces that Peter hid something from her. He finds the money, along with a newspaper article that mentions Peter as the prime suspect in the robbery. Zeke initially uses the cash to trick his bride into doing housework. Later he shows it to the elders, who deem that it should be returned to its rightful owners. Zeke and Havana (who claims innocence of the source of the money) are sent on a quest back to the US to return the money. During this quest, the two eventually forget their initial animosity and grow protective of each other. When Havana kisses him goodbye, Zeke promises to return and give her a real kiss when he is older.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
''Holy Matrimony'' received negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing just a little over $715,000 in its limited release.
''Holy Matrimony'' received negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing just a little over $715,000 in its limited release.


The authors Rod Janzen and Max Stanton stated in their book ''The Hutterites in North America'': "The film [...] provides a very inaccurate portrait of Hutterites".<ref> Rod Janzen, Max Stanton: "The Hutterites in North America" Baltimore 2010, page 276</ref> For example, [[levirate marriage]] does not exist among Hutterites. People have to dress in a moderate way, when they are at a Hutterite colony. It's only possible for baptized members of the Hutterite community to marry at a colony.
The authors [[Rod Janzen]] and [[Max Stanton]] stated in their book ''[[The Hutterites in North America]]'': "The film [...] provides a very inaccurate portrait of Hutterites".<ref> Rod Janzen, Max Stanton: "The Hutterites in North America" Baltimore 2010, page 276</ref> For example, [[levirate marriage]] does not exist among Hutterites. People have to dress in a moderate way, when they are at a Hutterite colony. It's only possible for baptized members of the Hutterite community to marry at a colony.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Lori Alan]] as Cleopatra
*[[Lori Alan]] as Cleopatra
*[[Jess Schwidde]] as Samuel
*[[Jess Schwidde]] as Samuel
*Franz Novak as Teacher
*[[Franz Novak]] as Teacher


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:45, 19 December 2017

Holy Matrimony
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeonard Nimoy
Written byDavid Weisberg
Douglas Cook
Produced byWilliam Stuart
David Madden
Diane Nabatoff
StarringPatricia Arquette
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tate Donovan
Armin Mueller-Stahl
CinematographyBobby Bukowski
Edited byPeter E. Berger
Music byBruce Broughton
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • April 8, 1994 (1994-04-08)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16 million
Box office$713,234

Holy Matrimony is a 1994 comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy and starring Patricia Arquette and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in his feature film debut. The film tells the story of a beautiful thief, hiding in a small, isolated religious community, who marries a young boy in order to retrieve a hidden fortune. It was the final feature film directed by Nimoy.

Plot

A young couple, Havana and Peter (Patricia Arquette and Tate Donovan), rob a county fair of its daily receipts and escape to Canada to hide out in the Hutterite community where Peter was raised. While there, they get married to satisfy the conservative elders in the community. Peter hides their loot in a secret hiding place, but then is killed in a car wreck. His much younger brother Zeke (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is called upon to replace his brother and marry Havana in a levirate marriage. Zeke already hates Havana because he believes that she influences his elder brother's behavior. She begins looking through everything that was Peter's, and Zeke rightly deduces that Peter hid something from her. He finds the money, along with a newspaper article that mentions Peter as the prime suspect in the robbery. Zeke initially uses the cash to trick his bride into doing housework. Later he shows it to the elders, who deem that it should be returned to its rightful owners. Zeke and Havana (who claims innocence of the source of the money) are sent on a quest back to the US to return the money. During this quest, the two eventually forget their initial animosity and grow protective of each other. When Havana kisses him goodbye, Zeke promises to return and give her a real kiss when he is older.

Reception

Holy Matrimony received negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing just a little over $715,000 in its limited release.

The authors Rod Janzen and Max Stanton stated in their book The Hutterites in North America: "The film [...] provides a very inaccurate portrait of Hutterites".[1] For example, levirate marriage does not exist among Hutterites. People have to dress in a moderate way, when they are at a Hutterite colony. It's only possible for baptized members of the Hutterite community to marry at a colony.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Rod Janzen, Max Stanton: "The Hutterites in North America" Baltimore 2010, page 276
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