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The Story of Us is a american film of genre Drama directed by Rob Reiner released in USA on 15 october 1999 with Bruce Willis
The Story of Us (1999)
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Add to a movie listThe Story of Us is a 1999 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer as a couple married for 15 years.
The depiction of the marriage through a series of non-linear flashbacks is reminiscent of Two for the Road (1967) starring Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn, while the "interview" segments featuring characters addressing the camera directly as a therapist are reminiscent of Reiner's previous film When Harry Met Sally... (1989) starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.
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Ben Jordan (Bruce Willis) and his wife Katie (Michelle Pfeiffer) have been married for fifteen years; they have two children, Erin (Colleen Rennison) and Josh (Jake Sandvig), a nice home and a comfortable life. Their happy marriage, however, turns into a sham—a performance they deliver daily for the benefit of their children, while behind the scenes they cannot stand each other anymore. Sending their kids off to summer camp, Ben and Katie commence a trial separation, during which both try to recall what it is about the other that led them to fall in love in the first place.Actors
Bruce Willis
(Ben Jordan)
Michelle Pfeiffer
(Katie Jordan)
Red Buttons
(Arnie Jordan)
Colleen Rennison
(Erin Jordan (at Ten))
Tim Matheson
(Marty)
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