

1982 · 1h 32m · Movie
On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative reporting assignment, and then makes another bet that he can keep the relationship platonic for two weeks.
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Digital release: December 14, 1982
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Sam Wanamaker
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