Worth Winning is definitely a product of its time. If it was made today there would most likely be uproar, especially in our post #metoo society,
The ever watchable Mark Harmon (the worlds greatest actor) plays Taylor Worth, a rich, successful and impossibly handsome TV weatherman whose success with the ladies is legendary amongst his social circle. He is cocky and confident and knows all he has to do is flash his impossibly handsome smile at any woman he so chooses and she'll be cooking him breakfast the next morning.
His best friend Ned, who thinks it will pull Taylor down a peg or two and humanise him if he failed from time to time, makes him a bet which seems on the surface unwinable.
The Bet :- Taylor must within 90 days, start relationships with three women, make three marriage proposals and videotape three 'yeses'
The Stake:- Taylor's rustic Fishing Cabin against Ned's Wife's original Picasso.
The Catch :- Ned will choose the three women which will be three very difficult nuts to crack..even for Taylor.
Taylor despite his misgivings accepts the bet.
Woman 1 is Erin, a young (a little too young if you ask me) blonde bombshell, constantly surrounded by very jealous and very ripped football players.
Woman 2 a no nonsense, man hating , progressive thinking intellectual who looks upon the Taylor Worth's of this world with both vile contempt and disdain.
Woman 3, a middle aged woman who's ALREADY MARRIED to the local millionaire businessman.
What follows after is a further 90mins of fun and games, where Taylor pulls out all the stops and all the charm to get the selected women to fall in love with him and accept his secretly recorded marriage proposals. However, what Taylor didn't expect is to genuinely fall in love with one of them himself.
I watched this film with my wife and boooooy were we coming to the finish line backing two very different horses? I think it's a gender thing. I wanted Taylor to win and was rooting for him all the way...GOOOO ON PLAYER!! My wife however thought he should fry in a puddle of his own goo!
For instance, she literally jumped for joy and clapped at the scenes where he was found out and his three spurned fiancés all joined forces to extract their little revenge.
I on the other hand, felt sorry for him. Put it down to the Bro Code and my testosterone fuelled instinct to offer him some kind of fraternal support. But I have to be honest, although characters like Taylor were big in the 80's here in the 2020's I'm afraid they just don't fly and just come across as cheesy.
Other things that seem very dated now are the fashions (of course) the soundtrack (of course) and the cringeworthy gimmick of having the central character talk to the audience which at the time was very 80's comedy thing to do.
Give this one a go, but do so with your wife or girlfriend.. it makes for some very interesting debates believe me.
Me:- "you've got to admire his technique... it's amazing, I wish I had tried it when I was younger'
Wife:- "yeah but look at you.. you're not exactly Mark Harmon are you?'
I guess that's a fair point!!!
The ever watchable Mark Harmon (the worlds greatest actor) plays Taylor Worth, a rich, successful and impossibly handsome TV weatherman whose success with the ladies is legendary amongst his social circle. He is cocky and confident and knows all he has to do is flash his impossibly handsome smile at any woman he so chooses and she'll be cooking him breakfast the next morning.
His best friend Ned, who thinks it will pull Taylor down a peg or two and humanise him if he failed from time to time, makes him a bet which seems on the surface unwinable.
The Bet :- Taylor must within 90 days, start relationships with three women, make three marriage proposals and videotape three 'yeses'
The Stake:- Taylor's rustic Fishing Cabin against Ned's Wife's original Picasso.
The Catch :- Ned will choose the three women which will be three very difficult nuts to crack..even for Taylor.
Taylor despite his misgivings accepts the bet.
Woman 1 is Erin, a young (a little too young if you ask me) blonde bombshell, constantly surrounded by very jealous and very ripped football players.
Woman 2 a no nonsense, man hating , progressive thinking intellectual who looks upon the Taylor Worth's of this world with both vile contempt and disdain.
Woman 3, a middle aged woman who's ALREADY MARRIED to the local millionaire businessman.
What follows after is a further 90mins of fun and games, where Taylor pulls out all the stops and all the charm to get the selected women to fall in love with him and accept his secretly recorded marriage proposals. However, what Taylor didn't expect is to genuinely fall in love with one of them himself.
I watched this film with my wife and boooooy were we coming to the finish line backing two very different horses? I think it's a gender thing. I wanted Taylor to win and was rooting for him all the way...GOOOO ON PLAYER!! My wife however thought he should fry in a puddle of his own goo!
For instance, she literally jumped for joy and clapped at the scenes where he was found out and his three spurned fiancés all joined forces to extract their little revenge.
I on the other hand, felt sorry for him. Put it down to the Bro Code and my testosterone fuelled instinct to offer him some kind of fraternal support. But I have to be honest, although characters like Taylor were big in the 80's here in the 2020's I'm afraid they just don't fly and just come across as cheesy.
Other things that seem very dated now are the fashions (of course) the soundtrack (of course) and the cringeworthy gimmick of having the central character talk to the audience which at the time was very 80's comedy thing to do.
Give this one a go, but do so with your wife or girlfriend.. it makes for some very interesting debates believe me.
Me:- "you've got to admire his technique... it's amazing, I wish I had tried it when I was younger'
Wife:- "yeah but look at you.. you're not exactly Mark Harmon are you?'
I guess that's a fair point!!!