Taylor Worth (Mark Harmon) has a way with women, even beyond those who might like dating a TV weatherman. When he enters a room, the place is his and he can have any woman within its walls. This upsets his close male friends very much. They are all married, yes, but they never scored like Taylor and its too late now. With that in mind, these pals can not resist a major wager. Can Taylor get engaged to three different women, all of THEIR choosing, or is he just not up to the task? With a Picasso painting as part of the bet, Taylor decides to go for it. The women turn out to be, in turn, a virginal sports promoter, a snooty concert pianist, and a married beauty wed to a famous businessman. What was Taylor thinking? This is a fairly successful romcom for the over 18 crowd. Harmon is quite good as the colossal womanizer who may just have a heart beating in his chest, somewhere. The other actors are also successful, with Madeleine Stowe giving a rare comic performance that delights. The script is pretty funny but has a definite raunchy edge to it, so the film is really not good viewing for any minors in earshot. Costumes and production values are great. For those who can't get enough of those funny love tales, seek out this one, too. It has some good laughs and, very importantly, some real romantic ideas, too.
20 Reviews
Damn! Women are mean spirited
helpless_dancer22 April 2002
Here we have a good old boy who makes a simple little bet with the boys that he can sweet talk 3 broads into marrying him within 3 months. He treats them very nicely, wines and dines, asks no special favors....it's just a wager among men. Unfortunately, he is found out and all hell breaks loose. We then see what vindictive, ugly creatures women can be when things don't go exactly as they demand. Cool comedy with Harmon doing a super job playing the sophisticated, yet downtrodden, weatherman with a heart of gold. Loved the way he kept addressing the camera with his views on the way things were progressing.
Uninspired sitcom
vyto3430 December 2002
Lesley Ann Warren has a short scene in a negligee where she is as stunning as I've ever seen her (but it's not a nude scene, regrettably...). Otherwise, this is a bog-standard TV sitcom, stretched out to and hour and a half. Mark Harmon is certainly attractive, but his role does not exactly bring out the best in him. Little interest, and no heat, is generated by the other two ladies. Stowe is pretty, but not sexy, while Holvoe does not offer much of anything here, apart from her fancy dresses. Joan Severance is gorgeous, on the other hand, but she only gets a walk-on part (apparently, she did not qualify for Holvoe's part because she's not a blonde).
Don't all us batchelors wish we had his life!
Shapster1128 September 2000
Don't ask me why but this movie is one of my favorites. It's always entertaining, in a comedy, when the main character talks to the audience as if you are right there as a silent cohort.
The idea is Taylor Worth is a batchelor with a great job, great car, great condo, and dates the best looking women in Philadelphia. His friends, especially the excellent role playing Mark Blum, are married and it is the contention of Blum that as great a life as Worth has he secretly wants "the pain and heartache of true love".
His friends have a plan...a bet...Worth is to date and get engaged to three women, of Blum's choice in 90 days. The catch here is that each has bet something they do not, under any circumstances want to lose.
The women are great, the acting is very good, the timing is superb and the story plays out nicely. I rated this film (FG) for "Feel Good"! It's not a classic but it'll go quickly, it'll make you laugh...just don't see it with any woman that is hungup on traditional ways men view women...Your gal may not stay long enough to see how things twist and turn.
A good one to rent when you want to just lay out on the couch with some popcorn, and the kids are over their friends houses. One other note for me...I was so taken by the car they gave Harmon to drive in the movie that I got one myself!
The idea is Taylor Worth is a batchelor with a great job, great car, great condo, and dates the best looking women in Philadelphia. His friends, especially the excellent role playing Mark Blum, are married and it is the contention of Blum that as great a life as Worth has he secretly wants "the pain and heartache of true love".
His friends have a plan...a bet...Worth is to date and get engaged to three women, of Blum's choice in 90 days. The catch here is that each has bet something they do not, under any circumstances want to lose.
The women are great, the acting is very good, the timing is superb and the story plays out nicely. I rated this film (FG) for "Feel Good"! It's not a classic but it'll go quickly, it'll make you laugh...just don't see it with any woman that is hungup on traditional ways men view women...Your gal may not stay long enough to see how things twist and turn.
A good one to rent when you want to just lay out on the couch with some popcorn, and the kids are over their friends houses. One other note for me...I was so taken by the car they gave Harmon to drive in the movie that I got one myself!
Watchable fluff
sarastro725 March 2006
Warning: Spoilers
So, it's about five o'clock in the morning and I'm about to put a tape in the VCR to watch some Asian action movie, but decide to channel-flip for a few minutes first. I come across the beginning of Worth Winning, an obvious cheesy '80s half-heartedly tongue-in-cheek "bad boy" romance, seemingly targeted for daytime soap audiences. I usually never watch stuff like that. All the horrible light-blue and pink sweaters the characters wear instantly give me a bad taste in my mouth, but in this case I keep watching because Madeleine Stowe catches my eye. Young, cute and sophisticated, and many leagues above this material, she is delightful to watch. So I watch the whole movie.
Apart from its bad taste in clothes and generally preposterous premise, shallow characters and completely unrealistic situations, it's not that bad. It has a classic structure, actually. As seen in many other stories, we have a guy going through three stages, or in this case, three women. The middle-aged rich aristocrat (loosely representing monarchy), the virginal romantic maiden (loosely representing the romantic ideals and rituals aspired to in the conservative bourgeois lifestyle) and the intellectual artist (loosely representing the realization of the full human potential for independent thinking and self-expression). These three, on the symbol level, represent three different social orders: old and obsolete royalist aristocracy, current republican bourgeoisie and a future liberal utopia. As it ends with the attaining of the latter, the story actually does have some redeeming artistic and social value, in that it - in a very subtle and non-literal way, of course - urges the audience to embrace a new, better and freer social order. This storytelling structure is actually very literate, and I'm not surprised the storyline came from a novel.
Now, if only the movie wasn't thoroughly suffused by that insufferable Barbara Cartland air, it might garner a higher rating than a 6 out of 10.
Apart from its bad taste in clothes and generally preposterous premise, shallow characters and completely unrealistic situations, it's not that bad. It has a classic structure, actually. As seen in many other stories, we have a guy going through three stages, or in this case, three women. The middle-aged rich aristocrat (loosely representing monarchy), the virginal romantic maiden (loosely representing the romantic ideals and rituals aspired to in the conservative bourgeois lifestyle) and the intellectual artist (loosely representing the realization of the full human potential for independent thinking and self-expression). These three, on the symbol level, represent three different social orders: old and obsolete royalist aristocracy, current republican bourgeoisie and a future liberal utopia. As it ends with the attaining of the latter, the story actually does have some redeeming artistic and social value, in that it - in a very subtle and non-literal way, of course - urges the audience to embrace a new, better and freer social order. This storytelling structure is actually very literate, and I'm not surprised the storyline came from a novel.
Now, if only the movie wasn't thoroughly suffused by that insufferable Barbara Cartland air, it might garner a higher rating than a 6 out of 10.
cuter than expected
glennrockconner8 August 2012
Really more enjoyable than I expected. The Mark Harmon character is a cad, but hey, he even made Ted Bundy somewhat appealing. The girls are believable, the friends are good, and the plot ends predictably yet still manages to entertain. I'm glad I saw it. Really more enjoyable than I expected. The Mark Harmon character is a cad, but hey, he even made Ted Bundy somewhat appealing. The girls are believable, the friends are good, and the plot ends predictably yet still manages to entertain. I'm glad I saw it.Really more enjoyable than I expected. The Mark Harmon character is a cad, but hey, he even made Ted Bundy somewhat appealing. The girls are believable, the friends are good, and the plot ends predictably yet still manages to entertain. I'm glad I saw it.
Not 'Worth' Anything
ccthemovieman-120 September 2006
Regarding the story and the message, it was nice to see Mark Harmon's character change into a good guy at the end but for most the movie he, and all the other characters simply typify Hollywood and the low moral standards it holds. I hope the rest of the U.S.A. doesn't think or act the way the people here do, but who knows?
The movie is slick-looking but oozes the sleaze we saw in the 1970s. Madeline Stowe, more of a '90s actress, would have been more 'appropriate' in those grimy '70s films apparently with a lot of the roles she seemed to play in the '90s, like this one in which her character has zero morals. She's a pretty woman but that horrible, throaty voice of hers is brutal and loses whatever sex appeal she is supposed to have. And who's the woman Harmon is going after? Her, of course.
A bad choice by him, and a bad one by me to waste time watching this fluff.
The movie is slick-looking but oozes the sleaze we saw in the 1970s. Madeline Stowe, more of a '90s actress, would have been more 'appropriate' in those grimy '70s films apparently with a lot of the roles she seemed to play in the '90s, like this one in which her character has zero morals. She's a pretty woman but that horrible, throaty voice of hers is brutal and loses whatever sex appeal she is supposed to have. And who's the woman Harmon is going after? Her, of course.
A bad choice by him, and a bad one by me to waste time watching this fluff.
Winning Romance.
anaconda-4065824 February 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Worth Winning (1989): Dir: Will MacKenzie / Cast: Mark Harmon, Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, Maria Holvoe, Mark Blum: Insincere yet amusing romantic comedy about what one pursues in relationships. Mark Harmon stars as weatherman Taylor Worth who is an egotistical ladies man whose friends witness him constantly dumping women after about two months. Central plot has Taylor's friends roping him into a bet that has him video taping three proposals to three different women within a specific time limit. This is a hilarious concept marred extremely by repetition and an ending that lacks sincerity. What does work is Harmon's cocky charm as Taylor as he confidently endures this bet without threat of consequence. Maria Holvoe plays target number one, Erin Cooper whose body guard is a local celebrity football player. She loves cats and can also hit a nifty football tackle herself. Target number two is Veronica Briskow, played by Madeleine Stowe. She is a pianist who takes an immediate dislike to Taylor but withstands his counter charm. Lesley Ann Warren plays Eleanor Larimore, a sexually repressed married woman whose desires are awakened when Taylor pursues her. Mark Blum plays Taylor's married best friend who issues this bet at high stakes. Theme regards relationships verses playing the field and whether any of it is worth winning in the end. Score: 7 / 10
Not Worth Winning A Loser **
edwagreen22 January 2006
Mark Harmon in a ridiculous comedy about a swinging TV weather guy who bets with 3 friends that he can get engaged to 3 girls within a 3 month period.
The lucky people in this inane foolishness are 2 of the 3 friends. After the wager is made, they are rarely if ever seen for the rest of this dismal flick.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize that the three girls will eventually find out and plot revenge. Madeleine Stowe is a concert pianist. Moody, she appears the most difficult for Harmon to conquer. There's also a female sports player and a bored housewife married to a millionaire. The latter played by the reliable Lesley Ann Warren.
The basic problem with this film is really who cares?
There is of course the wedding scene where the intended lady says no at the last minute and you can readily guess who her bridesmaids are. Then, Harmon will have to win her back in a raffle!
Predictable nonsense. One of the bettors was a psychiatrist. He should have ordered therapy for all involved in this flick.
The lucky people in this inane foolishness are 2 of the 3 friends. After the wager is made, they are rarely if ever seen for the rest of this dismal flick.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize that the three girls will eventually find out and plot revenge. Madeleine Stowe is a concert pianist. Moody, she appears the most difficult for Harmon to conquer. There's also a female sports player and a bored housewife married to a millionaire. The latter played by the reliable Lesley Ann Warren.
The basic problem with this film is really who cares?
There is of course the wedding scene where the intended lady says no at the last minute and you can readily guess who her bridesmaids are. Then, Harmon will have to win her back in a raffle!
Predictable nonsense. One of the bettors was a psychiatrist. He should have ordered therapy for all involved in this flick.
Not worth it ...
mloessel30 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Single guy (Mark Harmon)makes a wager with his married guy friend that he can get three women to marry in three months. I watched it out of curiosity. It was dry as a bone. It was supposed to be a romantic comedy. There was romance and some comedy but most of the scenes had no energy. I liked Harmon in 'Summer School' with Kristie Alley. There was some spark between them. Harmon also shined in 'Presidio'. He and Meg Ryan had some chemistry. 'Worth Winning' tried to hard to be funny and the romance was rather stale.
So there you go if you choose to give this one a view I suggest you have 'Backdraft' as a backup.
So there you go if you choose to give this one a view I suggest you have 'Backdraft' as a backup.
One of the Funniest Romantic Comedies from the 80's
claudio_carvalho1 May 2016
The wolf Taylor Worth (Mark Harmon) is a handsome man that is the weatherman in television. He has a great salary, a BMW, a fantastic apartment and a countryside house and has no difficulties to win the girls over. One day, his best friend and psychologist Ned Broudy (Mark Blum), who is married with Claire Broudy (Andrea Martin) with a three year-old girl, proposes a bet to Taylor: his countryside house per Claire's Picasso. Taylor shall propose three women chosen by Ned and they must say yes to him. Ned chooses the sexy fan of American football Erin Cooper (Maria Holvöe), who is always surrounded by her friend Tarry Childs (Tony Longo) and other football players; his wealthy friend Eleanor Larimore (Lesley Ann Warren), who is unhappily married; and his demanding and intellectual friend, the classical pianist Veronica Briskow (Madeleine Stowe). Taylor accepts the bet, but when he wins, he calls it off since he is in love and proposed for real one of the selected women. What will happen when the other two women discover the truth?
The delightful "Worth Winning" is one of the funniest romantic comedies from the 80's and maybe the best role of Mark Harmon's career. He plays a confident wolf that accepts any challenge to have a woman. But the plot point is when he really falls in love with one woman and is rejected by her. This comedy has a great cast with beautiful and sexy actresses and is a highly recommended entertainment. The sexy Maria Holvöe has vanished and has no biography in Internet. What might have happened to her? My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Como Agarrar Um Bonitão" ("How to Catch a Handsome Man")
The delightful "Worth Winning" is one of the funniest romantic comedies from the 80's and maybe the best role of Mark Harmon's career. He plays a confident wolf that accepts any challenge to have a woman. But the plot point is when he really falls in love with one woman and is rejected by her. This comedy has a great cast with beautiful and sexy actresses and is a highly recommended entertainment. The sexy Maria Holvöe has vanished and has no biography in Internet. What might have happened to her? My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Como Agarrar Um Bonitão" ("How to Catch a Handsome Man")
Bland 80s romantic comedy is only watchable because of the cast
a_chinn10 December 2017
Bland 80s romantic comedy about weatherman Make Harmon betting his friend that he can get three different women to accept his proposal of marriage, on camera no less. That's not really all that funny or clever of a plot set-up, but I suppose it's serviceable enough. The women Harmon pursues include Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, Andrea Martin, and Maria Holvoe, so three of the four actresses are quite respectable, well known, and certainly better than this very unoriginal of material. I think seeing the usually serious Stowe in such a light film was the most amusing part of the film. Overall, "Worth Winning" would be completely unwatchable if it wasn't for the cast and 80s nostalgia value.
Try watching it
stormer-228 March 1999
Everyone wants to give this film a bad rap because of its premise, which, okay, does border on the crass. So they go into it with their eyes and ears closed to all of the film's unique, quirky characterizations and undeniable charms, intent on hating it. As an ensemble, the players exude a magnificent chemistry and the screenplay is both hilarious and romantic. It's a real gem. And enough feminist criticism already. The film was scripted by two women. Veronica's character is dynamic and intriguing, one of my personal favorites.
Didn't quite live up to the title, but still funny, better toward the end
vchimpanzee28 July 2003
Warning: Spoilers
Taylor Worth is a TV weatherman in Philadelphia whose male friends are married, while he is still single. His friend Ned bets Taylor that he can't get three women to say yes to a marriage proposal (the acceptance must be on videotape). If Ned loses, he must give up an original Picasso which his wife inherited. The first woman is Erin, a beautiful blonde receptionist for the Eagles football team, who seems to have an attraction to Tarry Childs, one of the players. There is also Veronica, a pianist who doesn't like the term 'new age', and Eleanor, who is unhappily married.
All three women go with Taylor to see the movie 'Snow White', and each has a different reaction. I suppose the usher (Arthur Malet) was supposed to be amazed at Taylor's love for that movie, but it was hard to tell. I kept expecting some classic line from him.
Taylor talked to the audience a lot, and occasionally other characters did the same. That might have worked, but I didn't like him that well. I liked Erin but not the other women, and found myself wishing he would settle for Erin. Unfortunately, Taylor had to find a way out of each engagement, and his excuse for not marrying Erin made for some good (if off-color) laughs. The best part of the movie at first was seeing Ned's dismay as he came ever closer to losing the bet. And, of course, Taylor nearly gets caught a few times, which is good for a few laughs. The women don't seem to mind being videotaped, though not all of them are aware of it. Toward the end, something happens that comes close to making the movie hilarious, but the events don't quite come together to make this satisfying.
It was funny, but not a classic.
SPOILER: If you must know why this movie got better, the three women found out about the bet, and they set out for revenge, which was quite funny, especially at the engagement party with one of the women, and at the wedding with another.
All three women go with Taylor to see the movie 'Snow White', and each has a different reaction. I suppose the usher (Arthur Malet) was supposed to be amazed at Taylor's love for that movie, but it was hard to tell. I kept expecting some classic line from him.
Taylor talked to the audience a lot, and occasionally other characters did the same. That might have worked, but I didn't like him that well. I liked Erin but not the other women, and found myself wishing he would settle for Erin. Unfortunately, Taylor had to find a way out of each engagement, and his excuse for not marrying Erin made for some good (if off-color) laughs. The best part of the movie at first was seeing Ned's dismay as he came ever closer to losing the bet. And, of course, Taylor nearly gets caught a few times, which is good for a few laughs. The women don't seem to mind being videotaped, though not all of them are aware of it. Toward the end, something happens that comes close to making the movie hilarious, but the events don't quite come together to make this satisfying.
It was funny, but not a classic.
SPOILER: If you must know why this movie got better, the three women found out about the bet, and they set out for revenge, which was quite funny, especially at the engagement party with one of the women, and at the wedding with another.
Worth Watching! ! !
dgordo6318 April 2005
One of my favorite movies. The plot is simple and predictable. The lines are sometimes cheesy but overall, the movie is very entertaining. Love the soundtrack too.
Synopsis: "Taylor Worth (Mark Harmon) is a local weatherman in Philadelphia who loves two things: gambling and women. Ned (Mark Blum), his psychiatrist friend, believes that Taylor's behavior is an excuse from establishing permanent relationships. To prove his theory to be correct, he made a bet with Taylor. The bet: Taylor is to be engage to three women in two months. The stakes: A fishing cabin for a Picasso. The catch: Ned will pick the three women and the engagement has to be videotaped." "What happens next is wild roller-coaster ride as Taylor plots, schemes and executes plan after plan to beat his friend." What strikes me about the story is how Mark Harmon played his character. He used more finesse rather than the egotistical "God's gift to women" attitude. He is no Cassanova but somehow irresistible. I couldn't help but cheering for him even though the bet was morally wrong. The supporting cast is excellent.
If you like a light-heart sexual comedy movie, then this is for you.
Synopsis: "Taylor Worth (Mark Harmon) is a local weatherman in Philadelphia who loves two things: gambling and women. Ned (Mark Blum), his psychiatrist friend, believes that Taylor's behavior is an excuse from establishing permanent relationships. To prove his theory to be correct, he made a bet with Taylor. The bet: Taylor is to be engage to three women in two months. The stakes: A fishing cabin for a Picasso. The catch: Ned will pick the three women and the engagement has to be videotaped." "What happens next is wild roller-coaster ride as Taylor plots, schemes and executes plan after plan to beat his friend." What strikes me about the story is how Mark Harmon played his character. He used more finesse rather than the egotistical "God's gift to women" attitude. He is no Cassanova but somehow irresistible. I couldn't help but cheering for him even though the bet was morally wrong. The supporting cast is excellent.
If you like a light-heart sexual comedy movie, then this is for you.
A young Pre-NCIS Mark Harmon struts his stuff.
Scaramouche200428 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
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!!!
Well Worth Watching With Women
appealing_talent14 April 2007
The summary title alliteration is intended. Yes, this is a boy meets girl formula story, which starts off stereotypically in many respects. However, as the main characters start to develop and take shape, they become quite charming and actually fairly well rounded. There are several witty scenes and for an essentially fluffy romantic comedy it is better than most. I give it the highest rating for excellent casting, 1st class ensemble work and top-notch entertainment. All the ladies look gorgeous and Mark Harmon does, too. Eye candy and art, aren't these the main components of any and every outstanding film achievement? This engaging confection is beautifully rendered, skillfully performed and although not of hard hitting significance a classic of the light "feel good" genre.
A surprising love story
scmadm31 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Was it campy...yes. However, I liked this movie very much. I put myself in Taylor's shoes and while at first Veronica was a bit too cultured for me, you got to see the person underneath. I too, would have fallen for Veronica. And...I loved the humor that comes from seeing Taylor trying not to get caught...and not succeeding. One of my favorite movies.
Lacks the Harmon Charm & Humor
vertigo_1418 April 2004
Worth Winning is one of those cliches about a group of guy friends making bets about women, with the one guy engaged in the bet falling in love with the women of his game. In Worth Winning, hot shot playboy weatherman Taylor Worth's (Mark Harmon) buddies bet that he can't get three women to marry him within a given number of weeks. This seems easy for a guy like Taylor because of his playboy nature, but the guys picks the three women, and he seems to be irked by some quality in each of them: Veronica Briskow (Madeleine Stowe), Eleanor Larimore (Lesley Ann Warren), Erin Cooper (Maria Holvoe). One is a traditional, but rather bubbly blonde. One is a bored nympho housewife. And one is a pretentious artsy fartsy type who actually turns out to be one of the better of the characters--personality wise--as she seems to be the most 'real' of the three, and the most needed to break Taylor's overestimation of his power over women. It proves no easy task, particularly the finale when he learns that he starts to fall in love with one and soon, must reveal his bet.
The movie isn't really that funny. The idea may seem quite comical, but there seems to be too much of Mark Harmon as an overconfident ass and not enough as Mark Harmon, the witty charmer. And for something with Mark Harmon in the leading role, it makes it a little less enjoyable. That, and the fact that this story is far too redundant, and possibly, only outrageous comedy could compensate where the novelty has worn out.
The movie isn't really that funny. The idea may seem quite comical, but there seems to be too much of Mark Harmon as an overconfident ass and not enough as Mark Harmon, the witty charmer. And for something with Mark Harmon in the leading role, it makes it a little less enjoyable. That, and the fact that this story is far too redundant, and possibly, only outrageous comedy could compensate where the novelty has worn out.
TV Weatherman takes a bet to get three women to say they will marry him
nlherman22 January 2006
This is a refreshingly entertaining and funny film with Mark Harmon playing Taylor Worth, a confident, not cocky or obnoxious, local playboy TV Weatherman who is challenged to yet another bet by his best friend, Ned Broudy, played by Mark Blum. Taylor has apparently won every prior bet with Ned. In this bet, Taylor has to get three women to say they will marry him in three months. If Taylor wins he gets Ned's wife's prized Picasso picture, if he loses he gives up his prized cabin in the woods. Ned gets to choose the women Taylor will court. Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, and Maria Holvoe play the three vastly different women Taylor woos. Ned will not be beaten and will do anything to win. What ensues is hilarious. This movie has no underlying social commentary; it's simply entertainment. In my mind it succeeds as a good Saturday afternoon watch. Sit back with the popcorn and enjoy.
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