We Married Margo (2000)

Director:

J.D. Shapiro

Writers (WGA):

J.D. Shapiro (written by) &
William Dozier (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Based on a true story (written by and starring the two dingbats who lived it). It's about two men who both used to be married to the same woman...

Plot Keywords:

Breaking The Fourth Wall | Independent Film

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

William Dozier	...	Rock
J.D. Shapiro	...	Jake
Jillian Johns	...	Tracy
Sal Catalano	...	Joe
Kylie Bax	...	Margo
Annette Marquez	...	Judy
Blayn Barbosa	...	6-Year-Old Jake
Jeniffer Brooke	...	Rock's Dream Girl
Charles Lewis	...	Guy Dumped by Margo
Margaret Easley	...	Woman Dumped By Margo
Jake Lasker	...	Boy Dumped by Margo
Dakota Shayne Gorman	...	6 Year old Tracy Dakota
Loretta Colla	...	Guidance Counselor
Alejandro Chomski	...	Mexican Priest
Steve London	...	Nerd looking for Margo
James A. Earley	...	'70's Pilot (as Jim Earley)
Keith MacKechnie	...	Margo's Brother Stan
Chad Allen	...	Margo's Brother Oliver
Barbara Shapiro	...	Jake's Mom
Bob Shapiro	...	Jake's Father
Nicole Zakman	...	Stan's Wife
Evan Zakman	...	Stan's Baby Boy
Harper Roisman	...	Elderly Man at Counter
Lillian Heller	...	Elderly Woman at Counter
Alex Schaffer	...	'Hey' Guy at Bar
Clamenza	...	Fat Boy
Carmen Sheil Cohen	...	Baby Making Sound
David Drew Gallagher	...	Date #1
Kevin White	...	Date #2
Adam Baratta	...	Date #3
Fay Masterson	...	Take Out Gal #1
Larissa Michieli	...	Take Out Gal #2
Dianna Alvis	...	Take Out Gal #3
Michael R. Blaha	...	Pizza delivery guy
William Bledsoe	...	Fisherman
Rikki Dale	...	Crazy Girlfriend #1
Lisa Ross	...	Crazy Girlfriend #2
Milonie Delashmode	...	Studio Executive's Secretary
Matt Blitz	...	Studio Executive's Associate
Romy Alaniz	...	Stripper
Cyndee Edwards	...	Woman in Red
Margaux St. Ledger	...	Friend at Table (the REAL Margo!)
Stephen Zakman	...	Friend at Table
Emilio McPherson	...	Friend at Table
Nicole Rio	...	Flight Attendant
Sandra Stanley	...	Margo's Mother
Shelly Weiss	...	Margo's Father
Tara De Bach	...	Fighting Girlfriend #1
Michelle Vaughters	...	Fighting Girlfriend #2
Jessica Entner	...	Blonde at Counter
Marie Webster	...	Brunette at Counter
Steve Lordson	...	Guy at Counter #1
Thomas Carr	...	Guy at counter #2
Jennifer Fragoso	...	Waitress
Misty Hernandez	...	Dream Girl's Friend
Michael Barako	...	B. Gates on Advice Line
Pamela Shapiro Schloss	...	Woman in Hat on Advice Line
Shelly Drwal	...	Blonde Woman on Advice Line
Lyle Atkins	...	Man with Goatee on Advice Line
Dan Schloss	...	Wedding Band / Mariachi Guy
Glenn Schloss	...	Wedding Band / Mariachi Guy
Jackie Canales	...	Confetti Woman
Victoria Marquez	...	Jake's Sister (10 years old)
Keena Turner	...	Jake's Sister (5 years old)
Heather Sinatra	...	Jake's Sister (4 years old)
Rene Wedge	...	Hotel Broad in Bathrobe
Dave 'Foots' Footman	...	Santa On Roller Skates (as David 'Foots' Footman)
Sondi Kroeger	...	'70's Flight Attendant
Tanner Dunlap	...	Crying Kid
Eleese Williams	...	Crying Kid
Jensen Kaye	...	Crying Kid
Chloe Roller	...	Crying Kid
Haley Davis	...	Crying Kid
Rio Cater	...	Crying Kid
Emily Blue	...	Crying Kid
Billy Fisher	...	Crying Kid
Barbara Dunlap	...	Crying Woman
Eve Lantos	...	Stunned Guest at Wedding
Ilene Braun	...	Stunned Guest at Wedding
Robert Farrill	...	Stunned Guest at Wedding
Travis Fine	...	Basketball Friend
Kay Charritte	...	Hot Tub Woman
Lisa Peters	...	Hot Tub Woman
Marta Sobelman	...	Hot Tub Woman
Susan Nichols	...	Woman in Black
Bridget Brookman	...	Airline Passenger
Harley Bauer	...	Airline Passenger
Samuel V. Franco	...	Airline Passenger
Lisa Moloshok	...	Airline Passenger
Monica Levinson	...	Horrified Theater Patron
Jollie Norwood	...	Disgruntled Theater Patron
Nancy Shapiro	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Karen Shapiro	...	New Yorker Listening to Story (as Karen Shaperio)
Jennifer Davidoff Cook	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
John Cook	...	New Yorker Listening To Story
Bennett Cook	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Brian Woods	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Christopher Woods	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Steve Ginsburg	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Robert D. Slane	...	New Yorker Listening to Story (as Rob Slane)
Chaz Slane	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Eva Lantos	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Mary-Beth Smith	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Jonathan R. Cohen	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Camrin Shell Cohen	...	New Yorker Listening to Story
Tom Arnold	...	Himself
Kevin Bacon	...	Himself
Maurice Benard	...	Himself
Dan Cortese	...	Himself
Cindy Crawford	...	Herself
Erik Estrada	...	Himself
Julie Moran	...	Herself
Rob Moran	...	Himself
Mark O'Mera	...	Himself
Payne Stewart	...	Himself
Victoria Tennant	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jessica Meyerson	...	Beautiful Girl
Peter P. Starson Jr.	...	Trapped Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by
J.D. Shapiro

Writing credits (WGA)
J.D. Shapiro		(written by) &
William Dozier		(written by)

Produced by
Samuel V. Franco	....	associate producer
Monica Levinson	....	co-producer
Karen Shapiro	....	producer
Nancy Shapiro	....	producer
Pamela Shapiro Schloss	....	producer
Stephen Zakman	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard Bennett
Shawn K. Clement
Dan Schloss
Glenn Schloss

Cinematography by
Jeff Baustert

Film Editing by
Jennifer Davidoff Cook
John Scott Cook
Matt Friedman		(recut)

Costume Design by
Peter A. Lovello

Production Management
Dave 'Foots' Footman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael K. DeVaney	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Katherine Lambert	....	art department production assistant

Sound Department
Kris Johnson	....	boom operator
Carey Milbradt	....	sound editor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	supervising sound editor
Kent Sparling	....	sound re-recording mixer
Seth Tallman	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ariel Benarroch	....	first assistant camera
Eric Vincent Cruse	....	best boy grip
John E. Hall II	....	assistant camera
David Harges	....	key grip: second unit
Claire Skinner	....	electrician

Casting Department
Tana Roller	....	extras casting

Music Department
Shawn K. Clement	....	music editor
Shawn K. Clement	....	orchestrator
Michael Gatzios	....	music editor
Joe Kraemer	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Rebecca A. Battle	....	script supervisor (as Rebecca Battle)
Matthew Brittenham	....	production assistant
Heather Burgett	....	publicist
Marty Elfalan	....	production accountant
Bonnie Foley	....	assistant production coordinator
Mike Franklin	....	production assistant
Debra J. Kleid	....	production coordinator
Matt Petras	....	location manager
Robert D. Slane	....	production assistant (as Robert Slane)

Production Companies

• Lucky Sun
• Sibling Rivalry Entertainment

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2002) (USA) (TV)
• KOAN (2002) (non-USA) (all media)

Runtime:

85 min | Austria:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lucky Sun

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Soundtrack:

On My Own

Very funny though annoying, definitely not formula

Jake was married to Margo for six months. He says it was the longest three years of his life. Margo later marries Rock, who leaves her after two years and moves in with Jake, eventually getting on Jake's nerves with all his annoying quirks. Meanwhile, Tracy breaks up with Jake for what she says is the last time. In flashbacks, we learn this has happened before.

The movie begins with Jake in a number of different locations telling the story to different groups of people (many of which never speak, but they appear in the credits anyway--a nice touch), and sometimes just to the audience watching the movie. Rock later joins him. With rapid-fire editing between locations, this movie appears designed for those with short attention spans. Frequent flashbacks show not only the lives Jake and Rock are describing, but also what happened before either one met Margo.

Inserted between scenes are the white-on-black words of great philosophers. In the style of a documentary, we also hear from many of Margo's other ex-spouses. I say spouses because some are female. One ex is a little boy who says he benefited from knowing Margo because he no longer wets the bed. Another ex is a grown man who benefited from knowing Margo because ... he no longer wets the bed. And Kevin Bacon even makes a cameo to show that all successful people in history are somehow connected to Margo--'six degrees of separation'.

One of the funniest things about the movie--and there is a lot to laugh at here--is the way Margo talks. We mostly hear her on the telephone, but even when we see her she sounds like a tape being fast-forwarded. And we don't see her entire face so that we won't notice her lips don't match what she's saying.

The writers of this movie must have enjoyed 'Peanuts'. In one scene Jake is dancing, with the video speeded up, to music that sounds a lot like Vince Guaraldi's. As a boy, Jake gave psychiatric advice at what looks like a lemonade stand. We see an animated version of Lucy pulling away the football from Charlie Brown, but they don't look much like themselves. And wait until you see Rock's Christmas tree.

This movie is definitely not for kids. There are some offensive gags, some of which TV censors would be unlikely to allow in prime-time, although the gags are not that explicit.

For me, this movie was enjoyable at times but exhausting. It would likely appeal to the 'Dumb and Dumber' audience because of the lead characters, but it actually requires you to use your brain. It seems like an art film, except for the fact the guys aren't exactly the coffee house type.

I would say this was well-done, well-written, and well-acted.