''The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them'' is a 1993 American

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film directed by Matthew Meshekoff and written by Noah Stern. The film stars

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and

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. The film was released on March 26, 1993, by

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Plot

At a bar in Boston Carrie and David met and hence started their story of love, relationship and the journey of Love life. David met Carrie at a bar and where he was with his friend Eli trying to pic girls. David and Carrie met and liked each other at first glance but where reluctant to approach each other because neither showed much interest. But fate had other plans because they soon met again at a baseball game; And thanks to Carrie's friend and roommate Zoe, David got her number and asked her out. Soon they started dating and their relationship grew. In every step of their relationship, either Eli, Zoe, David or even Carrie broke the fourth wall to express their inner thoughts and feeling. Carrie and David's relationship grew from dates to spending nights at each others' place to growing close emotionally, when at a sexual encounter at Carrie's workplace led them to be convinced by some kids that they should move in together and sudden confession of love by both of them. Soon to the devastation of Eli who was sad from losing his childhood friend to the binds of relationship they moved in to David's apartment. And soon interrogation and rigorous meetings with each other's parents were held. When one night Eli's call somehow reminded David his Deep-rooted Fear Of Missing Out(FOMO) and fear of commitment. Which resulted in Carrie and David's growing apart leading to eventual breakup. Soon after their breakup and their shipwreck of first dates, Zoe through a fourth wall break reminded the audience that "The worst thing than not getting what you want, is getting what you want"-Oscar Wilde. After their one each first dates with their perfect match, it made them realise how much they missed each other and how much they loved each other, leading to their eventual patch up by a Fourth wall break talk show by Eli featuring Carrie and David. Soon after their patch up, David and Carrie were often compared to an old married couples, underlining the "married" Part and David having a nightmare about Carrie marrying another man, led David proposing to Carrie in the same Boston bar where they had met the first time. On their wedding day during heart-to-heart conversation between Carrie and Zoe & David and Eli, it was revealed that Carrie was wondering about her identity after her marriage and how things will change to which Zoe talked about her new life as a married woman, mother, etc. And it was also revealed during the talk between David and Eli that Eli's reluctant behavior towards David's relationship was purely fueled by worry that Carrie might not be best as David's life-partner, and that Eli also wishes to marry someday with the right person. The movie ends with Eli and Zoe setting a day for their date and Carrie and David's marriage being Officiated by both Christian and Jewish Traditions.

Cast

as David Crown *

as Carrie Davenport *

as Eli *

as Zoe *

as Kenneth Davenport *

as Freida Crown *

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as Giselle Davenport *

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as Irv Crown * Jack Carter as Rabbi *Tess Foltyn as Hanna *David DeCastro as Beer Vendor *Donald Brown as Crackerjack Vendor *

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as Movie Bully *

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as Waitress from Hell * Steven Brill as George / French TV Announcer *

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as Pitcher *Craig Alan Edwards as 1st Baseman *Rob Youngblood as Adam *

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as Chipper *

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as Lizbeth *

Kimberlin Brown Kimberlin Ann Brown Pelzer (born June 29, 1961) is an American television actress, best known for her role as Sheila Carter in the CBS daytime soap operas ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 1990. Career Brown ...

as Leeza *Tony Canario as Cute Guy *Kevin West as Tour Guide *

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as Buddy *Mindy Mittleman as Cindy *

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as Cheerleader * Amanda Foreman as Waitress *Kimber Sissons as Tracy *

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as Carrie's Date *Frank Birney as Priest *

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as Basketball Announcer

Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics. It holds a rating of 7% on

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based on 14 reviews.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, The 1993 films 1993 directorial debut films 1993 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films Films scored by Ira Newborn Films set in Boston Films shot in Boston Miramax films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films