HouseSitter

Con artist Gwen moves into Newton’s empty house without his knowledge, and begins setting up house posing as his new wife.

• Director:Frank Oz
• Genre:Comedy / Romance
• Runtime:97 minutes

Cast

Steve Martin : Newton Davis
Goldie Hawn : Gwen Phillips
Dana Delany : Becky Metcalf
Julie Harris : Edna Davis
Donald Moffat : George Davis

Newton Davis (Steve Martin) is a struggling architect. After building his dream house for himself and his longtime girlfriend Becky (Dana Delany), he is crushed when she refuses to marry him. He is unable to bring himself to live in the house, and leaves it abandoned and with a debt he cannot afford.

Some time later, Newton meets a waitress named Gwen Phillips (Goldie Hawn) at a Hungarian restaurant. Believing that she cannot speak English, he spills out his sob story about Becky and the abandoned house. After the restaurant closes, Newton learns that she merely pretended to be Hungarian. They spend some time talking and end up spending the night together.

The next morning, Gwen finds that Newton has left in the middle of the night. However, he unintentionally left behind the drawing of the house he’d built for Becky. Piqued by the drawing, Gwen decides to take a bus ride out to see the house. She is charmed by it, and decides to take up residence in the empty domicile. Needing groceries, Gwen goes to town’s convenience store, where charges her groceries to the “Newton Davis” account. When questioned about this, Gwen, who it becomes clear is a natural liar, says that she is Newton’s wife.

Gwen meets Becky, and spins a lengthy romantic story about how they fell in love, which impresses Becky. Gwen also meets Newton’s parents, who are heartbroken that Newton got “married” without telling them, but Gwen also manages to smooth things over believably with her charm. Read more

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