The Story of Us [Blu-ray]

Director: Rob Reiner Rob Reiner

Overview

Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this romantic comedy as Ben and Katie Jordan, a couple who have been married for fifteen years. They have two great kids, a nice home, and a comfortable life, but somewhere down the line, the spark went out of their marriage, and they find that they don't really love each other anymore. With their relationship at a crossroads, Ben and Katie, two different people who have never felt more different, have to decide if they want to try to salvage their marriage, or if it's time to move on. The Story of Us was directed by Rob Reiner, and features Julie Hagerty, Tim Matheson, Paul Reiser, Tom Poston, Rita Wilson, and Jayne Meadows.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2018
UPC:	0191329080894
Original Release:	1999
Source:	Universal
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	25,780

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bruce Willis	Ben Jordan
Michelle Pfeiffer	Katie Jordan
Tim Matheson	Marty
Rob Reiner	Stan
Rita Wilson	Rachel
Paul Reiser	Dave
Julie Hagerty	Liza
Matthew Moreno	Taxi Driver
Colleen Rennison	Erin at 10
Jake Sandvig	Josh at 12
Jayne Meadows	Dot
Tom Poston	Harry
Betty White	Lillian
Red Buttons	Arnie
Denise Carbone	Mary
Phil Hawn	Restaurant Patron
Bill Kirchenbauer	Eddie Kirby
Jordan Lund	Minister
Lucy Webb	Joanie Kirby
Marci Rosenberg	Shelly
Art Evans	George
Renee Ridgeley	Sara
Ken Lerner	Dr. Rifkin
Victor Raider-Wexler	Dr. Hopkins
Albert Hague	Dr. Siegler
Alan Zweibel	Uncle Shelly,Camper
Jessie Nelson	Realtor
Tommy Tang	Cooking Teacher
Yaping	Store Clerk
James J. Ritz	Maitre d'
Casey Boersma	Josh at Two and a Half,Josh at Three
Daniel Henson	Josh at Seven
Tara Blanchard	Erin at Five
Ryan Townsend	Waiter
Michael Chapman	Waiter
Robert Alan Beuth	Obstetrician
Maggie Lawson	Jamie Vaughn
Marco Grazzini	Rick
Zibby Allen	Lucy
Frances Flanagan	Anita Vaughn
Jenny Mitchell	Dana Sutton
Jay Hindle	Eric Duncan
Jacob Richter	Matt Van Horne
Andrea Rosolia	Quentin
Corina Akeson	Karen Van Horne
Laura Jaye	Olga
Jag Bal	Alex
Eric Clapton	Composer
Marc Shaiman	Composer
Christopher Nickel	Composer

Technical Credits

Alan Zweibel

Jessie Nelson

Tracy Andreen

Rob Reiner	Director,Producer
Alan Zweibel	Screenwriter,Producer
Jessie Nelson	Screenwriter,Producer
Frank Capra III	Executive Producer
Charles Gibson	Special Effects
Paul Lombardi	Special Effects
Jeffrey Stott	Executive Producer,Producer
Dick Ziker	Stunts
Tracy Andreen	Screenwriter
Sunta Izzicupo	Executive Producer
Charles Cooper	Producer
Harvey Kahn	Producer
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Robert Eber	Sound/Sound Designer
Jeffrey Scott	Producer
Frank Capra	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The Story of Us may not be up to Rob Reiner's usual standards -- with his resume, that's asking a lot -- but it certainly did not deserve the vigorous critical lambasting that turned it into a punch line. Sarcastically referred to as When Harry Broke Up With Sally, it is indeed familiar territory for Reiner: a pseudo-philosophical examination of the endurance (or lack thereof) of relationships, which borrows the same talking-to-the-camera interview format that When Harry Met Sally used so charmingly -- though here, it can get pretty cloying. People probably didn't like this movie as much because it's not always charming -- and yes, Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer do yell at each other a lot. But isn't that the point in a movie about the dissolution of a marriage? Other than the usual literate dialogue Reiner works with, there's great effort to create a montage feeling that effectively sums up this couple's 15-year union, including entire wardrobes and haircuts that may only get two seconds of screen time. Not all the scenes are good -- one of the most embarrassing involves Willis blowing up at a four-star restaurant, spewing simplistic, displaced rage at his best friends (Reiner and Rita Wilson). But Willis and Pfeiffer develop the kind of chemistry that makes even the short scenes seem like snippets of a believably messy continuum. There are no new revelations about marriage in this movie, but as a case study, it's effective enough for a piece of minor pop psychology that alternates between smart and condescending commentary. The result is an underrated effort from a director who should have earned viewers' trust by now.