Micki + Maude

Micki (Ann Reinking) is the wife of Rob (Dudley Moore), an airheaded TV talk show host. Maude (Amy Irving) is an attractive musician who is unaware of Micki's existence, and with whom Rob falls in love. Rob is a guy who can't say no, thus when Maude announces that she's pregnant, Rob obligingly ...more

Blake Edwards, for a time one of the masters of film farce, serves one of his lightest soufflés in this enjoyable comedy of mistaken intentions. Unity of tone is everything with this form, and Edwards and Dudley Moore, as an unusually responsible bigamist, rigorously obey the bizarre laws of the fantasy world, once established. Indeed, most of the weight of the film falls on Moore's shoulders, and he is wonderful in the role. As the two wives unaware of each other's existence, neither Ann ...more