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Synopsis: It's the early 1960s. Nuclear engineer Hank Marshall is a major in the US Army, he who works on top secret nuclear testing projects. Trouble follows him from posting to posting largely because of his mentally unstable wife, Carly Marshall, who is bipolar. During her manic phases, her already overt sexuality, which she models after such sex symbols as Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot, is ratcheted up a notch, that partying behavior which is mixed with less frequent phases of physically destructive behavior. Regardless, Hank and Carly love each other, Hank who would admit to himself that he enjoys the fact that other men find Carly attractive, which is partly why he allows her to act the way she does in public. In turn, they mutually love their now two teenaged daughters, Alex and Becky. Reassigned from their two year posting in Hawaii largely due to the ruckus Carly has caused there, they are next sent to Alabama, the base under the command of Vince Johnson, his wife, Vera Johnson, wh
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Tony Richardson
Production: Orion Home Video
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
PG-13
Year:
1994
101 min
467 Views


She needs help arranging

the furniture and unpacking

the suitcases, miss freud.

Sit down there.

The perfect pancake.

Perfect.

Girls, I know it's hard

on you, but your mother

loves you very much.

And I know you love her.

Through all the ups and downs

I've come to realize...

That what we call love

is really the exchange

of energy over time.

It's simple quantum mechanics.

You take water, for example.

Sometimes it's water,

sometimes it's ice,

Sometimes

it's steam or vapor-

It's always the same old h2o.

It only changes it's properties.

Your mother's like that.

She's like water.

I made a decision

a long time ago just

to love her basic properties.

Little did I realize, I'd gone

nuclear fission in that water.

Get it?

Get it?

I made a pun.

I went nuclear fishin'.

It's a pun.

You're a riot, dad.

And we both know

a lot more about love now.

See you later, ladies.

- He's blind and she's crazy.

- They're perfect

for each other.

Nobody woke me up.

You know how I always like

to make breakfast the first

morning in a new house.

How are the beds?

Okay.

I'm sorry.

You're always sorry.

Well, I guess

they add up, don't they?

I'm just a sorry, sorry

excuse for a mother.

If you say so, mom.

No, you're a good mother.

You know, life hands you

a lot of surprises, alex.

I guess I must be

one of yours.

Good morning, sir.

Colonel johnson?

Yes, sir.

End of the corridor.

Major henry t. Marshall

reporting for duty, sir.

- Major marshall,

good to have you here.

- Thank you, sir.

This is my executive officer,

lt. Colonel george land.

Major, we've heard

good things about your work.

Thank you, sir.

I'll let you two

get down to business.

Sit down, sit down, major.

Your trip go okay?

Your family settling in?

Yes, sir.

They're professionals.

Good, good.

Hi there,

I'm vera johnson.

And on behalf

of the fort matthews

women's welcoming committee,

I would like to welcome you

to our little community.

Thank you.

I'm carly marshall.

Thank you so much.

Flowers.

Oh, come in. I'm sorry.

You just come right on in.

- Oh, what a beautiful

doll collection.

- Thank you.

So, you've been

stationed in hawaii?

For two years,

the last two years.

Have you ever been

in mexico or south america?

Yes.

See, my father was

in the diplomatic corps...

And of course

we traveled extensively

all over the world.

My lord, when I was

growing up I don't think

I was in the same place...

For more than six months

at a time.

Well, the officer's wives,

we're doing a show.

Ooh.

It's sort of a musical revue.

Do you need any dancers?

Thank you.

Cream and sugar?

No, thank you.

You see, we're

on point here.

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