Divorce American Style (1967)

Directors

Bud Yorkin

Cast

Dick van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, Van Johnson, Joe Flynn

The story

After 17 years of marriage, affluent Los Angeles suburban couple Richard Harmon (Van Dyke) and his wife Barbara (Reynolds) seem to have it all, but they are constantly bickering. When they discover they can no longer communicate properly, they make an effort to salvage their relationship through counseling, but after catching each other emptying their joint bank accounts (at the urging of friends), they file for divorce. After his take-home income has been cut dramatically by high alimony, Richard finds himself living in a small apartment, driving a VW Beetle and trying to survive on $87.30 a week (when a McDonald's hamburger dinner cost…

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