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My Brother’s Wife (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 96 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Jack Bender
- Starring
- Dakin Matthews, John Ritter, Mel Harris, Polly Bergen, Lee Weaver, David Byron
Returning home for his father's funeral, Barney encounters Eleanor, the woman he once loved before she married his brother. They revisit the nightclub where they first met, and as they reminisce, Barney reflects on the forces that drove them apart—his reckless behavior surrounding his father's death and his deep‑seated fear of commitment.
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