My Brother's Wife (1989)
Barney is a guy who comes home for his father's funeral. Eleanor, his brother's wife who is Barney first love meets him and they go to the club where they first met. And Barney recalls how things kept them apart like his need to act out at his father. And his fear of commitment.
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Cast
John Ritter
as Barney
Johnathan Southworth "John" Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the...
Mel Harris
as Eleanor Goldberg-Rusher
Mel Harris is an American actress, writer and director, best known for her portrayal of Hope Steadman on the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning series Thirtysomething (1987), for which she recei...
Dakin Matthews
as Charles Rusher
Melvin Richard "Dakin" Matthews (born November 7, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and theatrical scholar. Best known as Herb Kelcher in ‘’My Two Dads’’ (1987-1989), Hamlin Ch...
Lee Weaver
Lee Wellington Weaver (April 10, 1930 – September 22, 2025) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous sitcoms including The Jeffersons, 227, Easy Street, The Cosby Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-A...
Polly Bergen
as Myra Gilbert
Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performan...
Director
Jack Bender