The fine line between love and nausea

Just when you think you've seen it all in a lifetime, the near-impossible happens. My best friend and fellow 80s aficionado is giving up his longtime amateur status and is going pro.

Good luck, Blake. I put together this list just for you, in the unlikely event you need a little matrimonial inspiration between now and the big day.

15 Awesome Movies About Marriage in the 80s:

Haunted Honeymoon (1986): Gilda Radner, Gene Wilder. "This is gonna be some wedding. A loony for a husband, and Peter Pan for his wife."

Diner (1982): Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern. "We all know most marriages depend on a firm grasp of football trivia."

When Harry Met Sally (1989): Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan. "All I'm saying is that somewhere out there is the man you are supposed to marry. And if you don't get him first, somebody else will, and you'll have to spend the rest of your life knowing that somebody else is married to your husband " (Podcast)

16 Candles (1984): Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall. "I can't believe it. You make someone a bridesmaid and they sh-t all over you."

Clash of the Titans (1981): Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin. "Call no man happy who is not dead!"

Private Benjamin (1980): Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan. "Now I know what I've been faking all these years."

The Lonely Guy (1984): Steve Martin, Charles Grodin. "Will you be my valentine? Think about it a bit. If yes then good, if not, who gives a sh-t?"

The Man With Two Brains (1983): Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner. "That was the most exciting sexual encounter - without actually having it - that I ever, almost had."

Cousins (1989): Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini. "Maria, would you dance with me?... Then, how about spending the rest of your life with me?"

Princess Bride (1987): Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn. "This is true love - you think this happens every day?"

Mystic Pizza (1988): Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts. "Daddy banging the babysitter is a really old story, Kat; it happens all the time."

Coming to America (1988): Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall. "So you see, my son, there is a very fine line between love and nausea."

She's Having a Baby (1988): Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern. "People don't mature anymore. They stay jackasses all their lives."

Easy Money (1983): Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci. "My mother-in-law, for years I wouldn't kiss her face; I end up kissing her ass."

Bachelor Party (1984): Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen. "I wish I had someone I could really respect. Hey, look at the cans on that bimbo!"

Comments

[Douglas Arthur]

Ahhh, Cousins! i had forgotten about that little gem. I really remember liking that movie a lot. But then i haven't seen it since it was in the theater, so i don't know how well it has aged...but who cares, Isabella is reason enough! Me-ow!

[Spears]

Lloyd Bridges steals all the truly great lines in Cousins. And it's always nice to see William Petersen play the villain.

[Greg Jones]

How about Micki + Maude? Dudley Moore marries Micki AND Maude, and they go into labor at the same time. A very funny film, directed by Blake Edwards.

[Spears]

When I first compiled the list, I had about 80 movies total. Some others included Krull, Excalibur, For Keeps, etc.

I ended up paring them down and it took weeks. Micki & Maude would have been a good one. I don't think it was on my original list. For some reason, I thought it was a late 70s flick.

[Big Tex]

These aren't all movies about marriage. Some of these are simply movies with a wedding in them. I love Sixteen Candles, but I wouldn't consider it a movie about marriage.

[Johnny B. Goode]

My big fear is that I'll end up like Adam Sandler in the Wedding Singer - jilted at the altar and then I'll have to end up marrying Drew Barrymore on the rebound.

[Spears]

You'd rather marry the psycho than Drew Barrymoore? She's a master of Church Tongue.

[Johnny B. Goode]

Heck, I'll marry any woman who's willing to settle for the aisle seat. That's true love.