Housesitter

Jun 12, 1992

1h 42m

★ 6.2

She's turning his house into a home...hers!

Overview

Con artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty home without his knowledge and begins setting up house, posing as his new wife.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Imagine Entertainment

Housesitter Trailers

Cast

Newton Davis

Steve Martin

Gwen Phillips

Goldie Hawn

Becky Metcalf

Dana Delany

Edna Davis

Julie Harris

George Davis

Donald Moffat

Marty

Peter MacNicol

Ralph

Richard B. Shull

Mary

Laurel Cronin

Winston Moseby

Roy Cooper

Reverend Lipton

Christopher Durang

Travis Keller

Heywood Hale Broun

Patty

Cherry Jones

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No overview available.

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6.8

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