History Film / Housesitter

[[TimeSkip Months later]], during a dinner party for his business, he befriends a waitress that had originally tried to avoid socializing with anyone by pretending to not know any English. After spending a night together, the waitress, Gwen (Hawn), decides to move into the abandoned house Newton had mentioned during their time together. Without money to buy furnishings or food, she convinces the town that she's Newton's new wife, and to put things on his tab. What originally starts as the perfect scheme quickly goes south when Newton decides to finally sell the house and learns of Gwen's antics...and then becomes complicated when Newton agrees to maintain the lie, because it's making Becky reconsider her feelings for him.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: Newton's BestFriend at his job admits that he's one, to the point that he'd surgically attach his lips if it meant keeping a job.

!!Tropes:

* WackyMarriageProposal: The movie begins with Newton proposing to the love of his life, Becky, by presenting her with a house he'd built for them...but she refuses, unable to see herself living with a dreamer like him.

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''Housesitter'' is a 1992 romantic comedy directed by Creator/FrankOz, witten by Mark Stein, and starring Creator/SteveMartin and Creator/GoldieHawn.

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''Housesitter'' is a 1992 romantic comedy directed by Creator/FrankOz, witten by Mark Stein, and starring Creator/SteveMartin and Creator/GoldieHawn. The film received 3 stars from noted critic Creator/RogerEbert, but currently holds a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

* After Newton makes a good impression at the party by singing "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral" at his boss' request, the homeless woman who is impersonating Gwen's mother has her own request - that he sing "Roll Out the Barrel." Gwen reacts: "Put a lid on it, will you, Mom?" The fake dad takes advantage of the roles they are playing and rebukes Gwen: "Don't take that tone of voice with your mother. Show some respect."

* MeaningfulName: The restaurant where Newton first meets [[TheDrifter Gwen]] is "The Bohemian Cafe".

* BecomingTheMask: As the deception of Gwen and Newton's marriage continues, Gwen actually begins to enjoy Newton's company. By the end, the same applies to Newton's feelings for Gwen. By the end of it, Newton's decided that he likes Gwen's world of elaborate, exciting fiction better than the real thing, and is even building a house nearby for her ''fake'' parents to live in.

* BecomingTheMask: As the deception of Gwen and Newton's marriage continues, Gwen actually begins to enjoy Newton's company. By the end, the same applies to Newton's feelings for Gwen.

[[TimeSkip Months later]], during a dinner party for his business, he befriends a waitress that had originally tried to avoid socializing with anyone by pretending to not know any English. After spending a night with her, the waitress, Gwen (Hawn), decides to move into the abandoned house Newton had mentioned during their time together. Without money to buy furnishings or food, she convinces the town that she's Newton's new wife, and to put things on his tab. What originally starts as the perfect scheme quickly goes south when Newton decides to finally sell the house and learns of Gwen's antics...and then becomes complicated when Newton agrees to maintain the lie, because it's making Becky reconsider her feelings for him.

* BestFriend: Newton's but-kissing coworker, who encourages Newton to take steps to move on from the past, and who refuses to show a project to their boss because he's worried about taking credit away from Newton.
* BrickJoke: When Gwen and Becky first meet, she explains that Newton's allowing her to charge things to his account because he's ''such'' a nice guy; the kind that just instinctively knows if you've had a long day and comes home with Chinese food so you don't have to cook. Later, Gwen realizes she's [[BecomingTheMask legitimately falling in love]] when Newton actually does bring home Chinese food.

* OppositesAttract: The main couple is Newton, am honest, barely-getting-by architect that dreams of better things, and Gwen, a lying con artist that lives vicariously but has no hope that she'll find true happiness.

* BrutalHonesty: Newton is upset at how the business he works for has sacrificed the creativity that originally inspired him, and is willing to say so to his boss' face.

[[TimeSkip Months later]], during a dinner party for his business, he befriends a waitress that had originally tried to avoid socializing with anyone by pretending to not know any English. After spending a night with her, the waitress, Gwen Davis (Hawn), decides to move into the abandoned house Newton had mentioned during their time together. Without money to buy furnishings or food, she convinces the town that she's Newton's new wife, and to put things on his tab. What originally starts as the perfect scheme quickly goes south when Newton decides to finally sell the house and learns of Gwen's antics...and then becomes complicated when Newton agrees to maintain the lie, because it's making Becky reconsider her feelings for him.

* OperationJealousy: Newton is willing to keep Gwen around because she makes Becky jealous.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Newton's best friend at his job admits that he's one, to the point that he'd surgically attach his lips if it meant keeping a job.

Newton Davis (Martin) is a struggling architect who tried to propose to his long-time love Becky (Creator/DanaDelany) with a fully-built house in their hometown, only for her to refuse. Unable to fully move on, Newton keeps the house and leaves it empty. Months later, during a dinner party for his business, he befriends a waitress that had originally tried to avoid socializing with anyone by pretending to not know English. After spending a night together, the waitress, Gwen Davis (Hawn) decides to move into the abandoned house Newton had mentioned during their time together. Without money to buy furnishings or food, she convinces the town that she's Newton's new wife, and to put things on his tab. What originally starts as the perfect scheme quickly goes south when Newton decides to sell the house and learns of Gwen's antics...and then becomes complicated when Newton agrees to maintain the lie, because it's making Becky reconsider her feelings for him.

* BecomingTheMask: As the deception of Gwen and Newton's marriage continues, Gwen actually begins to enjoy Newton's company.

* WackyMarriageProposal: The movie begins with Newton proposing to the love of his life, Becky, by presenting her with a house he'd built for them...but she refuses.