The Perfect Match (1988 film)

The Perfect Match is a 1988 film directed by a first-time director, Mark Deimel. It is a romantic comedy starring Marc McClure, Jennifer Edwards, Diane Stilwell, Rob Paulsen, Karen Lorre, Jean Byron, Wayne Woodson and Kerry Sherman. The story was by Nick Duretta, David A. Burr and Mark Deimel.

Plot
Tim Wainwright is almost 30 years old. He wants to find a nice girl, so he puts an ad in the LA Reader. He is disappointed by the many unsatisfactory responses. He's just about ready to give up when he gets a reply from Nancy, who seems to be a nice girl. Tim is a man with little ambition. Nancy works a dead end job and takes college classes for fun without intent to graduate. Each exaggerates their job to impress the other: she claims to be a professor; he claims to be an entrepreneur. When the truth reveals itself, they scramble to preserve their relationship.

According to Jonathan Rosenbaum, the film is almost identical to Armyan Bernstein's 1987 film Cross My Heart.

Background
This was Mark Deimel's directorial debut. Having raised $875,000 for the film, he began filming in Southern California on June 3, 1986. A year later, it played at the Seattle Film Festival on June 3, 1987. Its theatrical release was in Southern California on May 27, 1988. On June 3, 1988, it had its release in New York City. It did not do well theatrically and by late June that year, it was released on home video.

Cast

 * Marc McClure - Tim Wainwright
 * Jennifer Edwards - Nancy Bryant
 * Diane Stilwell - Vicki
 * Rob Paulsen - John Wainwright
 * Karen Lorre (as Karen Witter) - Tammy
 * Jean Byron (as Jeane Byron) - Mom
 * Edward Mehler - Wilhauser
 * Kerry Sherman (as Kerry Sherman English) - Jeannine
 * Wayne Woodson - Tim's boss