Mixing business with pleasure, Holmes tracks the clues to an underground gentlemen's club, where he and his brother, Mycroft Holmes are toasting Dr. Watson on his last
night of bachelorhood.
The more recent
phase of bachelorhood, sustained by the libertinism of the American sexual revolution, sprang forth with the great wealth showered upon Americans after World War II and was, to an astonishing degree, the creation of two well - published sex zealots, Alfred Kinsey and Hugh Hefner.
Consider the premise: A pair of middle - aged guys, Rick and Fred (Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis), are given a «hall pass» by their disenchanted wives to take a week off from the relative tedium of marriage and re-enter the alleged
heaven of bachelorhood.
Four friends (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha) celebrate the last
moments of bachelorhood for one of them by taking a trip to Las Vegas.
Working off a script written by the great Paddy Chayefsky, Borgnine infused the everyman role with humor and heartache, as Marty is badgered from friends and his mother to get married or face a
life of bachelorhood.
There is also the lecherous Russell Dunbar (David Spade), a fierce
advocate of bachelorhood and one - night stands, and Timmy (Adhir Kalyan), his overworked Indian South African assistant (promoted to regular here after a season of recurring appearances), who also flirts with engagement (of the arranged variety) this season.
As the film starts, clinic Zavala has been married for eight years his partner Taylor is enjoying the
pleasures of bachelorhood.
Those wild carefree
days of bachelorhood are laid to rest and new responsibilities are shouldered - responsibility for providing for the family, both financially and emotionally.
Mixing business with pleasure, Holmes tracks the clues to an underground gentlemen's club, where he and his brother, Mycroft Holmes (Stephen Fry) are toasting Dr. Watson on his last
night of bachelorhood.