Green Card

~The story of two people who got married, met and then fell in love.

Overview

Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple. Georges Fauré, a waiter from France whose visa is expiring, needs to marry an American woman to stay in the country. Their marriage of convenience turns into a burden when they must live together to allay the suspicions of the immigration service, as the polar opposites grate on each other's nerves.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1990-12-23
Budget: $12500000
Revenue: $29888235
Runtime: 108 min

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