Plot

Hunter, an otherwise reserved groom-to-be, talks his neighbors Tech and Aris into pursuing their unrealized sexual fantasies. Dubious at first, Tech and Aris, an unmarried couple, finally consent.

When one's not enough, five's company, and ten's the perfect number, then the time is right for 'Beginner's Luck,' the offbeat romantic comedy for the eighties. The fun begins when Hunter, an otherwise reserved groom-to-be talks his neighbors Tech and Aris into pursuing their unrealized sexual fantasies. Dubious at first, Tech and Aris, an unmarried couple, finally consent. When couples finally do respond to their ad in the personals, unusual and comic surprises result. Complications arise, however, when an unexpected love triangle develops between the three neighbors. And to make matters worse, the triangle culminates in a menage a trois just as Hunter's rich and eccentric fiance arrives unannounced. 'Beginner's Luck,' a hilarious and deliciously irreverent comedy from the award-winning husband and wife team of Frank and Caroline Mouris.

A law student finds himself involved in a menage-a-trois with a free-spirited neighboring couple. Complications ensue when his fiancé unexpectedly shows up and he has to ensure she doesn't find out about his "extracurricular activities". Further complicating matters are problems with his mother, who is chasing after a lover of her own, and a horny co-worker who has set her sights on him.