Exhibit 32


  Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
                          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, we, the undersigned
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of The Marcus Corporation
(the "Company"), hereby certify, based on our knowledge, that the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended August 28, 2003 (the
"Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.


/s/ Stephen H. Marcus
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Stephen H. Marcus
Chief Executive Officer


/s/ Douglas A. Neis
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Douglas A. Neis
Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 13, 2003