Happy couple: John and his wife Kelly

But John Travolta was putting on a brave front with his wife Kelly Preston at the premiere of Savages in Los Angeles tonight. The pair could not keep their hands off each other, and shared a smooch as they hammed it up for the event's photographers.Happy couple: John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston shared a kiss at the premiere of Savages in Los angeles tonight.

Playful: The cheeky star spun his wife around and put his hands on his waist as they larked around Tonight's event was not the first time the Battlefield Earth star has been put on a brave face. For he has been honouring promotional duties for his first movie since 2010, which is about a violent feud between marijuana growers and a Mexican drug cartel, even though he is not considered one of the film's lead actors. He plays a corrupt DEA agent named Dennis in the film, who ends up getting dragged into the affair.So close: The Pulp Fiction star whispered some sweet nothings into his wife's ear as they enjoyed the occasion.Monday night weaver: The plugs were in and the suit was on for John's latest big movie premiere.

The coordinating couple, matching Kelly's dark-purple metallic-lace David Meister sheath dress, (how cute!) posed for cameras while Travolta laid a big one on Preston's lips. Kelly and John arrived several minutes before the film's screening but paused for pics for fans. They skipped doing any interviews but were all smiles as they walked down the carpet and into the theater hand-in-hand. We've seen Travolta out and about recently, but this is the first (photographed) public outing for the twosome together since the actor's latest legal woes, and we're glad to see them looking happy. Savages also stars Blake Lively and Benecio Del Toro and hits theaters July 6.