| | | The FIRST Certified Crazy Person's Comedy.
Features: DVD
Comedy about a dentist who gets mired in the bizarre intrigues of his daughter's soon-to-be father-in-law, who claims to be a CIA agent.
Editor's Note
In THE IN-LAWS, Peter Falk plays a crazy CIA agent--or is he just crazy?--who meets his son's father-in-law-to-be, Alan Arkin, a respected New York City dentist, just days before their children are supposed to wed. One tangling mishap after another thrusts the two parents together as they take flight in a mad caper that includes counterfeiting, shootouts, and a South American leader who thinks he's Señor Wences. The nonstop hilarity also includes Nancy Dussault, Penny Peyser, Michael Lembeck, Ed Begley Jr., the fabulous Richard Libertini, and a wild-haired David Paymer as the cabdriver. This underrated buddy comedy is a gem from start to finish.
| Features | Audio: English, French, Spanish Mono | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese | | Widescreen Version | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 5/13/2003 |
| Running Time: 103 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1979 | | Catalog ID: 23878 | | UPC: 00085392387823 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "I'm the classic agency type----compact, low to the ground."----Vince Ricardo (Peter Falk) | | "Serpentine! Serpentine!"----Vince to Shelly (Alan Arkin) |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...A wonderful new comedy of errors....One of those rare comedy scripts that escalates steadily and hilariously..." 06/15/1979 p.C10Entertainment Weekly
"...A truly inspired farce involving espionage and potential relatives by marriage..." 03/09/2001 p.61 Total Film
"[S]aved by two terrific performances..." 02/01/2004 p.116 |
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