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The In-Laws (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 18

Fresh: 15

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 7.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Ed Begley, Michael Lembeck

Starring: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Ed Begley, Michael Lembeck, Nancy Dussault, Richard Libertini, Penny Peyser, Paul L. Smith, Carmine Caridi, Sammy Smith

Director: Arthur Hiller

Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Arthur Hiller, William Sackheim
Composer: John Morris

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May 13, 2003

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Inspired lunacy.

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Lori Hoffman
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Very funny and engaging. There is no remake.

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Gregory Weinkauf
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silly and endearing

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09/19/04
Rich Cline
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The In-Laws is a laugh riot.

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01/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A ótima química entre Arkin e Falk, ressaltada pelo hilário roteiro de Bergman e a direção inspirada de Hiller, faz com que esta comédia seja simplesmente imperdível.

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