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The Out-Of-Towners (1999)

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When Frank Sinatra sang "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere, it's up to you, New York!" he probably didn't have the same odds in mind that line up against Henry and Nancy Clark in The Out-Of-Towners. Henry (Steve Martin) is an advertising man from Ohio who runs his life on an exacting schedule. His wife Nancy (Goldie Hawn) feels the spark has gone out of their lives together. After 24 years of marriage, their children are grown and nothing is tying them to their old home, so they

PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.

Comedy

Mark Lawrence, Neil Simon, Marc Lawrence

Sep 21, 1999

Paramount Pictures

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Too much of the time the glow of the pair is dimmed by the labored slapstick and painful groaners.

October 11, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Awful remake of the hilarious Neil Simon original

June 19, 2003 Comment
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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One of Steve Martins better films, which doesn't say much.

January 1, 2007
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My two favourite comic actors team up again. Their son has just left home, so they head to New York for a break, but get into all sorts of trouble,

June 29, 2008
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