In & Out (1997)
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Critic Consensus: It doesn't always find comfortable ground between broad comedy and social commentary, but lively performances -- especially from Kevin Kline and Joan Cusack -- enrich In & Out's mixture of laughs and sexual tolerance.
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Cast
as Howard Brackett
as Emily Montgomery
as Cameron Drake
as Berniece Brackett
as Frank Brackett
as Tom Halliwell
as Peter Malloy
as Ava Blazer
as Ed Kenrow
as Walter Brackett
as Sonya
as Trina Paxton
as Aunt Becky
as Jack
as Mike
as Vicky
as Herself
as Meredith
as Mrs. Lester
as Herself
as Aldo Hooper
as Danny
as Military Attorney
as Father Tim
as Fred Mooney
as Emmett Wilson
as Reverend Morgan
as Carl Mickley
as Cousin Lenny
as Cousin Ernie
as Cousin Gretchen
as Aunt Susan
as Cousin Ellen
as Aunt Marge
as Stan Forrest
as Batchelor Party Guest
as Batchelor Party Guest
as Batchelor Party Guest
as Batchelor Party Guest
as Batchelor Party Guest
as Jennifer the Flower Girl
as Locker Room Guy
as Locker Room Guy
as Locker Room Guy
as Locker Room Guy
as Locker Room Guy
as Locker Room Guy
as Locker Room Guy
as Locker Room Guy
as Locker Room Guy
as Mrs. Baxter
as Darlene
as Bartender
as Cameraman
as Cousin Linda
as Billy's Mom
as Billy's Dad
as Classroom Student
as Classroom Student
as Classroom Student
as Classroom Student
as Classroom Student
as Classroom Student
as Classroom Student
as Classroom Student
as Classroom Student
as Student
as Student
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as Student
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as Student
as Student
as Student
as Student
as Awards Event Model
as Classroom Reporter
as Classroom Reporter
as School Reporter
as School Reporter
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as Wedding Photographer
Critic Reviews for In & Out
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Fast-moving and very funny.
Actually, the funniest parts of the movie are excerpts from the film that Cameron is originally nominated for.
Basically a one-joke farce that plays around with a once-delicate subject that by now is a mainstay even on TV.
The Hollywood stuff at the beginning with Glenn Close as an Oscar presenter and Matt Dillon as a puffed-up star on the rise is as funny and as nasty as anything in Libby Gelman-Waxner's columns.
Oz wants it both ways, though, and can't resist hammering home the message with a prolonged Spartacus-style climax quite as ludicrous as the Oscar winning film-within-the-film.
For the most part, this hilarious caper's gay characters are knee-deep in the American mainstream.
Audience Reviews for In & Out
A joyful and hilarious coming out of the closet party with a cant-miss list of stars. A wonderfully enjoyable movie with a magnificent performance by Kevin Kline.
Super Reviewer
Emily: Is everybody gay? Is this a Twilight Zone? "An out-and-out comedy" In & Out is one of those movies I'm in-between on. It's not a film I necessarily liked, but I also would have trouble saying it was a bad movie. As far as the film goes, it's pretty well made and features a good performance from Kevin Kline and a pretty solid supporting cast. It all seemed so dull though, and the film had very, very few truly funny moments. Howard Brackett is an English teacher who has been engaged for three years and plans on marrying her soon. When one of his former students wins the academy award for best actor, he makes an acceptance speech in which he thanks his gay teacher Mr. Brackett. This leads Howard to question his own sexuality, while the small, rural town goes crazy amidst the rumor and gossip. Will the wedding happen? Is Walter gay? And does anybody really care if he is? In & Out isn't a bad movie, it just wasn't my brand of comedy. It's worth a look if you think the story sounds interesting, and at the very least you'll see another good performance by Kevin Kline, plus one of Joan Cusack's funnier roles. In the end though, I could take this movie or leave it. It was easy to sit through, but it isn't anything I care to see again or anything I'll probably remember.
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Comedy about a teacher who is outted by his ex-pupil at the Oscars! Good cast. Funny scene where the girlfriend can't use the old fashioned phone. Kevin and Matt are good at comedies. Should make more!
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