In & Out
 | Directed by Frank Oz Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds Paramount, 1997, DVD Customer Rating: 78 reviews Recommend |
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Kline delivers a hilarious performance as howard brackett a small-townteacher who becomesbig news when a former student announces on television that howard is gay. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/23/2005 Starring: Kevin Kline Tom Selleck Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Frank Oz
When a Hollywood heartthrob (Matt Dillon, playing a Brad Pitt look-alike) "outs" his small-town high-school drama teacher Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) during the Oscar telecast, the entire (fictional) town of Greenleaf, Indiana, wonders if Howard's really gay. More to the point, Howard wonders, too — quite a dilemma considering his pending marriage to Emily (Joan Cusack), who's patiently tolerated a three-year engagement. While a TV reporter (Tom Selleck) covers the ensuing furor, screenwriter Paul Rudnick and director Frank Oz make good-natured humor their highest priority, turning the "crisis" of coming out into a laugh-out-loud spin on conventional romantic comedy. The result is a film that delivers constant laughs and a golden opportunity for its fine cast to show off their considerable comedic talents — especially Cusack, who deservedly earned an Oscar nomination for her hilarious performance as the bride who's almost as confused as her would-be husband. That Rudnick and Oz have made a great comedy that's both old-fashioned and relevant to the late 20th century is no small feat, but In & Out has no hidden agenda apart from its triumphant desire to entertain. — Jeff Shannon
Title: In & Out
Sales Rank: 7964 in DVD
Actor: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds
Director: Frank Oz
Studio: Paramount, 1998-10-21, Theatrical Release: 1997-09-19
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.85:1
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 92 minutes
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches, 0.2 pounds
- DISGRACEFUL FILM
- Its sad to see hollywood talent reduced to making pc, vile and immoral films such as this. This is just another film trying to show normalcy where none exists. When will hollywood realise no on wants to see crap like this? America is tired of the pc immoral trying to push there immorality around.Skip this movie if you have morals and intelligence More reviews
- Great cast
- An amusing and tender-hearted take on self-discovery and acceptance of differences. Every cast member is terrific: Kline at his best, Cusack incredibly funny, Reynolds seniorly sparkling, and Newhart -- well, Newhart.… More reviews
- Average.
- In & Out starring Kevin Kline is a pretty tame and predictable film. Kline is a talented actor so his performance is clever and memorable but the plot and jokes fall flat, everyone raved about this film when it was released in 1997, but I found this "coming out" story completely shallow and lifeless. Matt Dillion is also good in this, wish his… More reviews
- Comedy was mediocre...but NOT propaganda
- First let me say that i really wanted to like this movie a lot. NOT because it's a gay movie, but because i really like Kevin Kline.
The detractors say it's a propaganda film. How is showing a movie where a gay person is a GOOD person propaganda? Is the Cosby Show black propaganda, because they show a happy, rich black family? Seriously.… More reviews
- Oh Mary, this is a fantabulous movie!!
- We have LOVED this movie for years. It's Kevin Kline at his comedy best, playing a gay man thinking he's straight. What a hoot! And Joan Cusack is his beautiful bride to be. Fun for the whole family. We had it on vhs and decided that we loved it so much, we wanted it on dvd. A movie that should not be missed. More reviews
