The In-Laws | | Cast : | Peter Falk, Alan Arkin | | Director : | Arthur Hiller | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June , 1979 | | DVD Released Date : | May 13, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 13, 2005 | | Summary | Laugh until your sides ache | Content
 | Another reviewer has said that 5 stars are not enough for this film. I'll second that opinion.
If you have seen the remake with Michael Douglas, pretend you haven't and watch the way it SHOULD be done. If you've seen neither version of the film, get this one and get ready for anything.
This is above all a classically sarcastic farce between two misfits who have amazing chemistry together. Both Peter Falk and Alan Arkin are marvelous craftsmen, and their combination of silliness and genuine rolicking humor is blended in an almost non-stop pace from beginning to end. Again (as I've said in other of my reviews), minor characters are important. Ed Begley as the CIA boss adds weight and color to that aspect of the plot, and Richard Libertini as the South American dictator (I've never seen him play a sane character) adds another kind of raucous fun.
This is a comedy for anyone who appreciates true comedy. And if you meet anybody who has seen the film, just scream, "Surpentine! Surpentine!" and watch them fall apart. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 10, 2005 | | Summary | Hilarious! | Content
| The In-Laws (1979) is a hilarious movie about a dentist played by Alan Arkin who's normal tidy life is turned upside down when he meets the wacky father of the guy who is engaged to marry his daughter and the wacky in-law to be who is played by Peter Falk is a CIA agent who gets him mixed up in all kinds of adventures and problems and I highly recommend this movie, it's silly but that's part of the charm! If you like silly comedy movies that have you laughing non-stop then this DVD may be just what you want for collection of comedy movies! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 11, 2005 | | Summary | One of the greatest comedies of all time | Content
| My parents introduced me to this movie, which came out before I was born. I'm so glad it was finally released on DVD so that we don't have to watch our VHS-off-television copy when we want to see this movie. It's a delightful comedic romp, and Arkin and Falk playing perfectly off one another. Some of the other characters are a little flat (the marrying son and daughter), but the action is hilarious for the two main characters. My favorite scenes take place when they travel out of the country illegally towards the end (I won't say more so I don't ruin the plot). Definitely check this movie out, and it is one you'll want to own on DVD to watch again and again. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 30, 2004 | | Summary | Part of the reason I married my husband.... | Content
| On our first date, my husband and I discovered that we both thought this was a hysterical movie. On our second date, we rented and watched it. One of my all-time favorite movies - I laugh every time I watch it, even though I can recite most of the dialogue! Arkin & Falk are both superb in the roles they play - I can't imagine anyone else in them, and agree with another reviewer that you shouldn't even bother with the remake - it absolutely does not do justice to the original! |
| Rating | | | Date | September 15, 2004 | | Summary | Perhaps the best comedy ever | Content
| There are only a handful of truly great comedies and the original In-Laws (Falk/Arkin) is certainly among them, if not topping the list.
Skip the remake... it's simply awful; insulting to the original. |
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