The In-Laws (1979)

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Genre

comedy film, action film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 134 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A mild-mannered dentist meets his daughter's future father-in-law who claims to be a CIA agent. The two men get swept up in a series of comedic misadventures and dangerous situations.

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What happens

The In-Laws is a 1979 American action comedy film starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk, written by Andrew Bergman and directed by Arthur Hiller. It was filmed on various locations, including Mexico, which served as the film's representation of the fictional Central American setting. A remake was made in 2003. The film focuses on the fathers of a young couple. One of the fathers is a mild-mannered dentist, the other claims to be a renegade agent of the CIA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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