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The In-Laws(Movie, 1979)

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| 1h 43min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
The In-LawsRating: 3.3/5 (with 4444 votes)
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 respective fathers of a young couple. One of the fathers is a mild-mannered dentist, the other is a renegade agent of the CIA. ()
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About The In-Laws

In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a government agent, then proceeds to drag Sheldon into a series of chases and misadventures from New York to Central America.

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The In-Laws - Trailer(Trailer, 2:44)

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The In-Laws - Trailer (Trailer) | Alan Arkin on THE IN-LAWS (Featurette)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: New Jersey
Derivative works/Adaptions: "The In-Laws" (movie, 2003)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/15/1979
Director: Arthur Hiller
Screenwriter: Andrew Bergman
Film Editor: Robert Swink
Director of Photography: David M. Walsh
Composer: John Morris
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Роднини под прикритие"
"Um Casamento de Alto Risco"
"Skyd ikke på tandlægen"
"Skjut inte på tandläkaren"
"Stamatiste! Mi varate to giatro!"
"Öröm az ilyen szülõ"
"Skyt ikke på tannlegen"
"Por Favor Não Matem o Dentista"
"Skjut inte på tandläkaren!"
"Çilgin Dünürler"
Budget: 9,000,000 USD
Revenue: 38,200,000 USD (= 424%)

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Other movies with this title: The In-Laws (SU, 1987), The In-Laws (DE/US, 2003), The In-Laws (PL, 2021)

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