| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Susan Aceron |
Nurse
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| Boyd Banks |
Patient
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| Candice Bergen |
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| Michael Bodnar |
Cherkasov's Bodyguard
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| Albert Brooks |
Jerry Peyser
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| Michael Douglas |
Steve Tobias
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| Vladimir Radian |
Cherkasov
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| Ryan Reynolds |
Mark Tobias
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| Maria Ricossa |
Katherine Peyser
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| Lindsay Sloane |
Melissa Peyser
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| Robin Tunney |
Angela Harris
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Comedy |
| Director |
Andrew Fleming |
| Producer |
Bill Gerber; Elie Samaha |
| Writer |
Nat Mauldin; Ed Solomon; Andrew Bergman |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
1 hr 38 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
5.6 |
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| Plot |
| It won't steal any thunder from the 1979 original, but this breezy remake of The In-Laws offers a few solid laughs. It's blessed by the casting of Albert Brooks as one of two imminent fathers-in-law who embark on the proverbial "wacky misadventure" on the eve of a lavish family wedding. The veteran comedian plays a podiatrist (in the dentist role originated by Alan Arkin) and Michael Douglas (in Peter Falk's role) is a deep-cover agent for the CIA, unbeknownst to Brooks or his daughter, who's about to marry Douglas's son--an event also attended by Douglas's ex-wife (Candice Bergen), who remains spiteful despite her newfound Buddhist enlightenment. As an arms dealer targeted by Douglas's latest covert operation, David Suchet matches Brooks laugh-for-laugh in the movie's funniest scenes, but one drawback can't be avoided: Douglas simply isn't funny. But while the original In-Laws was arguably overrated, this remake, for all its faults, makes for an agreeable rainy-day pastime. --Jeff Shannon |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
085392466825 |
| Chapters |
26 |
| Release Date |
6/1/2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Director Andrew Fleming
Jump Feet First into a Hilarious Gag Reel
3 Zany Additional Scenes
Multiple Takes of 2 Riotous Sequences with Albert Brooks
Theatrical Trailers of this and the 1979 Original
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