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In & Out (1997) 6.2
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6.2/10 from 24,918 users
Metascore: 70/100
Reviews: 126 user | 88 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards. Director:Frank OzWriter:Paul Rudnick |
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Cast
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| Kevin Kline | ... | ||
| Joan Cusack | ... | ||
| Tom Selleck | ... | ||
| Matt Dillon | ... | ||
| Debbie Reynolds | ... |
Berniece Brackett
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| Wilford Brimley | ... |
Frank Brackett
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| Bob Newhart | ... | ||
| Gregory Jbara | ... |
Walter Brackett
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| Shalom Harlow | ... | ||
| Shawn Hatosy | ... |
Jack
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| Zak Orth | ... |
Mike
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| Lauren Ambrose | ... |
Vicky
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Meredith
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Lewis J. Stadlen | ... |
Ed Kenrow
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A high school English teacher is outed as a gay man by a former student while accepting an Academy Award. Comedy ensues in the teacher's private life and small town where he teaches. Story rumored to be loosely based upon Tom Hanks acceptance speech when receiving his Academy Award for "Philadelphia". Written by Doug Sharp <pebsdad@accessone.com>
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An out-and-out comedy.Genres:
ComedyMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 September 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
¿Es o no es? See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£923,551 (UK) (13 February 1998)Gross:
DEM 20,546 (Germany) (19 June 1998)Company Credits
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Written by Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor Willis and Peter Whitehead
Performed by The Village People
Courtesy of Scorpio Music and Mercury Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The Oscar statuette used in the film is Kevin Kline's. He won it in 1988 for Best Supporting Actor in A Fish Called Wanda. See more »Goofs
The Oscars ceremony among other fictitious elements has one basic error: the poster says it is the 68th ceremony, while the graduation banner and the pupils' hats say it is the year 1997, when the 69th Oscars ceremony took place. See more »Crazy Credits
During the end credits, the cast is dancing to "Macho Man" and goofing off at Berniece and Frank's wedding reception. See more »Soundtracks
"Macho Man"Written by Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor Willis and Peter Whitehead
Performed by The Village People
Courtesy of Scorpio Music and Mercury Records
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
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Without a doubt, much humor and good performances. The scene with the "Exploring Your Masculinity" tape (this is the one where Kline is told that real men don't dance) had me laughing so hard that I had tears in my eyes.
Unfortunately, everything that I had seen and read about this movie before I went to see it indicated that it was a case of a man who was wrongly "outed"... period. When it became evident that he was going to end up being gay (notice his foot-lifting during the kiss with Selleck), I felt very let down.
I didn't want to go see an "it's okay to be gay" movie (there seem to be enough of that type already). I wanted to see the teacher who seems to fit the "gay profile", if you will, gets falsely outed, but nevertheless is "straight".
Making Peter Malloy (Selleck) gay shows that gay doesn't have to fit any preconceived profile (remember, this is the guy who played Magnum, P.I.). But by making Howard Brackett (Kline) gay, it supports the idea that sensitive, poetry-loving (etc.) men must be gay. The viewer would have been better served had the movie stuck with the premise that gay/straight doesn't have to fit a stereotype; let "manly" Sellect be gay and "sensitive" Kline be straight.
Don't interpret this as a gay-bashing/homophobe review; it is not. I sympathize with Kline's character inasmuch as I am a man in his early 30's who is still unmarried, and occasionally catches the "how come he isn't married" sort of thing from people.