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The Out-of-Towners (1999)

 -  Comedy  -  2 April 1999 (USA)
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The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple, Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.

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Henry Clark
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Nancy Clark
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Mr. Mersault
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Greg
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Alan Clark
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Stewardess
Steve Mittleman ...
Passenger
Randall Arney ...
Passenger
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Airline Representative
William Duell ...
Lost Baggage Clerk
J.P. Bumstead ...
Boston Cab Driver
Peggy Mannix ...
Sweeper Woman
Anne Haney ...
Woman in Bathroom
Charlie Dell ...
Janitor on Train
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Rental Car Clerk
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The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple, Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview. Written by Jordan Chamerski

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They fell in love 24 years ago... and in the next 24 hours, they'll remember why.

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Rated PG-13 for some sex and drug-related humor | See all certifications »
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2 April 1999 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Bønder i byen  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£96,817 (UK) (5 November 1999)

Gross:

ESP 58,399,285 (Spain) (29 June 2001)
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Trivia

John Cleese's character of Mr. Mersault, a hotel manager, is similar to Cleese's Basil Fawlty which he played in the TV comedy series Fawlty Towers. See more »

Goofs

When Henry is singing in the shower and 'butt flossing', it's apparent that he's wearing dark-colored boxer shorts. See more »

Quotes

Henry: Do you know what your problem is? You live here. You're jaded. What you need is an outsider from let's say..O...hio! See, in the last 24 hours I have experienced more in this city that most people who have lived here their whole lives! I climbed to the top of a luxury hotel! Not in the elevator! On the actual hotel itself! And then I fell...in love with my wife all over again. And then...I had sex in front of the mayor! I mean, where else can all of this stuff happen! Only in New York!
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References Psycho (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"Limboland"
Written by Amy Ziff and Alyson Palmer
Performed by BETTY
Courtesy of The Man From B.E.T.T.Y. Records
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John Cleese Is A Bad Girl!
10 December 2003 | by (Richardson, Texas) – See all my reviews

Every time I think about that movie, I always laugh over John Cleese's character, Mr. Mersault.

He's rude, sophisticated in the outside, but he's also a transvestite who loves to dress in ladies' clothes dancing to Donna Summer's Bad Girl! And when I hear Donna Summer's song, it reminds me of John Cleese.

Another scene I liked was when they were in the limo, and a drugged Steve Martin describes his wife as being "Frisky!. He tells his wife to say that word as well as Mr. Mersault. The hotel manager loved that new word, "Frisky!".

Years ago, I went to see John Pizzarelli in concert. Afterwards, I met him & told him I liked him the movie. He started singing "That Old Black Magic". Here's the zinger, I told him that his performance was very "Frisky"! Pizzarelli laughed at my comment!

That made the movie funny for me!


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