The In-Laws (2003/I)

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Bergman (screenplay)
Nat Mauldin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

23 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

The cake is going to hit the fan

Plot:

Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Private Jet | CIA | Father In Law | Explosion

Cast

Michael Douglas	...	Steve Tobias
Michael Bodnar	...	Cherkasov's Bodyguard
Vladimir Radian	...	Cherkasov
Robin Tunney	...	Angela Harris
Albert Brooks	...	Jerry Peyser
Boyd Banks	...	Patient
Susan Aceron	...	Nurse
Lindsay Sloane	...	Melissa Peyser
Maria Ricossa	...	Katherine Peyser
Ryan Reynolds	...	Mark Tobias
Tseng Chang	...	Quan Le
Tamara Gorski	...	Yadira
Matt Birman	...	Agent at Restaurant
A. Russell Andrews	...	Agent Will Hutchins (as Russell Andrews)
Richard Waugh	...	Agent Thorn
Sergio Di Zio	...	Lecture Room Subject
Aaron Abrams	...	Student
Emmy Laybourne	...	Gloria Rudnick
Novie Edwards	...	Bridesmaid #1
Tamara Levitt	...	Bridesmaid #2
Jeanie Calleja	...	Bridesmaid #3
Miranda Black	...	Bridesmaid #4
Gregory Vitale	...	Thibodoux Guard #1
Jeremy Mosier	...	Thibodoux Guard #2
Marcel Brouillet	...	Thibodoux Guard #3
Michel Brouillet	...	Thibodoux Guard #4
Stefano Rocchetti	...	Thibodoux Guard #5
Billy Khoury	...	Thibodoux Guard #6
Luke Vitale	...	Thibodoux Guard #7
David Suchet	...	Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
Paul Robbins	...	Thief at Thibodoux's
Mike Beaver	...	Rude Floral Consultant
Candice Bergen	...	Judy Tobias
Drew Lee	...	Buddhist Monk
Matthew Lantz	...	Dishwasher at the Marriott
Harry Wayne Casey	...	Himself (as KC)
Maria De Crescenzo	...	KC Background Singer
Charlotte McKinnon	...	KC Background Singer
Jason Frost	...	Sunshine Band Member
Ralph Hunter	...	Sunshine Band Member
Stephen Lashley	...	Sunshine Band Member
Adjeti Osekre	...	Sunshine Band Member
Peter Brewer	...	Sunshine Band Member
Kenner Ames	...	Janitor
Eric Fink	...	Uncle Ben
Cara Pifko	...	Female Rabbi
David Christo	...	Frat Brother #1
Aaron Alexander	...	Frat Brother #1
Perry Perlmutar	...	Frat Brother #3
Jack Duffy	...	The Other Uncle

Directed by
Andrew Fleming

Writing credits (WGA)
Andrew Bergman		(screenplay "The In-Laws")
Nat Mauldin		(screenplay) and
Ed Solomon		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Coatsworth	....	co-producer
Bill Gerber	....	producer
Oliver Hengst	....	executive producer
Elie Samaha	....	producer
Wolfgang Schamburg	....	associate producer
Ernst-August Schnieder	....	associate producer
Joel Simon	....	producer
Tracee Stanley	....	executive producer
Andrew Stevens	....	executive producer
Bill Todman Jr.	....	producer

Original Music by
Klaus Badelt
James S. Levine

Cinematography by
Alexander Gruszynski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mia Goldman
Heather Persons		(co-editor)

Casting by
Pam Dixon
Diane Kerbel

Production Design by
Andrew McAlpine		(as Andrew Mcalpine)

Costume Design by
Deborah Everton

Makeup Department
Ann Brodie	....	key makeup artist: Toronto
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist: Mr. Douglas, Toronto
Carol Hartwick	....	hair stylist: Ms. Bergen, Toronto
Inge Klaudi	....	assistant makeup artist: Toronto
Diana Ladyshewsky	....	key hair stylist: Toronto
Suzi Ostos	....	makeup artist
Linda Rizzuto	....	hair stylist
Beatrice Salazar	....	assistant hair stylist: Toronto (as Beatriz Salazar)
Kerrie Smith	....	hair stylist: Mr. Douglas, Toronto
Dorota Zajac	....	makeup artist: Ms. Bergen, Toronto

Production Management
Janine Anderton	....	production manager: second unit
Whitney Brown	....	unit production manager (as Whitney K. Brown)
Demetra Diamantopoulos	....	assistant production manager
Lisa Dennis Kennedy	....	post-production supervisor
Karyn McCarthy	....	unit production manager
Richard H. Prince	....	unit production manager: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
M. James Arnett	....	second unit director (as Jim Arnett)
Anne Berger	....	assistant director: Los Angeles
Simon Board	....	first assistant director: second unit
Bryn Caron	....	assistant director: Toronto
September Death	....	second assistant director
Libby Hodgson	....	first assistant director
Kevin Barry Howe	....	assistant director: Chicago
Kevin Barry Howe	....	second unit director
Richard S. Lederer	....	first assistant director: Chicago aerial unit
Stefanie Moore	....	assistant director: Chicago
Stephanie Moore	....	second assistant director: Chicago
Patrick Murphy	....	third assistant director: Toronto
Julie O'Neill	....	assistant director: Toronto
Jeremy Oswald	....	assistant director: Chicago
Andrew Pritchard	....	third assistant director: set, Toronto
Drew Ann Rosenberg	....	assistant director: Los Angeles
Tim Singh	....	second assistant director
Karen Young	....	assistant director: Toronto

Art Department
Deryck Blake	....	property master: Toronto
Dan Caplan	....	storyboard artist: Toronto
Dennis Davenport	....	art director: Toronto
Jonathan Davis	....	art department apprentice: Toronto (as Jon Davis)
David DeMarinis	....	second lead set dresser: Toronto (as David De Marinis)
David Evans	....	on-set dresser: Toronto
Dawn H. Fisher	....	third assistant art director: Toronto (as Dawn Fisher)
David G. Fremlin	....	first assistant art director: Toronto (as David Fremlin)
Nicholas Gazda	....	first assistant art director: Toronto (as Nick Gazda)
Brad Good	....	props assistant: Chicago
J. Ryan Halpenny	....	assistant art director
Jon Hunter	....	graphic artist: Toronto
Geoffrey Mandel	....	computer animation
Aleksandra Marinkovich	....	second assistant art director: Toronto (as Aleks Marinkovich)
Michael J. Meade	....	props buyer: Toronto (as Michael Meade)
Aeschylus Poulos	....	art department coordinator: Toronto
Marlene Rain	....	set buyer: Toronto
Dusty Reeves	....	art department coordinator: Toronto
David Ritchie	....	set dresser: Toronto
David Sauder	....	graphic artist: Toronto
Michael Shocrylas	....	first assistant art director: Toronto
Gordon Sim	....	set decorator: Toronto (as Gord Sim)
Keith Sly	....	lead set dresser: Toronto
Geoffrey Smith	....	assistant property master: Toronto
Richard M. Snider	....	greens coordinator: Toronto (as Richard Snider)
Odetta Stoddard	....	second set buyer: Toronto
Paul Vernon	....	carpenter
Ken Watkins	....	first assistant art director: Toronto
Kirk Cheney	....	research and development (uncredited)
David Tennenbaum	....	assistant art director: location (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bruce Carwardine	....	sound mixer: Toronto
Pat Cassin	....	cableman: Toronto
David E. Fluhr	....	re-recording mixer: Toronto
Stefan Fraticelli	....	foley assistant
Gabriel Guy	....	sound recordist
Shaughnessy Hare	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Henighan	....	sound effects editor
Gregory King	....	supervising sound editor: Toronto
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Jeff Kushner	....	sound effects editor
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Ron Malligers	....	foley mixer
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist: Toronto
Christian P. Minkler	....	re-recording mixer: Toronto
Stephen Muir	....	foley assistant
Michael Paterson	....	daily sound transferer
Joel Shryack	....	co-supervising sound editor: Toronto
Scott D. Smith	....	sound mixer: Chicago
Meg Taylor	....	first assistant sound editor
Scott R. Thomson	....	utility sound
Markus Wade	....	boom operator: Toronto
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr editor
Kerry Dean Williams	....	dialogue editor
Dan Yale	....	supervising foley editor
Kyle Alexander	....	post-production sound assistant (uncredited)
E. Niles Klein	....	sound editorial technical consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Lauren Carr	....	character technical director
Daniel Gibson	....	special effects key (as Dan Gibson)
Gary Kleinsteuber	....	special effects first assistant
Rocco Larizza	....	special effects assistant
Martin Malivoire	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Danny Albano	....	visual effects
Randall Bahnsen	....	3D motion tracking supervisor: Cinesite
Brigitte Bourque	....	composite supervisor: Cinesite
Melissa Brockman	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Brian Burks	....	digital animator
Brian H. Burks	....	3D matchmover: Cinesite
Wally Chin	....	digital artist
Wally Chin	....	rotoscope
J. Todd Constantine	....	technical assistant: Cinesite
Kyle DeVriendt	....	assistant visual effects editor: Cinesite
Michael Guttman	....	3D matchmover: Cinesite
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects artist: Cinesite
Nicole Herr	....	senior 3D matchmover: Cinesite
Chris Holmes	....	digital compositor
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	visual effects imaging supervisor
Lisa Dennis Kennedy	....	visual effects producer
Scott Kilburn	....	senior technical director: Cinesite
Lea Lambert	....	digital artist
Mark Larranaga	....	compositor
Sophia Lo	....	digital rotoscoper: Cinesite
Kenneth Nakada	....	digital matte painter: Cinesite
Jason Quintana	....	matchmover: Cinesite
Stephanie Rogers	....	3D matchmover: Cinesite
Sean Rourke	....	visual effects avid editor: Cinesite
Karl Rumpf	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Steven Schmidt	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Patrick Shearn	....	visual effects supervisor
Andrew Silvestri	....	3D matchmover: Cinesite
Corey Turner	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
John B. Wallace	....	digital artist
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	3D manager: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunt player
Taryn Ash	....	stunt player
Brittney Banks	....	stunt player
James Binkley	....	stunt player
Brad Bunn	....	stunt player
Kristyn Butcher	....	stunt player (as Krystin Butcher)
Randy Butcher	....	stunt player
Tommy Chang	....	stunt player (as Tommy Cheng)
Elizabeth Charlton	....	stunt player (as Liz Charlton)
Ho Chow	....	stunt player
Janet Clay	....	stunt player
Shelley Cook	....	stunt player
Maxine Dumont	....	stunt player
Tom Farr	....	stunt player
Rick Forsayeth	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Gow	....	stunt player (as Michael Gow)
Curtis Hibbert	....	stunt player
Jamie Love	....	stunt player
Erin Jarvis	....	stunt player
Blair Johannes	....	stunt player
Liise Keeling	....	stunt player (as Lisse Keeling)
James Kim	....	stunt player
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt player (as Rick LeFevour)
Andy 'Skin' Liatvni	....	stunt player
Danny Lima	....	stunt player (as Dan Lima)
Angelica Lisk-Hann	....	stunt player (as Angelica Lisk)
Patrick Mark	....	stunt player
Darren Marsman	....	stunt player
Chris Moore	....	stunt player
Regan Moore	....	stunt player
Layton Morrison	....	stunt player
Nick Nolan	....	stunt player
Billy Oliver	....	stunt player (as Bill Oliver)
Rick Parker	....	stunt player
Sue Parker	....	stunt player
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt player (as Ed Queffelec)
Bryan Renfro	....	stunt player
Michael Runyard	....	stunt player
Kevin Rushton	....	stunt player
Paul Rutledge	....	stunt player
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt player
John Stoneham Sr.	....	stunt player
Rebecca Stoneham	....	stunt player (as Rebecca Stoneham-Moore)
Bryan Thomas	....	stunt player
Ron Van Hart	....	stunt player
Ron Webber	....	stunt player
Geoff Williams	....	stunt player
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	....	stunt taxi driver (uncredited)
Cory Fleming	....	ground coordinator (uncredited)
Jason Gray	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Harcourt	....	stunt rigging coordinator (uncredited)
Tom Lowell	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Kevin Rushton	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Steve Schriver	....	stunt double: David Suchet (uncredited)
Brian Simpson	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Ambrose	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Max Armstrong	....	assistant camera
Doug Bell	....	grip: Toronto
Nicole Blanchard	....	second assistant camera: Toronto
Sam Bojin	....	rigging best boy: Toronto
Gary Bower	....	grip: Toronto
Kevin Boyd	....	key video assist operator: Chicago
Elizabeth Caruana	....	camera trainee: Toronto
Chris Champion	....	best boy rigging grip: Toronto
Mickinley Charles	....	gaffer
Gilles Corbeil	....	Steadicam operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator: Toronto
Michael Flood	....	generator operator: second unit
Howard Galbraith	....	best boy electric: Toronto (as Howie Galbraith)
Michael Galbraith	....	gaffer: Toronto
Roland Gauvin	....	rigging grip: Toronto
Glen Goodchild	....	best boy grip: Toronto
Wayne Goodchild	....	key grip: Toronto
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam, Toronto
Michael Hall	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Toronto
Bob Hannah	....	electric: Toronto
Charles S. Hodes	....	still photographer
Jim Holmes	....	grip
Mark Hryma	....	camera operator: Wescam, Toronto
Andy Jekabsons	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Toronto
Tim Kneeshaw	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Toronto
James Kozmick	....	underwater camera operator: Toronto (as Jim Kozmik)
Jim Krauter	....	dolly grip: Toronto
George Kraychyk	....	still photographer: Toronto
Frederick Lawrence	....	grip
Marc Lougheed	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Fabian MacDonald	....	grip: Toronto
Rod MacNeil Jr.	....	electric: Toronto
Wayne MacPherson	....	camera trainee: Toronto
Cotton Mather	....	camera operator: Motocam, Toronto
Clyde Miller	....	camera technician: Wescam, Toronto
Doug Novis	....	rigging gaffer: Toronto
Masahiro Onodera	....	camera technician: SpaceCam, Toronto
Marcus Paletta	....	grip
Michael Plant	....	generator operator: Toronto
Christopher Raucamp	....	focus puller: Toronto
Herb Reischl Sr.	....	electric: Toronto
David Reppen	....	dimmer board operator
John S. Robertson	....	key grip
Ronald Schlueter	....	video assist: second unit
Charles Simons	....	grip: second unit
Paul Spadafora	....	camera loader: Toronto
Tom Starnes	....	rigging gaffer: Toronto
Paul Zoskey	....	video assist operator

Animation Department
Billy D. Choi	....	animator

Casting Department
Crystal Kramer	....	casting assistant (as Crystal Olsen)
Rebecca Rian	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fran Allgood	....	costumer: Mr. Douglas, Toronto
Cori Burchell	....	assistant costume designer: Toronto
Carole Costello	....	costume coordinator: extras, Toronto (as Carol Costello)
Maureen Curtin	....	on-set costume supervisor: Toronto
Nicole Gorsuch	....	assistant costume designer: LA
Laura Guzik	....	costume supervisor: LA
Cindy Larocque	....	costume production assistant: Toronto
Susan MacLeod	....	seamstress: Toronto (as Susan Macleod)
Trelawnie Mead	....	second on-set key: Toronto
Kathleen Meade	....	costume supervisor: Toronto
Monica Weir	....	assistant on-set costume supervisor: Toronto

Editorial Department
Clare Bambrough	....	assistant editor
Mike Franklin	....	post-production assistant
Alexander Garcia	....	assistant editor
Berenicci Hershorn	....	second assistant film editor
Susan MacLeod	....	key cutter
Mila Patriki	....	dailies colorist
Christy Richmond	....	first assistant editor
Kurt Smith	....	color timer
Dawn M. Stoliar	....	first assistant editor
Brian Ufberg	....	first assistant editor: avid

Music Department
Jordan Corngold	....	preview music editor
Charles Martin Inouye	....	supervising music editor
Michael Lloyd	....	music supervisor
James Sall	....	music supervisor
Ralph Sall	....	executive music producer
Darrell Hall	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jeff L. Anderson	....	transportation office coordinator: re-shoots
Gord Bettles	....	picture car mechanic
Bill Boyd	....	picture car captain
Carl Severin	....	transportation co-captain
Mark Van Alstyne	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Kevin Alakas	....	assistant accountant: Toronto
Gerry Alfonso	....	payroll accountant: Toronto
Bridgett Baron	....	accountant: Chicago
Jeremy Beiermann	....	additional production assistant: Chicago
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Stephanie Lee Berger	....	weapons handler
Julianne Berkowitz	....	assistant: Mr. Douglas
Luc Bernard	....	first assistant accountant: Toronto
Michelle Berrigan	....	production secretary: Toronto
Adam Berry	....	additional production assistant: Chicago
Tiffany K. Boehmke	....	business & legal affairs: Toronto (as Tiffany K. Boehmke-Leclere)
Brady Breen	....	location manager: Chicago
Coriedus Brown	....	production assistant
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	marine
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Shawn Clark	....	production assistant
Shelley Cook	....	aerial coordinator
J.C. Cuthbert	....	production assistant: Toronto (as Jonathan 'JC' Cuthbert)
Paulette Dauber	....	publicity consultant
Patrick Davis	....	location production assistant: Toronto
Marco Di Flaviano	....	location production assistant: Toronto
Elyse Dinh	....	adr voice
Melanie Donkers	....	production assistant: Toronto
Jake Donohoe	....	post-production accountant
David Ducar	....	business & legal affairs: Toronto
Allen Dunlop	....	stand-in: Mr. Brooks
Alex Falovo	....	production assistant: Toronto
Scott Fort	....	production coordinator
Andrew Gainor	....	assistant location manager: Toronto
Kelly Gilbert	....	daily accounting assistant (as Kelly Ursacki)
Chris Glover	....	key set production assistant: second unit
Kristin Graham	....	set production assistant: Chicago
Cicely D. Harris	....	extras set coordinator: Chicago
Dawn Howat	....	assistant accountant: Toronto
Sandra Lynne Hyhkö	....	production coordinator: Toronto (as Sandra Lynne Hyhko)
Jennifer Kelly	....	assistant: Mr. Gerber
Jeremiah Kincade	....	on-set security
Ross L. Kulma	....	set first aid
Erick Kwak	....	business & legal affairs: Toronto
Keith Large	....	location manager: Toronto
Michelle Leman	....	assistant to producers
Aimee Lococo	....	female stand-in (as Amy Loccoco)
Dahla MacKenna	....	child care
Susan Marucci	....	script supervisor: Toronto (as Susie Marucci)
Pat McCarthy	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Rafal Mickiewicz	....	stand-in: Mr. Douglas
Sarah Anne Milliken	....	assistant: Mr. Fleming, Toronto (as Sarah Milliken)
Robert Mitas	....	assistant: Michael Douglas
Tom Nicoll	....	set production assistant: Chicago
Snehal Patel	....	production assistant
Greg Payne	....	assistant: Mr. Brooks
Jonathan Pencharz	....	assistant production coordinator: Toronto
Tobias Petrat	....	production intern: Toronto
Michael Pfluegl	....	assistant: Mr. Samaha
Valerie Phillips	....	assistant accountant: Toronto
Karen Pidgurski	....	unit publicist
Stefan Rand	....	production assistant: Chicago
Benjamin R. Reder	....	production counsel
Robin M. Reelis	....	production coordinator: second unit
Heather Sharpe	....	production office assistant
John Shone	....	on-set production assistant: second unit
Tracy Starnes	....	assistant: Mr. Coatsworth, Toronto
Paula Stier	....	production assistant: Chicago
John Thomas	....	production assistant: Toronto (as J.T. Thomas)
Elaine Thurston	....	production accountant: Toronto
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
Hans Turner	....	chief financial officer: Toronto
Ian Watermeier	....	production executive: Toronto
Laura Williams	....	production controller: Toronto
Erin Lacey	....	production executive (uncredited)

Thanks
Barry Gibb	....	the producers wish to thank
Paul McCartney	....	the producers wish to thank
Rhonda Silverstone	....	the producers wish to thank: Commissioner, City of Toronto Film Liason

Production Companies

• Franchise Pictures (presents)
• Gerber Pictures
• Further Films (in association with)
• MHF Erste Academy Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG (in association with)
• Epsilon Motion Pictures
• Glen Films

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Eagle Films (2003) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects and animations)

Other Companies

• Bulletproof Recording Company  soundtrack
• Cadillac Fairview  the producers wish to thank (as The Cadillac Fairview Corporation)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chicago Audio Works  production sound services: Chicago
• City of Cambridge  the producers wish to thank
• Corbis  soccer footage (as Corbis Motion)
• DeLuxe Toronto  telecine
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Sound Dogs  sound editing
• Spacecam Systems  gyro-stabilized camera system
• Todd-AO Studios  sound post-production
• Todd-AO Studios  sound re-recording (as Todd AO Studios Hollywood)
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• WMG Soundtracks  soundtrack
• William F. White International  lighting and grip equipment

Also Known As:

"Save the World" - Japan (English title)
"What a Wedding" - Belgium (English title) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for suggestive humor, language, some drug references and action violence

Runtime:

USA:98 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Canada

Language:

English | French | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39788) | Venezuela:PG-13 | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Franchise Pictures

Trivia:

Originally released to the public in trailers and previews as The Wedding Party in early 2003, and yet was touted as a remake of The In-Laws (1979). Eventually the film was renamed.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The stolen Soviet submarine could not have appeared in Lake Michigan unnoticed because it would have to pass through several locks on the St Lawrence Seaway to get there.

Quotes:

Jerry Peyser:That was fun.
Steve Tobias:Yeah blackmail! Ha ha.

Movie Connections:

References My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

Soundtrack:

Kabbi Unke Milan Ke Asha Ne

Extremely entertaining Spy Comedy works thanks to the enjoyable performances by Douglas and Brooks.

Steven Tobias (Two Time Oscar-Winner:Michael Douglas) is a CIA Operative, who's pretends to be an international armed dealers to the European Bad Guys. But he has a tough week, when his only son (Ryan Reynolds) is getting married in a couple of days to his sweet girlfriend (Lindsay Sloane). But he hasn't meet his son's girlfriend or her father Jerry Peyser (Albert Brooks) and his wife Katherine (Maria Ricossa). Now Steven has to make up for lost time for his son and his new family in-laws. But the problem is that Steven is still working undercover, when he takes them to a Chinese Restaurant. When Jerry goes to the bathroom, he overhears Steven talking to a informer (Tamara Gorski) and seeing Steven fighting with a guy, who has a gun. Now Jerry finds himself in hot water, when Steven is forced to protect Jerry from the bad guys and especially the FBI. Which the FBI Agents (Lead by A. Russelll Andrews) thinks Tobias is a rogue agent. Now Jerry has to play along with Steven. Steven wants Jerry to pretend to be an assassin as "The Fat Cobra" to impress a french terrorist (David Suchet). But this french bad-guy has a secret about his sexuality and he tries to put the moves on Jerry! Now Steven and Jerry are forced to get along as the wedding is coming soon. Which they have to accept each other differences for their kids and being future in-laws as well.

Directed by Andrew Fleming (The Craft, Dick, Nancy Drew) made an amusing comedy that has plenty of laughs and an heart as well. This is a remake of the well-remember 1979 film, a movie that i haven't seen yet. Douglas and Brooks are excellent in this movie, which sadly it was an Box Office disappointment. When it was release in the spring of 2003. Which it's too bad, because this movie is certainly more enjoyable than the average Hollywood comedy. The cast seems to be having a great time including Robin Tunney and Candice Bergen, who have their own funny moments as well. But it's Suchet is the biggest scene stealer in the movie, along with Douglas and Brooks. Suchet is the funniest character in the picture in his memorable supporting role. The soundtrack is good as well. If you are a fan of Fleming's work or especially that cast, don't miss it. Watch for some amusing cameos as well. Screenplay by Nat Mauldin (Downtown, Dr. Dolittle, Open Season) and Ed Solomon (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Men in Black, Super Mario Bros). Based on a screenplay by Andrew Bergman (Blazing Saddles, Fletch, Striptease). (****/*****).