A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 18 nominations total
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- TriviaThe Oscar statuette used in the film is Kevin Kline's. He won it in 1989 for his performance in A Fish Called Wanda (1988).
- GoofsThe timing referred to in the film is way off. The celebration dinner before the wedding is held in the daytime before the Oscars. At the dinner, Howard states that he is getting married on Sunday, in three days. The Oscars are never held on Thursday, they have been held either Sunday or Monday. Meanwhile, this is a short time before high school graduation, which is in late May or early June. The Oscars are now being held in January or February.
- Quotes
Glenn Close: [presenting at the Academy Awards] This is Cameron's first nomination, and he's in extremely good company. Tonight he joins fellow Best Actor nominees Paul Newman for Coot, Clint Eastwood for Codger, Michael Douglas for Primary Urges...
[blows him a kiss]
Glenn Close: ... and Steven Seagal for Snowball in Hell.
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits, the cast is dancing to "Macho Man" and goofing off at Berniece and Frank's wedding reception.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Fire Down Below/In and Out/Julian Po/Bang (1997)
- SoundtracksEverything's Coming Up Roses
Written by Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne
Performed by Ethel Merman
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Featured review
Some movies want to make us think, some want to excite us, some want to exhilarate us. But sometimes, a movie wants only to make us laugh, and "In & Out" certainly succeeds in this department.
Indiana high-school teacher Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) is going to be married to fellow teacher Emily Montgomery (Joan Cusack) in three days, but the whole town is more excited about the Oscar nomination of former resident Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon). But when Cameron wins an Oscar for playing a gay soldier, he thanks his gay teacher, Howard, for inspiration. What follows is Howard denying it in an hilarious set of mishaps in a truly screwball fashion.
Kevin Kline is great, exuding gay stereotypes. Joan Cusack really has a knack for screwball antics. Debbie Reynolds is utterly hilarious as Howard's mother. And Bob Newhart is also a hoot as the homophobic principal.
Gay screenwriter Paul Rudnick really achieves a delicate balance here. He knows the stereotypes and exploits them in a way that's mostly tolerable to conservative Midwesterners and yet mostly inoffensive to the gay audience. It's not exactly progressive, but it's funny and inoffensive, and definitely a step up from the previous year's "The Birdcage."
Indiana high-school teacher Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) is going to be married to fellow teacher Emily Montgomery (Joan Cusack) in three days, but the whole town is more excited about the Oscar nomination of former resident Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon). But when Cameron wins an Oscar for playing a gay soldier, he thanks his gay teacher, Howard, for inspiration. What follows is Howard denying it in an hilarious set of mishaps in a truly screwball fashion.
Kevin Kline is great, exuding gay stereotypes. Joan Cusack really has a knack for screwball antics. Debbie Reynolds is utterly hilarious as Howard's mother. And Bob Newhart is also a hoot as the homophobic principal.
Gay screenwriter Paul Rudnick really achieves a delicate balance here. He knows the stereotypes and exploits them in a way that's mostly tolerable to conservative Midwesterners and yet mostly inoffensive to the gay audience. It's not exactly progressive, but it's funny and inoffensive, and definitely a step up from the previous year's "The Birdcage."
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- Language
- Also known as
- ¿Es o no es?
- Filming locations
- Sparta, New Jersey, USA(exterior bar scenes)
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $63,856,929
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,019,821
- Sep 21, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $63,856,929
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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