Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his future son-in-law's father is a free-wheeling international spy.Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his future son-in-law's father is a free-wheeling international spy.Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his future son-in-law's father is a free-wheeling international spy.
A. Russell Andrews
- Agent Will Hutchins
- (as Russell Andrews)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe last name of the bride's family is Peyser. Penny Peyser played the bride in the original The In-Laws (1979).
- GoofsA submarine never would be able to get into the Great Lakes undetected, as Lake St. Clair's deepest point is 27 feet. The conning tower would be exposed the entire way.
- Quotes
Steve Tobias: This wedding is going to be as normal as butter on mashed potatoes.
- Crazy creditsAs the end credits start, the camera moves out over the water. After a while, Angela Harris (Robin Tunney) is seen waving and calling for help.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Multiple Takes with Albert Brooks (2003)
Featured review
The In-Laws: Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks Give Up the Goods, but Where are the Good Supporting Roles for the Others
The In-Laws is a sharp, genuine comedy from director Andrew Fleming. The plot is good, but sometimes, it can feel predictable and completely out of whack, but sometimes it's good to have that in a film. Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas are given the most screen time with what I thought were genuinely funny and deeper characters than they appear, at times though, the Michael Douglas character is predictable with his inner self, but saves it with another great performance. Albert Brooks is funny in this role, in a way, he carries the light spots of this movie on his back due to sharp one liners, which I believe he may have improvised. But the really snores in this film come from the sub plot, a wedding for Douglas' son played by Ryan Reynolds and Brooks' daughter played by Lindsay Sloane. The problem with the sub plot, is it is just not funny or sharp enough, Ryan Reynolds was a complete miss-cast in this role, he just isn't funny. During this subplot, we see Candice Bergen slip into the picture in one of those one liner funny roles that she does so well. Overall, if not with casting of Ryan Reynolds, maybe neglecting the sub plot, with more heavy detail on the comedic action, The In-Laws would be a fantastic comedy, but what is done is done, and you are left wondering what could have been.
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- The Wedding Party
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- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,453,431
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,319,848
- May 25, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $26,891,849
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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