In & Out (1997)

Regista:

Frank Oz

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Paul Rudnick (written by)

Data di uscita:

19 settembre 1997 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy

Slogan:

An out-and-out comedy.

Plot:

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.

Plot Keywords:

Gay Lead Character | Literature | TV Magazine | Television | Film In Film

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 10 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Hilarious

Cast

Kevin Kline	...	Howard Brackett
Joan Cusack	...	Emily Montgomery
Tom Selleck	...	Peter Malloy
Matt Dillon	...	Cameron Drake
Debbie Reynolds	...	Berniece Brackett
Wilford Brimley	...	Frank Brackett
Bob Newhart	...	Tom Halliwell
Gregory Jbara	...	Walter Brackett
Shalom Harlow	...	Sonya
Shawn Hatosy	...	Jack
Zak Orth	...	Mike
Lauren Ambrose	...	Vicky
Alexandra Holden	...	Meredith
Lewis J. Stadlen	...	Ed Kenrow
Deborah Rush	...	Ava Blazer

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some strong language.

Durata:

90 min | USA:92 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Peru:14 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34955) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Luoghi delle riprese:

Clinton, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Curiosità:

The high school scenes were mostly shot at Pompton Lakes High School, yet the school and town receive no mention in the closing credits.

Errori:

Continuity: When Peter Malloy walks in on Howard Brackett at the cafe, Howard flips his spoon off the end of the table. In the next shot Howard is holding a fork, then in the next shot he does not have any implement in his hand.

Citazioni:

Peter Malloy: Look, everyone wants to talk to Diane Sawyer or Joan London, and my network's killing me. They want me blond!
Howard: With your coloring?

Movie Connections:

Citato in Strictly Background (2007)

Colonna sonora:

With One Look

Hilarious

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."