The In-Laws

Starring:Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini, Nancy Dussault, Penny Peyser, Arlene Golonka, Michael Lembeck, Paul L. Smith, Carmine Caridi, Ed Begley Jr., Sammy Smith, James Hong, Barbara Dana, Rozsika Halmos, Ãlvaro CarcaÃ±o, Jorge Zepeda, Sergio CalderÃ³n, David Paymer, Kent Williams, John Hancock
Director: Arthur Hiller
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Amazon.com

This 1979 comedy is absolutely indispensable for fans of Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, or Andrew Bergman, who wrote the film's screenplay and went on to direct The Freshman and Honeymoon in Vegas. (Let's forgive him for Striptease.) Arkin is extraordinarily funny as a dentist who quickly grows skeptical about the wild claims of his daughter's future father-in-law (Peter Falk) that he is a CIA agent. When he is drawn into a bizarre adventure in a banana republic, however, he takes a different view. Arthur Hiller (Love Story) provides serviceable direction, but the real draw here is the perfect chemistry between the two leads and Bergman's weirdly comic mind. Watch for the look on Arkin's face when Falk's character tells a story about giant tse-tse flies. --Tom Keogh

Description

Comedy about a dentist who gets mired in the bizarre intrigues of his daughter's soon-to-be father-in-law, who claims to be a CIA agent.

Customer Reviews:

Clean Buddy Movie Comedy.......2007-04-22

This is one of the classic buddy movies of its kind. The humor and satire are funny and insightful. There is no vulgarity so you can have teenagers watch this movie. This version is much better than the Michael Douglas remake by the same title. Alan Arkin is a consumate actor who displays a surban dentist in over his head. And Peter Falk is hilarious as the CIA spy or not. Alan Arkin does a great job stealing the movie as he does in many of his movies. See Alan Arkin in the movie Poppi, a tear jerker comedy with the most adorable kids.

funnyest in-laws movie i ever seen!!!.......2007-04-12

still to this day. this is the funnyest in-laws movie ever seen!!! if you like peter falk.(the colombo)you will laugh your butts out!!!with this one!!

A classic!.......2007-03-09

So much better than the 2003 version. Every time I watch this movie my face hurts from laughing.

Far Superior to the Remake.......2007-02-22

The 1979 version of The In-Laws is so much better than the pathetic remake of a few years ago, its not even funny.

What made the original so great was the screenplay by Andrew Bergman who also wrote the scripts for Blazing Saddles, Fletch and The Freshman. Bergman's script was finely tuned to the personas of Alan Arkin and Peter Falk to a degree that few screeenplays nowadays are. Falk's character was written as a dishonest version of Lieutenant Columbo that added to the fun. Perhaps no other film could take such an ungainly phrase as "serpentine, Shelly, serpentine" and provoke so much laughter with it.

Add in the on-screen chemistry of Arkin and Falk and you have yourself a comedic winner.

How could you not laugh?.......2007-01-30

I am a longtime Alan Arkin fan (since I was a kid). After Little Miss Sunshine came out I bought some of his older films for my collection. This movie is funny...better than the more recent one.
If you liked the newer film, you'll love this one. I mean, who wouldn't laugh at this??

Average customer rating:

Very funny
Stick to the Original...
Seen the 1st one? Skip this one
WORST MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!
A Wedding Disaster

The In-Laws (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Michael Douglas , Michael Bodnar , Vladimir Radian , Robin Tunney , and Albert Brooks
Director: Andrew Fleming
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The In-Laws
Analyze That (Widescreen)
It Runs in the Family
Two Weeks Notice (Widescreen Edition)
The Whole Ten Yards (Widescreen Edition)

ASIN: B0000BWTIB
Release Date: 2004-06-01

Amazon.com

It won't steal any thunder from the 1979 original, but this breezy remake of The In-Laws offers a few solid laughs. It's blessed by the casting of Albert Brooks as one of two imminent fathers-in-law who embark on the proverbial "wacky misadventure" on the eve of a lavish family wedding. The veteran comedian plays a podiatrist (in the dentist role originated by Alan Arkin) and Michael Douglas (in Peter Falk's role) is a deep-cover agent for the CIA, unbeknownst to Brooks or his daughter, who's about to marry Douglas's son--an event also attended by Douglas's ex-wife (Candice Bergen), who remains spiteful despite her newfound Buddhist enlightenment. As an arms dealer targeted by Douglas's latest covert operation, David Suchet matches Brooks laugh-for-laugh in the movie's funniest scenes, but one drawback can't be avoided: Douglas simply isn't funny. But while the original In-Laws was arguably overrated, this remake, for all its faults, makes for an agreeable rainy-day pastime. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Family matters. Laughing matters. They're all a matter of laugh or death as Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks play opposites thrust together by their children's wedding and by CIA agent Douglas' involvement in an arms-smuggling sting operation, plunging mild-mannered podiatrist Brooks into the world of international intrigue.

Customer Reviews:

Very funny.......2006-08-24

I didn't see the original with Alan Arkin and Peter Faulk, so I have nothing to compare it with, but I thought this one was hilarious. Loved the way Michael Douglas' hair never moved, no matter what he did! I always love Candace Bergen (except maybe in MISS CONGENIALITY).

Stick to the Original..........2006-02-22

I was very disappointed with this movie. The original with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin was absolutely hilarious! This one was a bomb in its own right, but next to the original, it was a downright disaster. Do yourself a favor. Spend your hard-earned money on the original movie instead of this terrible remake. You'll love it.

Seen the 1st one? Skip this one.......2005-12-15

I can't review this for those who never saw the original--but if you liked Peter Falk and Alan Arkin you'll be disappointed here. Face it Michael Douglas is not as funny as Peter Falk, not in this movie anyway. The opening scene clued me that this was not written as well as the first-- It was completely believable that Peter Falk could be too goofy to actually be an agent (Columbo?) and that made his role so much better but Michael Douglas is just not goofy enough.
I just couldn't stay interested enough to even get to any laughs. Rent the original again, you'll have much more fun.

WORST MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-11-23

this was one of the worst movies i had ever seen!! it was so stupid!!!!!!don't was te your time!

A Wedding Disaster.......2005-04-24

I have watched this movie so many times that I still crack up at certain parts especially when Albert Brooks decides to get in the hot tub! Albert Brooks and Michael Douglass seem like an unlikely pair but truly are one of the funniest older men together I have ever seen! Michael Douglass plays a deep CIA agent that has to decide whether to stop working for the weekend or go to his son, Mark (Ryan Reynolds), wedding. Mark is to be married to a beautiful daughter of Albert Brooks (Lindsay Sloane). The only problem is that her family has yet to meet Mark's jet packing father. Somehow Albert and Michael end up flying half way around the world and back into a world of danger. The fun really starts at the wedding rehearsal where a surprise band starts to sing the first song the couple ever sang together. I was laughing so hard the first, second, and even the third time. Though the story does die down every once and awhile the most memorable and funny scenes are with Albert, Michael, ans Ryan Reynolds. They seem to carry the story whenever it seems lacking. I would recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan of comedy!

Average customer rating:

Very funny
Stick to the Original...
Seen the 1st one? Skip this one
WORST MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!
A Wedding Disaster

The In-Laws (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Michael Douglas , Michael Bodnar , Vladimir Radian , Robin Tunney , and Albert Brooks
Director: Andrew Fleming
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The In-Laws
Analyze That (Widescreen)
It Runs in the Family
Two Weeks Notice (Widescreen Edition)
The Whole Ten Yards (Widescreen Edition)

ASIN: B0000BWTIA
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Amazon.com

Description

Customer Reviews:

Very funny.......2006-08-24

Stick to the Original..........2006-02-22

Seen the 1st one? Skip this one.......2005-12-15

WORST MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-11-23

this was one of the worst movies i had ever seen!! it was so stupid!!!!!!don't was te your time!

A Wedding Disaster.......2005-04-24

Please Teacher - Meet the In-Laws (Vol. 2)

Average customer rating:

OK, Much better
Funny, but a tad more mature than the first DVD.
funny teen aimed PG-16 anime, must see
Please Teacher

Please Teacher - Meet the In-Laws (Vol. 2)

Manufacturer: Bandai
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Anime & Manga | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Animation | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( P ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Please Teacher - Hello Again (Vol. 4)
Please Teacher - Honeymoon's Over (Vol. 3)
Please Teacher - Hot for Teacher (Vol. 1) - With Series Box
Mouse - Stealing Temptation (Vol. 1)
Please Twins - Sibling Rivalry (Vol. 2)

ASIN: B00009AV8A
Release Date: 2003-07-08

Description

Kei and Mizuho's honeymoon summer vacation in Okinawa is interrupted when they discover that Hyosuke and the gang are vacationing there, too. Though the honeymooners can't seem to get any time alone, the buds of love begin to blossom for another unlikely couple. Things don't get any easier when they get home. Mizuho's sister, Maho and her mother, Hatsuho, visit Earth to, respectively, express their protest and delight to the newlyweds. Now Kei has to dodge the death threats of his sister-in-law and the romantic advances of his mother-in-law, as well as play cupid for his friend! Will Kei ever have the chance to say those three simple words to his teacher?

Customer Reviews:

OK, Much better.......2003-10-22

Kei is a 18 year old boy in a class full of 15 year olds because of a strange disease he calls a "Standstill" that put him in a coma for 3 years. None of his friends know this because he tries to keep it a secret.
Now after a series of pretty awkward events he finds himself married to his teacher who happens to be a young, attractive, half human Alien undercover galactic reporter. Which isn't a problem so much as keeping it a secret from everyone else. And thats just where the problems start...

For story line info read the Amazon review. I'm just going to comment on my overall impression of the disk.

The first installment was so close to the books you could've followed along page by page. This disk breaks away without breaking away from the story line (much). Kind of like this is what happened between the chapters in the book.
I didn't get into the first disk but I'm really glad I gave the second disk a try. The story is good. The gags and awkward situations are better played. And Mizuho's little sister Maho (which is the Japanese word for either witch or magic - can't remember which) was done very well and turned out to be a cute little atom bomb. I think the book series made her out to be a little older and portrayed her concern for her sister a little better. The American voice for Maho was a little strange but bearable as is Kei's voice.
The art is very good. The music is ok. The extras are pretty decent - theres a full length video to the opening song that's pretty nice.
Because of this disk I'll finish out the series.
I still highly recommend the books (manga) to this series.

Funny, but a tad more mature than the first DVD........2003-07-26

While Kei and Mizuho try to find a peaceful place for a summer honeymoon, they run into the rest of Kei's classmates. As Hyosuke tries to find out if Kei likes her or not, the rest of the gang gets into some trouble. Adult, mature trouble. While the events happen off screen the story takes a very serious twist when two of the characters make love to each other. Now they have to decide if they LOVE each other, if you get what I mean. This makes episode 6 a very serious one.
If that isn't complex enough now add the fact that Mizuho's pretty mom and [aggrivated] sister show up to check out her new Earthling husband. Maho, the sister, acts very much like Skuld from 'Oh My Goddess!' while the mom, Hatsuho, acts very much like Urd from 'Oh My Goddess!' right down to the sexy body!

funny teen aimed PG-16 anime, must see.......2003-07-21

This is PG-16 anime! man-o-man is this DVD volume funny filled with all sorts double meanings and non-stop laughs, so if your a teen into raunchy humor, this is the show for you. We first see our two fav. people Kei and Mizuho. Having a nice honeymoon, but only to have a pint sized stalker follow Kei's every move. The two love birds leave the beach and they drive along only to find all of Keis friends there to help one of the teacher w/a man powered airplane. After a fun time every one goes back the thier rooms, has a lil fun w/every one's friend beer. After that some of the teen boys go into diff. rooms and Mizuho gets a lil suprise, needless to say she was waiting for Kei to return. Hyuske also gets his own treat. Moving along we see Mizuho and Kei, battle it out w/Mizuho's very bratty younger sis, Maho. When Mizuhos mom and sister come to visit. Thier mom (Hatshu)doesn't do any thing to Maho from threating Kei ever he ever does any thing wrong to her sister. Poor Kei has to protect himself, from her. He finally is at peace when, one the friends drops a bombshell a/b the blond teen boy. Kei settles it out w/blondie, and he gets a girl friend, but Maho gets the wrong idea about the two. Now its the last episode in the DVD, and poor Kei has dealt w/his sis-in-law, and her never ending abuse. He finally gets a chance to rest, but Maho just keeps on going. She finally gets so angry w/him that she transports him to another world after you gessed it- "getting the wrong idea". She trys to kill him, but he gets so stressed out he does into a "standstill". Mizuho comes to save Kei. And has always a funny yet touching ending.

Please Teacher.......2003-07-16

Just to start off, Please Teacher is a very nicly done anime. Anyways, the first episode of the volume starts off with Kei and Ms. Kazami on their honeymoon on a southern island. They soon find out that Hyosuke, Matagu and the others are on the island too. The second episode is one of the most serious episodes I think of the whole series. Hyosuke and Kaede have to work out the feelings they have torwards each other. The second episode also deels with when Kei meets Ms. Kazami's mother and little sister. With Maho (Ms. Kazami's little sister) trying to get rid of Kei and Hatsuho's (Ms. Kazami's mother) advances. The third has to do mostly about Kei, Ms. Kazami and Ms. Kazami's mother and sister working everything out between each other. The series is funny but it does have quite a lot of serious moments. The one thing that impresses me most about this series is the way the students have problems just like teen, everyday problems such as love and friendship. Please Teacher is ranked up with Evangelion and .hack//SIGN

Classic Laws & Good Citizenship Films DVD w/ Law in Society, Social Responsibility & Cheating Themes

Average customer rating:

Classic Laws & Good Citizenship Films DVD w/ Law in Society, Social Responsibility & Cheating Themes

Manufacturer: Quality Information Publishers, Inc.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
ASIN: B000IR78P0

Product Description

Being a good citizen sets a good example and builds the moral fiber of your surrounding community. This films collection teaches children that being honest, respectful, courteous, and polite are important and fun. Being good was never so difficult!!! Films Table of Contents: (1) Why We Respect The Law (1950) - A young boy conscious gets the better him after he steals some lumber to help build a baseball field. He goes and talks to a lawyer to seek advise about the law and turning himself in. Length: 00:12:55 (2) Am I Trustworthy (1950) - Young Johnny, who feel left out because he wasn't elected treasurer, learns an important lesson about being trustworthy. Length: 00: 10:14 (3) Cheating (1952) - John Taylor is caught cheating when he struggle with his math studies and gets "extra" help from his friend Mary. His classmates verbal abuse him as he learns the consequences of cheating are harsh in this off the wall classic. Length: 00:11:33 (4) How Honest Are You? (1950) - If you saw someone stealing what would you do? Honesty isn't always so easy. Length: 00:13:44 (5) Law & Social Controls (1949) - There are three main forms "Social Controls." "Custom (what we usually do), moral code (what we should do), and law (what we must do)," are shown in scenarios in a teen canteen. Length: 00:10:36 (6) Lets Be Good Citizens At School (1953) - Tommy always has trouble being on time and everyone know being on time is part of being a good citizen. Length: 00:09:01 (7) Other Peoples Property (1951) - Three young boys put a stink bomb into a teachers wastebasket as a prank, but the prank leads to disaster. The boys learn the consequences of property damage. Length: 00:09:23 Total run time is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes

Deadline for Action: Labor Union & Law History DVD w/ WWII Labor Unions, Laws & Relations

Average customer rating:

Deadline for Action: Labor Union & Law History DVD w/ WWII Labor Unions, Laws & Relations

Manufacturer: Quality Information Publishers, Inc.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

World War II | Military & War | Genres | DVD | Video

Labor Stories
Classic Labor Unions Films 3 DVD Box Set: 1940s 1950s American Labor Union Relations, Workers Rights & AFL-CIO History Pictures Films.
The Wobblies
History of American Labor
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)

Product Features:

Deadline for Action (1946) - 37 minutes running time

ASIN: B000IR512C

Product Description

The left-wing labor unions made this historically priceless film in 1946 that openly and earnestly criticizes big businesses and their growing power and influence over government immediately following World War Two. This film is amazing because the labor unions have actually weakened dramatically since this film was made! With an important theme, great filmmaking and wonderful metaphoric illustrations, this is a wonderful documentation of a changing mid-century America. You can't find this film on DVD anywhere else! Running time 37 minutes. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Deadline for Action (1946) - 37 minutes running time

The Whole Ten Yards (Full Screen Edition) / The In-Laws (Full Screen Edition)

Average customer rating:

The Whole Ten Yards (Full Screen Edition) / The In-Laws (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Warner 2pak
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( W ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

The Whole Nine Yards

ASIN: B0009JFD1S
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Description

Whole Ten Yards, The -- Thanks to falsified dental records, retired hitman Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis) faked his own death and has taken up a new line of work as a homemaker for his wife Jill (Amanda Peet), a novice assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past appears. It's their former neighbor Oz (Matthew Perry) who begs them to help rescue his wife from the Hungarian mob. The mission mounts into Mafioso mayhem, in this screwball sequel to the 2000 hit comedy The Whole Nine Yards. In-Laws, The (2003) -- Family matters. Laughing matters. They're all a matter of laugh or death as Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks play opposites thrust together by their children's wedding and by CIA agent Douglas' involvement in an arms-smuggling sting operation, plunging mild-mannered podiatrist Brooks into the world of international intrigue.

Average customer rating:

Clean Buddy Movie Comedy
funnyest in-laws movie i ever seen!!!
A classic!
Far Superior to the Remake
How could you not laugh?

The In-Laws [Region 2]
Starring: Peter Falk , Alan Arkin , Richard Libertini , Nancy Dussault , and Penny Peyser
Director: Arthur Hiller
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

( I ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
Hopscotch - Criterion Collection
The In-Laws (Widescreen Edition)
The Out-of-Towners
The Odd Couple

ASIN: B0000X7S20

Amazon.com

Customer Reviews:

Clean Buddy Movie Comedy.......2007-04-22

funnyest in-laws movie i ever seen!!!.......2007-04-12

still to this day. this is the funnyest in-laws movie ever seen!!! if you like peter falk.(the colombo)you will laugh your butts out!!!with this one!!

A classic!.......2007-03-09

So much better than the 2003 version. Every time I watch this movie my face hurts from laughing.

Far Superior to the Remake.......2007-02-22

How could you not laugh?.......2007-01-30

Average customer rating:

Everyone's In Its Sights

Manufacturer: CustomFlix
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

( E ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

General | Educational | Genres | DVD | Video
ASIN: B000FADG1K
Release Date: 2006-07-13

Product Description

Community discussion segments from the documentary series Guns, Grief and Grace in America. Experience a wide range of perspectives on the impact of gun violence in our communities. This user-friendly DVD features discussion clips, ranging from 3 to 12 minutes, to generate non-polarized dialog among diverse community audiences. The final segment of the three-part series Guns, Grief and Grace in America.

Average customer rating: