- The In-Laws (1979 film)
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name = The In-Laws
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director =Arthur Hiller
producer =Arthur Hiller
William Sackheim
writer =Andrew Bergman
cast =Peter Falk Alan Arkin
studio =Warner Bros.
released =June 15 ,1979
music = John Morris
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amg_id = 1:24672
imdb_id = 0079336"The In-Laws" is a 1979 American
comedy film starringAlan Arkin andPeter Falk . The film was remade in 2003, withMichael Douglas ,Albert Brooks ,Candice Bergen andRyan Reynolds .Plot
The daughter of mild-mannered,
Manhattan dentist Sheldon Kornpett (Arkin), and the son of businessman Vince Ricardo (Falk), are engaged to be married. At an introductory dinner party, Vince tells hysterically exaggerated tales of his "consulting" work in1954 Guatemala (a subtle CIA reference). Sheldon senses something suspicious right away, and this suspicion gets stronger for both Sheldon and the audience as the movie progresses. Ultimately, Vince dupes Sheldon into joining a rogueCIA plot to rob theU.S. Treasury on behalf of an insane Latin-Americandictator (played byRichard Libertini ) who talks to a face painted on his hand ("à la"Señor Wences ).As the adventures of Sheldon and Vince become more outlandish, Sheldon becomes convinced that Vince is also insane. Still somehow he cannot abandon Vince, perhaps due to the impending marriage of their children, or perhaps due to his general decency, and goes along with his crazy schemes, having his life threatened on more than one occasion.
Sheldon eventually realizes that Vince has been telling the truth about everything, and it all works out well (and profitably) for both Vince and Sheldon.
Also featured are a very young
Ed Begley, Jr. and an even youngerDavid Paymer in supporting roles.elected cast
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Peter Falk as Vince Ricardo
*Alan Arkin as Sheldon Kornpett
*Richard Libertini as Gen. Garcia
*Nancy Dussault as Carol Kornpett
*Arlene Golonka as Jean Ricardo
*Penny Peyser as Barbara Kornpett
*Ed Begley, Jr. as Barry Lutz
*Michael Lembeck as Tommy RicardoTrivia
*The character of General Garcia pays homage to
Señor Wences and his hand puppet, "Johnny." The General presents his own hand puppet, "Señor Pepe," who, like Johnny, is created from facial features drawn on the thumb and first finger of the General's hand. Señor Pepe is the General's closest, and perhaps only, advisor.*Some of the exterior scenes (most notably where the FBI chase Sheldon into the car painter) were filmed in
Englewood, NJ .*The airport that Vince mentions (McGraw Airfield, located on Route 46 near Lodi) is a reference to
Teterboro Airport , which is located on Rt. 46, nearLodi, NJ .ee also
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The In-Laws (2003 film) "External links
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