In & Out

Name: In & Out
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 19, 1997
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Joan Cusack, Kevin Kline

1997

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: September 19, 1997 | PG-13

Starring: Joan Cusack, Kevin Kline

Summary: When a former student's Oscar acceptance speech calls his sexuality into question, drama teacher Howard Brackett (Kline) scrambles to assert his masculinity as he prepares for his wedding.

Director: Frank Oz

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 90 min

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

As a sharky, gay TV journalist investigating the story, Tom Selleck charms by playing in contrast to his own determinedly hetero persona. Read full review

Peter Travers

The butt of the hilarious and heartfelt screenplay by Paul Rudnick (Jeffrey) is homophobia, and his sting is wickedly on target. Read full review

Elvis Mitchell

Deliver laughs and skewer a few stereotypes, thanks to extremely sly wit and a fine cast. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Aside from Dillon, who brightens every scene he's in, the delightful surprise here is Selleck, who brings wonderfully mischievous, energizing and self-deprecating qualities to the role of the dirt-digging but ultimately on-the-level broadcaster. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

The movie swirls around Kline a little too much -- he's a brilliant comic actor, but he isn't allowed to cut loose as much as we'd like, to show us the slightly loony person we know is lurking beneath this ultrasane. character's veneer. Read full review

Barbara Shulgasser

Even if the movie is not a work of comic - or philosophical - genius, its existence does foretell of tolerance gaining a foothold in a largely intolerant world. Read full review

Empire Darren Bignell

Far too light and reliant on the Hollywood romantic clich_ to explore its topic intelligently, and - appropriately enough - leaves Kline looking like a Muppet. Read full review

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LeoTs3181983

Sep 5, 2010

In & Out is a great movie. The combination of Kevin Kline as a gay teacher who's never known he's gay until his wedding day and Tom Selleck as a gay reporter who proves it to him are what makes In & Out the masterpiece it is. This is a great movie. Don't miss it.

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beingryanjude

Sep 5, 2014

Over-the-top gay fun! It's deep and powerful themes are hidden amongst great laughs and an almost coming-of-age/coming-out-of-the-closet story. Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck kiss for ten seconds--do you need more of a reason?

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lasttimeisaw

Jul 4, 2014

A commercially successful mainstream out-of-the-closet comedy in the 90s mocking the stereotypical homophobia in the provincial midwestern America, directed by the voice-of-Yoda, Frank Oz (THE STEPFORD WIVIES 2004, 4/10), and stars a dapper Kevin Cline as Howard Brackett, a high schoolA commercially successful mainstream out-of-the-closet comedy in the 90s mocking the stereotypical homophobia in the provincial midwestern America, directed by the voice-of-Yoda, Frank Oz (THE STEPFORD WIVIES 2004, 4/10), and stars a dapper Kevin Cline as Howard Brackett, a high school English teacher being outed on the 68th Oscar ceremony by his former student Cameron Drake (Dillon) in his BEST ACTOR acceptance speech, in addition to that, he is scheduled to marry his longtime fiancée Emily (Cusack) within three days.

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amheretojudge

Dec 13, 2018

To Come Out Of A Closet With A Laugh.

In & Out Oz's light hearted concept that grows into heavy intense dramatic showdown is latter a wakeup call for the society but first a beautifully crafted comic delight. What seems at first as a mere joke and gives away its intention of not taking itTo Come Out Of A Closet With A Laugh.

In & Out

Oz's light hearted concept that grows into heavy intense dramatic showdown is latter a wakeup call for the society but first a beautifully crafted comic delight. What seems at first as a mere joke and gives away its intention of not taking it seriously proves you wrong later in every frame of the screen. It is calculatively constructed with a fresh to-the-point structure that never takes its material for granted. The emotional aspect of the feature is left upon the concept to fill it in, it just communicates with you, the benign idea that boost off this film has its heart in the right place. On humor, Oz never lets you feel that the gag is forcibly imputed, each well timed punchline makes sense, even the pop culture references, you are practically wolfish for more and more.

Out of many sketches that follows the idea of the protagonist wrestling itself on his identity, the best one would be the sort of guide manual tape recording that teaches the protagonist to be a man. Now this part is one big sloppy kiss for both the actors and the writers, the writers hitting all the notes they can on mocking themselves in a spoof and satirical tone while the actor has to draw out as much as laugh he can with physical sequences where he doesn't have to share the screen.

I think it gives away the surf on performance record, Kilne as a juggling ball that is juggled by the narrow ideologies of the societies holds up for his role along with Selleck as his supporter. And supporting her is Cusack as the real victim of this entire case- or at least that is what she feels- is a pure delight while delivering her frustration over petty things. In & Out is aptly titled, it doesn't ponder over the usual semantics, it couldn't care less.… Expand

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SEROJ

Sep 18, 2018

With very few funny scenes this movie was so blank and simple i can't believe it received an oscar nomination! I don't regret watching it, but was nothing special. Actually.. it was nothing haha

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