The inlaws is a wellcast comedy starring albert brooks and michael douglas. The inlaws michael douglas, albert brooks, ryan reynolds, lindsay sloane, maria ricossa, candice bergen, robin tunney, david suchet. The earlier movie was slapdash and at times seemed to be making itself up as it went along, but it had big laughs and a kind of lunacy. American actor and producer michael douglas is known for his diverse roles in film, television, and theatre. The inlaws dvd, 2003, pan scan for sale online ebay. When prospective fathersinlaw steve tobias and jerry peyser meet for the first time to. Kirk douglas, his son michael douglas, and michaels son cameron douglas, who play three generations of a family. His first major success came with the police serial, the streets of san francisco, for which he received three emmy nominations. I shall say no more otherwise it would spoil the enjoyment of the film. Michael douglas stars as daredevil secret agentand father of the groomsteve tobias. The inlaws is an accomplished but not inspired remake of a 1979 comedy which was inspired and so did not need to be accomplished. The inlaws has a mediocre script but the actors successfully elevate the material. Peter falk, alan arkin, michael douglas, albert brooks. In this michael crichton adaptation, tom sanders michael douglas is a senior executive at a cuttingedge technology corporation on the verge of releasing an innovative new product.
Since then, as a producer and as an actorproducer, he has shown an uncanny knack for choosing projects that reflect changing. The inlaws michael douglas, albert brooks, ryan reynolds. Since then, as a producer and as an actorproducer, he has shown an uncanny knack for choosing projects that reflect. The inlaws turned out to be much better than we had expected. With albert brooks, michael douglas, ryan reynolds, lindsay sloane. The in laws has a mediocre script but the actors successfully elevate the material. Michael douglas full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. There are some consistent laughs throughout the film. On rotten tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 28% and an average rating of 4. When prospective fathers in law steve tobias michael douglas and jerry peyser albert brooks meet for the first time to celebrate their childrens upcoming marriage, the.
The inlaws dvd, 2003, widescreen for sale online ebay. The sites consensus states, despite its gimmick casting, the movie ultimately goes nowhere. This movie is ten times better than the original one from the 70s. The in laws is a 1979 american action comedy film starring alan arkin and peter falk, written by andrew bergman and directed by arthur hiller on various locations, including mexico, which served as the films representation of the fictional central american setting. The story is a fictionalized account of the tsavo maneaters, two tsavo lions that attacked and killed workers at tsavo, kenya during the building of the ugandamombasa. He holds all the usual opinions, mouths all the standard platitudes, shares all the naive assumptionsincluding his belief that he can destroy one of the mexican cartels by cooperating with the mexican authorities. The inlaws 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He tries to juggle work commitments with being there for his lad. Marks father, steve michael douglas, is a cia operative. The in laws is a remake of a 1979 screwball comedy with alan arkin and peter falk in the brooks and douglas roles, respectively, and as remakes go ive seen worse. The inlaws is a remake of a 1979 screwball comedy with alan arkin and peter falk in the brooks and douglas roles, respectively, and as remakes go ive seen worse. Fearing that jerry will compromise his current assignment if he starts blabbing to authorities, steve dragoons jerry into assisting with.
The inlaws costars are on the road to more movies together. Cia operative michael douglas and an obsessive and phobic chicago podiatrist albert brooks meet when their children are about to be married. The son of acting icon, kirk douglas, was also a savy, smart and wildly successful producer. The film is a remake of the original 1979 cult classic, which starred alan arkin and peter falk. Demille award, and the afi life achievement award the elder son of kirk douglas and diana dill, douglas received his bachelor of arts in drama from. Includes a lot of action, and michael douglas along with albert brooks play their parts very well.
The inlaws 2003 original theatrical trailer youtube. The soundtrack to the in laws andrew flemings 2003 remake of the 1979 arthur hiller cult comedy classic, this time with michael douglas and albert brooks taking the lead roles over for peter falk and alan arkin manages to cover all three bases, offering no less than four separate soundtracks and four separate moods in the course of a 17. Douglas, the son of film legend kirk douglas and british actress diana dill, received much of his education in filmmaking by accompanying his father to. Right before his daughters wedding, a mildmannered foot doctor discovers that his future sonin laws father is a freewheeling international spy.
Things are going swimmingly until jerry stumbles across some secret information. Albert brooks stars as conservative, riskaverse podiatristand father of the bridejerry peyser. This one stars albert brooks and michael douglas, and while the score was written by lalo schifrin, the soundtrack album is filled with an hour of enjoyable pop songs that pepper the film. Michael douglas does a superb job at playing a secret undercover agent. Michael douglas and albert brooks are extremely funny in this movie abouut a young couple whom plan to marry and their families meet. Albert brooks in particular is very good as a neurotic podiatrist. We highly recommend it as a mustsee a movie you be sure to want to watch again and again, so be sure to buy it. Michael douglas is mixed up in a dodgy world as an undercover agent, makes a token effort to act normally for the sake of his son, and albert brooks, the brides father, is nervous and exasperated at the strange behaviour of his precious daughters father in law to be. Academy award and golden globewinner and emmynominee michael douglas dont say a word, traffic and academy awardnominee albert brooks finding nemo, looking for comedy in the muslim world star in this hilarious remake of the classic film the inlaws. The soundtrack to the inlaws andrew flemings 2003 remake of the 1979 arthur hiller cult comedy classic, this time with michael douglas and albert brooks taking the lead roles over for peter falk and alan arkin manages to cover all three bases, offering no less than four separate soundtracks and four separate moods in the course of a 17. Talented, confident, brash but likeable actor, michael douglas, has created many indelible screen characterizations over his amazing career, always with absolute excellence. Michael douglas stars as a man whos son is about to get married. Scenes from the inlaws 2003 with michael douglas, robin tunney, albert brooks, ryan reynolds, lindsay sloane, vladimir radian and candice bergen.
Michael douglas list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Theyre all a matter of laugh or death as michael douglas and albert brooks play opposites thrust together by their childrens wedding and by cia agent douglas. The in laws michael douglas, albert brooks, ryan reynolds, lindsay sloane, maria ricossa, candice bergen, robin tunney, david suchet. The ghost and the darkness is a 1996 american historical adventure film directed by stephen hopkins and starring val kilmer and michael douglas. Michael douglas gives an energetic performance and the two work work well off each other. The inlaws ist eine usamerikanische filmkomodie aus. It runs in the family is a 2003 comedydrama movie directed by fred schepisi and starring three generations of the douglas family. The in laws is a 2003 american comedy film starring michael douglas, albert brooks, candice bergen and ryan reynolds. Major star and producer, and member of one of hollywoods most prominent families to boot, michael douglas was born to movie icon kirk douglas and british actress diana dill on september 25, 1944, in new brunswick, nj. At the recent press junket for their new film the inlaws, michael douglas and albert brooks discussed working. The key performance in the movie is by michael douglas, as robert wakefield, an ohio judge tapped by the white house as the nations new drug czar. May 20, 2003 the in laws is a remake of the 1979 peter falk alan arkin film.
The story is a fictionalized account of the tsavo maneaters, two tsavo lions that attacked and killed workers at tsavo, kenya during the building of the. He has received numerous accolades, including two academy awards, five golden globe awards, a primetime emmy award, the cecil b. The inlaws is a 2003 american comedy film starring michael douglas, albert brooks, candice bergen, robin tunney, maria ricossa, lindsay sloane and. Things are going swimmingly until jerry stumbles across some secret. The film is a remake of the original 1979 cult classic of the same name.
Michael douglas and andrew fleming in the inlaws 2003 michael douglas. The inlaws is a 1979 american action comedy film starring alan arkin and peter falk, written by andrew bergman and directed by arthur hiller on various locations, including mexico, which served as the films representation of the fictional central american setting. Theyre all a matter of laugh or death as michael douglas and albert brooks play opposites thrust together by. In this michael crichton adaptation, tom sanders michael douglas is a senior executive at a cuttingedge technology corporation on the verge of. Oct 09, 2017 michael douglas stars as daredevil secret agentand father of the groomsteve tobias. See the full list of the in laws cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. An actor with over forty years of experience in theatre, film, and television, michael douglas branched out into independent feature production in 1975 with the academy awardwinning one flew over the cuckoos nest 1975. When prospective fathersinlaw steve tobias michael douglas and jerry peyser albert brooks meet for the first time to celebrate their childrens upcoming marriage, the. The inlaws sees a host of stars in this comedy action adventure movie that in my humble opinion, is well worth watching. Nov 15, 2009 scenes from the in laws 2003 with michael douglas, robin tunney, albert brooks, ryan reynolds, lindsay sloane, vladimir radian and candice bergen.
Jerry peysers albert brooks daughter, melissa lindsay sloane, is about to marry mark tobias ryan reynolds. The in laws is a 2003 american comedy film starring michael douglas, albert brooks, candice bergen, robin tunney, maria ricossa, lindsay sloane and ryan reynolds. May 23, 2003 the inlaws is an accomplished but not inspired remake of a 1979 comedy which was inspired and so did not need to be accomplished. Cia operative michael douglas and an obsessive and phobic. With movie theaters closed, studios are turning to. Academy award and golden globewinner and emmynominee michael douglas dont say a word, traffic and academy awardnominee albert brooks finding nemo, looking for comedy in the muslim world star in this hilarious remake of the classic film the in laws. The inlaws is a remake of the 1979 peter falk alan arkin film. Jerry peyser, a mildmannered, slightly neurotic podiatrist he hates flying, heights, and any sort of change who obviously just wants to lead a careful, proper, hasslefree life, and help his daughter to have a wellordered wedding. Here are 30 of his very best acting efforts, indended as a tribute to the. The remake knows the moves but lacks the recklessness. Right before his daughters wedding, a mildmannered foot doctor discovers that his future soninlaws father is a freewheeling international spy. Michael douglas, in full michael kirk douglas, born september 25, 1944, new brunswick, new jersey, u. See the full list of the inlaws cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
Prague meeting the inlaws 2003 version movie locations. The in laws is a wellcast comedy starring albert brooks and michael douglas. What we are left with is a movie that carefully aims to be allfamily. The in laws 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Michael kirk douglas born september 25, 1944 is an american actor and producer. The inlaws is a 2003 american comedy film starring michael douglas, albert brooks, candice bergen, robin tunney, maria ricossa, lindsay sloane and ryan reynolds. Scenes for the 2003 film were shot on location in chicago. The elder son of kirk douglas and diana dill, douglas received his bachelor of arts.
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