The Out-of-Towners (1999)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Sam Weisman

Writers (WGA):

Neil Simon (earlier screenplay)
Marc Lawrence (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They fell in love 24 years ago... and in the next 24 hours, they'll remember why.

Plot:

The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple, Henry and Nancy Clark,...

Plot Keywords:

Dominatrix | Advertising | Arrest | Car Accident | Chrysler Building New York

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Henry Clark
Goldie Hawn	...	Nancy Clark
John Cleese	...	Mr. Mersault
Mark McKinney	...	Greg
Oliver Hudson	...	Alan Clark
Valerie Perri	...	Stewardess
Steve Mittleman	...	Passenger
Randall Arney	...	Passenger
Carlease Burke	...	Airline Representative
William Duell	...	Lost Baggage Clerk
J.P. Bumstead	...	Boston Cab Driver
Peggy Mannix	...	Sweeper Woman
Anne Haney	...	Woman in Bathroom
Charlie Dell	...	Janitor on Train
Jordan Baker	...	Rental Car Clerk

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sex and drug-related humor.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Cherry Alley Productions

Trivia:

Joseph Maher's last film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Henry's necktie becomes neatly tied between shots when he is on the elevator.

Quotes:

Henry: The cops are around, we gotta lay low for a while... wow, I never thought I'd say THAT.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (#25.13)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

That Old Black Magic

Why Does Hollywood Put Out This Trash?

Anyone who saw the original 1970 movie knows how an excellent cast, script, and director can put together a comedy masterpiece. By the same token, it's easy to see how the opposite of that can create another insipid Hollywood bore-a-thon! This movie was pathetic! Had it not been for John Cleese (a comic genius), I would have walked out about 15 minutes into this dreadful waste of celluloid.

Neil Simon wouldn't write another screenplay for this version (he said that he couldn't improve on the first), and I'm surprised that after this cinematic fiasco he wouldn't sue for defamation of humor!

Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis did such a wonderful job in the original, what were the producers thinking about when they cast this one? How could the director and editor look at these scenes and think any of them were funny? I don't know, but one thing I do know---it's no surprise why foreign and independent movies are becoming more and more popular.......