The In-Laws (1979) on Netflix
PG19791h 43mAdventureComedyCrime
Manhattan dentist Sheldon Kornpett is preparing for his daughter's wedding and meets the groom's father, Vince Ricardo, who claims to be a government agent and pulls Sheldon into his schemes.
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Plot summary
An organized gang hijacks an armored car and takes currency engraving plates, leaving the money behind. The plates are delivered to Vince Ricardo. In Manhattan, dentist Sheldon Kornpett is preparing for his daughter's wedding and meets Vince, the groom's father, at an introductory dinner. Vince claims to be a government agent and unsettles Sheldon with a story about a nine-month consulting trip to Guatemala. During the evening Vince hides a set of the plates in the Kornpett basement. Sheldon urges his daughter to reconsider the marriage but ends up agreeing to give it a chance. The next day Vince turns up at Sheldon's office and asks for help breaking into his office safe, and Sheldon reluctantly agrees.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The In-Laws (1979)
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- The CIA itself showed the film at the base theater at Camp Peary, the agency's Virginia training facility for recruits.
- Andrew Bergman says the film began when Warner Bros. Pictures approached him saying Alan Arkin and Peter Falk wanted to do a movie together; they seemed so perfect for each other, he thought, that in their personalities you have a rabbit and a tortoise.
- Dale Pollock of Variety wrote that Warner Bros. should have the first certifiable comedy hit of the summer, though screenwriter Andrew Bergman's humor, previously seen in Blazing Saddles, may be too wacky for mainstream audiences.
