The In-Laws
UW Cinematheque 821 University Ave., UW Vilas Hall, Room 4070, Madison, Wisconsin
press release:
THURS., 10/20, 7 p.m. THE IN-LAWS: USA | 1979 | HD Projection | 103 min.
Director: Arthur Hiller; Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini
Falk and Arkin are one of comedy history’s funniest pairings in this now classic farce. The only thing that Arkin’s wealthy dentist and Falk’s middle-class C.I.A. operative have in common is that their kids are marrying each other. But they are soon embroiled in a serpentine plot to sell U.S. currency engravings to a wacky Central American dictator (Libertini) and his indescribable companion, Señor Pepe. Andrew Bergman’s brilliant and unpredictable script contains countless nuggets of funny dialogue and throws in everything from the Bay of Pigs to The Price is Right. Bergman, a UW Madison alum, will be with us to discuss this comic masterpiece after the screening.
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