Taglines: The cake is going to hit the fan.
When prospective fathers-in-law Steve Tobias and Jerry Peyser meet for the first time to celebrate their children’s upcoming marriage, the cake hits the fan. Dr. Jerome Peyser is a mild-mannered podiatrist with a well-organized daily routine designed to eliminate all possible sources of stress.
Meanwhile, daredevil CIA operative Steve Tobias moves through life like a heat-seeking missile. His average day consists of dodging bullets, stealing private jets and negotiating with international arms smugglers. Now he’s giving potential father-of-the-bride Jerry a serious case of pre-nuptial jitters. Steve’s dramatic entrances and exits, his cryptic references to a Russian runaway named Olga and his fight with a gunman in a restaurant washroom causes Jerry to see a vision of his daughter’s perfectly planned wedding blowing up in his face.
As far as Jerry’s concerned, letting Steve into his family takes “till death do us part” way too literally. Before he can say the wedding is off, Jerry suddenly finds himself embroiled in the chaos that follows in Steve’s wake as he is dragged kicking and screaming into a series of perilous adventures that take the mismatched in-laws-to-be halfway around the world.
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. The film is a remake of the original 1979 cult classic of the same name. Scenes for the 2003 film were shot on location in Chicago. The film failed at the box office, recouping just under $27 million, compared to its $40 million budget.
The In-Laws (2003)
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
Starring: Michael Douglas, Michael Bodnar, Vladimir Radian, Robin Tunney, Albert Brooks, Boyd Banks, Susan Aceron, Kristin Chenoweth, Tamara Gorski, Matt Birman, Richard Waugh
Screenplay by: Andrew Bergman, Nat Mauldin, Ed Solomon
Production Design by: Andrew McAlpine
Cinematography by: Alexander Gruszynski
Film Editing by: Mia Goldman, Heather Persons
Costume Design by: Deborah Everton
Art Direction by: Dennis Davenport
Music by: Klaus Badelt, James S. Levine
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for suggestive humor, language, some drug references and action violence.
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: May 23, 2003
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