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Actors: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Inlaws |
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THE IN-LAWS was directed by Arthur Hiller in 1979.
Vincent Ricardo's son is about to marry Sheldon S. Kornpett's daughter. Vincent is an undercover CIA agent who just stole the official plates for U.S. currency. He will force Sheldon, a NYC dentist, to help him carry these plates to Honduras in order to confound General Garcia who's about to touch off an international monetary crisis by printing out billions of dollars in several different currencies. But before being able to speak to Garcia, both men will have to escape the F.B.I., the criminals who helped Vincent to steal the plates and some Central Americans bad guys. At first angry at Vincent, Sheldon will finally take some pleasure in these wild adventures.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Sheldon Cornpet is a quiet Manhattan dentist until he gets mixed up with Peter Falk and a bag full of money making engravings that a certain Latin American dictator with a talking hand named "Senor Pepe" wants.
--steve, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Inlaws |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
- 1960's-1970's
Kind of comedy
- bungling spies
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- a fight for survival
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- dictator
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Central
- The Caribbean
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
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