The Out-of-Towners 1970

When they take you for an out-of-towner, they really take you.

6.767 / 10   118 vote(s)
G
Comedy

George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.

Release Date 1970-05-28
Runtime 1h 38m
Directors Arthur Hiller, Andrew Laszlo, Peter R. Scoppa
Producer Paul Nathan
Writer Neil Simon

'Chaos ensues' is practically an understatement, as Mr. and Mrs. Kellerman embark on a business trip to NYC and mishap after mishap assails the poor couple. After a while, all the misfortune and unbelievable predicaments may grow annoying and/or tiresome to some viewers, but I thought the whole ordeal was pretty funny. Jack Lemmon is hilarious; Sandy Dennis is over-the-top annoying. I'll bet the script writer had a field day writing this! All in all, this film deserves a place in the annals of ultimate screwball comedy.

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