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The Out of Towners (The Out-of-Towners)

1970

Arthur Hiller

Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Anne Meara, Ann Prentiss ...

6.5

1,185

Comedy Written for the screen by Neil Simon, The Out-Of-Towners is witty, uproarious movie that keeps moving at Simon´s unusal frenetic pace. Incredible mishaps occur when a middle-aged Ohio couple fly to New York City for the husband´s job interview. Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis are perfectly cast as the frustrated and overwhelmed duo. Their plane can´t land; they are rerouted to Boston; their luggage disappears; and the hotel cancels their ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		TV Guide	"While it's implausible that all of these mishaps would befall a couple in 24 hours, none of these occurrences is beyond the realm of belief, and Simon has cleverly strung them together in one of his best screenplays."
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'The Out-of-Towners' jogs doggedly on the treadmill of comedy, working up a sweat but not getting much of anywhere. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		John Mahoney The Hollywood Reporter	"It is the closest the sound film has come to recapturing the genius of the silent movie chase comedy."

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