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© DR -THE IN-LAWS (Ne tirez pas sur le dentiste) d'Arthur Hiller (1979) p14
30/04/2013 15:55
Director Arthur Hiller presses all the right buttons with this one
Author: Martin Gordon from Adelaide
7 January 1999
I've just seen this film for the third time - the first was in 1979 when it was in the cinemas, the second was in 1989, and last night - 1999. And each time I've loved it. Somehow it catches just the right note early on, and manages to maintain it right thru the film.
I think the character of Vince (Peter Falk) is the key. At the start of the film we are convinced that he is a loud-mouthed schmuck with criminal tendencies, embarrassing and unpleasant to be around. This image slowly begins to crack, and although his behavior doesn't change one iota from start to finish, our perception of him does. So much so that by the close of the film we come to see him as a man of heroic qualities, gracious, and modest to boot. It's a very clever transformation and it's achieved via a plot that spirals hilariously out of control at dazzling speeds.
And of course the other joy of the film is the unlikely relationship which develops under fire between the zany CIA operative Falk and Alan Arkin as the dull but respectable dentist.
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© DR -THE IN-LAWS (Ne tirez pas sur le dentiste) d'Arthur Hiller (1979) p15
30/04/2013 16:00
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© DR -THE IN-LAWS (Ne tirez pas sur le dentiste) d'Arthur Hiller (1979) p16
30/04/2013 16:05
Trivia
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-After Espion mais pas trop! (2003) came out, Alan Arkin called Peter Falk to congratulate him on all the great reviews he was getting from critics recalling the original as they trashed the remake.
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-In the 2003 DVD commentary, Alan Arkin relates that Marlon Brando once told him he had seen 'The In-Laws' 20 times, and even imitated Arkin's delivery of certain lines from the film. Writer Andrew Bergman concurs that Brando's appreciation of his script was integral to getting Brando to star in Premiers pas dans la Mafia (1990).
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-Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
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-When Vince is getting directions to meet the general, the streets include "United Fruit Boulevard," a reference to the U.S. Company that historically dominated much of Central America and gave rise to the expression "a banana republic."
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-According to the audio commentary, Andrew Bergman said this was originally going to be a sequel to Les anges gardiens (1974) which had starred Alan Arkin.
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-Fran Drescher was originally cast as the daughter, Barbara Kornpett, but was fired shortly after filming began and was replaced by Penny Peyser.
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© DR -THE IN-LAWS (Ne tirez pas sur le dentiste) d'Arthur Hiller (1979) p17
30/04/2013 16:12
Autre commentaire
"The In Laws is one of my favourite comedies of all time. Alan Arkin and Peter Falk play it dead funny but deadpan, in this exquisitely crafted contemporary comedy - or is a drama that simply is it too real to be real, if you know what I mean - about a dentist, a CIA agent and lots more. Director Arthur Hiller, with a natural penchant for comedy, takes Andrew Bergman's superbly honed script and fulfills every promise with pay off after pay off. One of the many memorable scenes involves an off the wall sequence in a flight on a small plane.
The comedy is heightened by Hiller's tight rein on the performances and the camera work:
nothing is allowed to be bigger than life, creating a black undertone that pumps the humour with pathos - but the zing is in the tale. It's first a very good story and the humour spurts from the combination of character and situation. Watch this without interruption. Tape it. Steal it…see it any which way you can."
Andrew L. Urban
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© DR -THE IN-LAWS (Ne tirez pas sur le dentiste) d'Arthur Hiller (1979) p18
30/04/2013 16:36
La critique de Louise Keller
"The In-Laws is the funniest comedy I've ever seen. It doesn't matter how many times I see it, it still feels fresh and makes me laugh as if for the first time. In fact, it has got funnier with time. Parts of the script have even become in-jokes for my entire family. A marvellous script with the perfect cast - beautifully executed - makes this one of those films that deserves to sit with the best comedies of all time. It's all played for real, not for laughs but the characters have been created with comedic flair and imagination; Peter Falk steals every scene, while Alan Arkin, his total nemesis, is wonderful as the unwilling accomplice.
There are so many memorable scenes and situation, but my favourite is at the conclusion of the fabulous flight sequence that Andrew describes above, when Vince instructs Sheldon to 'serpentine' from the plane, through the flying bullets to the safety of the waiting car. Its bizarre nature typifies what the film is all about Special mention to dentists, who will enjoy the scene when Sheldon is absconded from his dental surgery, while a patient waits (for a very long time) with mouth wide open, while a cast hardens. Clever, wacky and very, very funny, The In-Laws is the best in-joke for movie lovers."
Louise Keller.
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