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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 7654
Released: November 25, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
AN OHIO BUSINESSMAN AND HIS WIFE FLY TO NEW YORK AND HAVE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
Description of The Out-of-Towners:
Arthur Hiller (Love Story) directed the film adaptation of Neil Simon's curious comedy about a pair of non-New Yorkers (Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis) having a hellish visit to the Big Apple on the eve of a job interview for Lemmon's character. Made in 1970, this hectic film almost seems ahead of its time when compared to more recent misery-piled-on-misery comedies such as Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The couple in this film endure everything that can go wrong on a trip, including being forced to spend the night in a mugger-happy Central Park. The strange element in Simon's script, though, is that Lemmon's character is so unpleasant. A middle-class, uptight guy who can't believe that New Yorkers in the service profession don't perform their jobs slavishly, he's kind of a one-note joke that quickly wears thin. Remade with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. --Tom Keogh
The Out-of-Towners Reviews:
A classic 
2009-08-02 - I watched this movie with my dad when I was little. My dad has passed away and watching it again I remember how much we laughed together. I am glad I was able to find it. It is a very funny movie
Should have closed out of town 
2009-07-23 - This is one of those movies that apparently nobody has a neutral opinion on. It's either a cinematic masterpiece or a turkey. I gravitate toward the second opinion.
The story, as such, concerns a couple who arrive in New York and have everything possible go wrong. It could have been funny, but Jack Lemmon- who I usually like- misses totally. Instead of being a sympathetic character, his constant bitching and whining about every misfortune becomes irritating, and eventually you don't care if anything happens to him. You almost want someone to finish him off and end the movie.
Sandy Dennis, who I always considered to be an adequate- not great- actress, actually hits the marks better, and her character is much more likeable.
Beware. Rent this one before you buy it.
HILARIOUS!!!
2009-04-21 - I couldn't quit laughing through the whole movie. The actors were great and the plot was hilarious!
never got the dvd to review 
2009-04-05 - never recieved the dvd. seller dvdlegace never replied just took the money and ran
Laugh Out Loud Funny
2009-02-18 - This is one of the all time great comedies. Even though it is over 30 years olds, the humor is timeless.
