The In-Laws

The In-Laws (1979)

Genres - Comedy, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Family & Personal Relationships  |   Sub-Genres - Domestic Comedy, Odd Couple Film  |   Release Date - Jun 15, 1979 (USA - Unknown), Jun 15, 1979 (USA)  |   Run Time - 103 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain

Dentist Sheldon Kornpett (Alan Arkin) is a respectable man. He has a daughter who is about to marry the son of a very suspicious character, Vince Ricardo (Peter Falk). They are practically relatives already, the wedding is so near. Certainly, Sheldon already despises Vince as if he were already a well-known relative. Nontheless, Vince calls on Sheldon and convinces him to go with him on a series of wild and hilarious adventures, claiming all the while that he is a CIA agent, and that what he is doing is in the national interest. Sheldon follows Vince to a South American country ruled by a very odd man, General Garcia (Richard Libertini), who talks to his hand (which talks back). It seems that the dictator is involved in a scheme to counterfeit and undermine U.S. currency.

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in-law, espionage, family, escapades, dentist, friendship, South-America, marriage