Themes: Fish Out of Water, Unlikely Friendships, Double Life
Main Cast: Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Robin Tunney, Ryan Reynolds, Candice Bergen
Release Year: 2003
Country: US
Run Time: 98 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Lots of people have misgiving about their in-laws, but in this offbeat comedy, a man discovers that his new son-in-law's father is significantly stranger than he's able to deal with. Jerry Peyser (Albert Brooks) is a well-meaning but slightly anal-retentive podiatrist who doesn't much care for surprises in his life. When his daughter Melissa (Lindsay Sloane) announces she's going to marry her boyfriend, Mark Tobias (Ryan Reynolds), Jerry figures that helping his wife plan the wedding and getting through the ceremony is as much excitement as he needs or wants. However, when Jerry and his wife, Katherine (Maria Ricossa), meet Mark's father for the first time, Steve Tobias (Michael Douglas) ends up taking Jerry on the ride of his life. Both Mark and Steve's ex-wife, Judy (Candice Bergen), seem to have a decidedly ambivalent attitude about Steve, and Jerry finds out why -- Steve is actually an undercover agent for the CIA. In the guise of doing Steve a favor, Jerry gets dragged into a strange and dangerous episode involving international arms dealers, French super-villains, heavily armed men's room attendants, and a stolen private jet belonging to Barbra Streisand, as well as several less-than-pleasant encounters with Angela (Robin Tunney), Steve's colleague in espionage who doesn't trust Jerry. The In-Laws was adapted from the memorable 1979 comedy of the same name, in which Alan Arkin and Peter Falk played the mismatched fathers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
David Suchet - Jean-Pierre Thibodoux; Lindsay Sloane - Melissa Peyser; Maria Ricossa - Katherine Peyser; Russell Andrews - Agent Will Hutchins; KC and the Sunshine Band - Himself; Matt Birman - Agent at Restaurant; Ric Waugh - Agent Thorn; Kenner Ames - Janitor; Eric Fink - Uncle Ben; Tamara Gorski - Yadira; Emmy Laybourne - Gloria Rudnick; Boyd Banks - Patient; Chang Tseng - Quan Lee; Miranda Black - Bridesmaid #4; Jeanie Calleja - Bridesmaid #3; Novie Edwards - Bridesmaid #1; Jack Duffy - Other Uncle; Sergio Di Zio - Lecture Room Subject; Billy Khoury - Thibodoux Guard #6; Drew Lee - Buddhist Monk; Perry Perlmutar - Frat Brother #3; Cara Pifko - Female Rabbi; Tamara Levitt - Bridesmaid #2; Paul Robbins - Thief at Thibodoux's; David Christo - Frat Brother #1; Aaron Abrams - Student; Susan Aceron - Nurse; Aaron Alexander - Frat Brother #2; Mike Beaver - Rude Floral Consultant; Michael Bodnar - Cherkasov's Bodyguard; Peter Brewer - Sunshine Band Member; Marcel Brouillet - Thibodoux Guard #3; Michel Brouillet - Thibodoux Guard #4; Jason Frost - Sunshine Band Member; Ralph Hunter - Sunshine Band Member; Matthew Lantz - Dishwasher at the Marriott; Stephen Lashley - Sunshine Band Member; Charlotte McKinnon - KC Background Singer; Jeremy Mosier - Thibodoux Guard #2; Adjety Osekre - Sunshine Band Member; Vladimir Radian - Cherkasov; Stefano Rocchetti - Thibodoux Guard #5; Gregory Vitale - Thibodoux Guard #1; Luke Vitale - Thibodoux Guard #7; Maria Elide De Crescenzo - KC Background Singer
Credit
Dennis Davenport - Art Director, Cinesite - Animator, Brian Burks - Animator, Joe Mandia - Animator, Wolfgang Schamburg - Associate Producer, Ernst August Schneider - Associate Producer, Ernst-August Schnieder - Associate Producer, Markus Wade - Boom Operator, Pam Dixon - Casting, Diane Kerbel - Casting, Dr. Arnold Ross - Consultant/advisor, David Coatsworth - Co-producer, Deborah Everton - Costume Designer, Fran Allgood - Costume Designer, Kevin Barry Howe - First Assistant Director, Drew Ann Rosenberg - First Assistant Director, Simon Board - First Assistant Director, Libby Hodgson - First Assistant Director, Andrew Fleming - Director, Jim Arnett - Second Unit Director, James Arnett - Second Unit Director, Mia Goldman - Editor, Heather Persons - Editor, Andrew Stevens - Executive Producer, Tracee Stanley - Executive Producer, Oliver Hengst - Executive Producer, Linda Rizzuto - Hair Styles, Carol Hartwick - Hair Styles, Kerrie Smith - Hair Styles, Keith Large - Location Manager, Brady Breen - Location Manager, James Blacker - Location Manager, Jocelyn Pook - Composer (Music Score), James Sall - Musical Direction/Supervision, Richard Dean - Makeup, Dorota Zajac - Makeup, Suzie Ostos - Makeup, John Hobson - Camera Operator, Gilles Corbeil - Camera Operator, Jens Sturup - Camera Operator, Gerrit Dangremond - Camera Operator, Stan Barua - Camera Operator, Eric Gerrard - Camera Operator, Michael Hall - Camera Operator, Perry Hoffman - Camera Operator, Andrew McAlpine - Production Designer, Alexander Gruszynski - Cinematographer, Glen Keenan - Cinematographer, Janine Anderton - Production Manager, Ralph Denson - Production Manager, Joel Simon - Producer, Bill Todman, Jr. - Producer, Elie Samaha - Producer, Bill Gerber - Producer, Gord Sim - Set Designer, Scott D. Smith - Sound Mixer, Bruce Carwardine - Sound Mixer, Peter Shewchuk - Sound Mixer, Sound Dogs - Sound Editor, Ho Chow - Stunts, Michael Gow - Stunts, Billy Oliver - Stunts, Paul Rutledge - Stunts, John Stoneham, Sr. - Stunts, Rick LeFevour - Stunts, Sue Parker - Stunts, Michael Runyard - Stunts, John Stoneham Jr. - Stunts, Kevin Rushton - Stunts, Nick Nolan - Stunts, Rick Parker - Stunts, Randy Butcher - Stunts, Erin Jarvis - Stunts, Patrick Mark - Stunts, Brittney Banks - Stunts, Shelley Cook - Stunts, Tom Farr - Stunts, Darren Marsman - Stunts, Rebecca Stoneham Moore - Stunts, Layton Morrison - Stunts, Ed Queffelec - Stunts, Bryan Renfro - Stunts, Bryan Thomas - Stunts, Geoff Williams - Stunts, James Binkley - Stunts, Ron Webber - Stunts, Regan Moore - Stunts, Maxine Dumont - Stunts, Blair Johannes - Stunts, James Kim - Stunts, Danny Lima - Stunts, Nick Alachiotis - Stunts, Taryn Ash - Stunts, Brad Bunn - Stunts, Krystin Butcher - Stunts, Liz Charlton - Stunts, Tommy Cheng - Stunts, Janet Clay - Stunts, Curtis Hibbert - Stunts, Lisse Keeling - Stunts, Andy "Skin" Liatvni - Stunts, Angelica Lisk - Stunts, Jamie Love - Stunts, Chris Moore - Stunts, Ron Van Hart - Stunts, Rick Forsayeth - Stunts Coordinator, Maureen Curtin - Supervisor/Manager, Richard H. Prince - Unit Production Manager, David Coatsworth - Unit Production Manager, Whitney Brown - Unit Production Manager, Nat Mauldin - Screenwriter, Ed Solomon - Screenwriter, Glen Keenan - Additional Cinematography, Jonathan "JC" Cuthbert - Production Assistant, Patrick Davis - Production Assistant, Marco Di Flaviano - Production Assistant, Melanie Donkers - Production Assistant, Alex Falovo - Production Assistant, Cindy Larocque - Production Assistant, J.T. Thomas - Production Assistant, Patrick Shearn - Visual Effects Supervisor, Jeff Kushner - Sound Effects Editor, Jane Conway - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Karen Pidgurski - Unit Publicist, Ralph Sall - Executive Music Producer, Andy Jekabsons - First Assistant Camera, Michael Galbraith - Gaffer, Tom Starnes - Gaffer, Steve Lennox - Gaffer, James A. Miller - Gaffer, Doug Novis - Gaffer, Douglas Bell - Grip, Gary Bower - Grip, Roland Gauvin - Grip, Fabian MacDonald - Grip, Wayne Goodchild - Key Grip, Bert Gouweleeuw - Key Grip, John S. Robertson - Key Grip, Lisa Dennis Kennedy - Post Production Supervisor, Robin M. Reelis - Production Coordinator, Sandra Lynne Hyhko - Production Coordinator, Pat McCarthy - Production Coordinator, Aaron Holden - Properties Master, Deryck Blake - Properties Master, Charles McGlynn - Properties Master, David E. Fluhr - Re-Recording Mixer, Christian P. Minkler - Re-Recording Mixer, Susan Marucci - Script Supervisor, Sheona McDonald - Script Supervisor, Anne Berger - Second Assistant Director, Stefanie Moore - Second Assistant Director, September Death - Second Assistant Director, Tim Singh - Second Assistant Director, Craig Henighan - Sound Effects Director, Ai-Ling Lee - Sound Effects Director, Martin Malivoire - Special Effects Coordinator, Don J. Parsons - Special Effects Coordinator, Chuck Hodes - Still Photographer, George Kratchyk - Still Photographer, Gregory King - Supervising Sound Editor, Joel Shryack - Supervising Sound Editor, Jim Kozmik - Underwater Photography, Lisa Dennis Kennedy - Visual Effects Producer, Melissa Brockman - Visual Effects Producer, Kenneth Watkins - Assistant Art Director, Michael Shocrylas - Assistant Art Director, David Fremlin - Assistant Art Director, Nick Gazda - Assistant Art Director, Cori Burchell - Assistant Costumer Designer, Nicole Gorsuch - Assistant Costumer Designer, Beatriz Salazar - Assistant Hair, Andrew Gainor - Assistant Location Manager, Monoleto Wilborn - Assistant Location Manager, Inge Klaudi - Assistant Makeup, Jonathan Pencharz - Assistant Production Coordinator, Geoffrey R. Smith - Assistant Properties, Meg Taylor - Assistant Sound Editor, Howie Galbraith - Best Boy Electric, Sean Osadzuk - Best Boy Electric, Robert S. Swander - Best Boy Electric, Glen Goodchild - Best Boy Grip, Derek Teakle - Best Boy Grip, Jim Tipping - Best Boy Grip, Chris Champion - Best Boy Grip, Michael Meade - Buyer, Marlene Rain - Buyer, Kirk Cheney - Buyer, Paul Spadafora - Camera Loader, Crystal Proctor - Casting Assistant, Joe Curtin - Construction Coordinator, Harry Haase - Construction Coordinator, Sukari McGill - Costumes Supervisor, Laura Guzik - Costumes Supervisor, Kathleen Meade - Costumes Supervisor, Kerry Dean Williams - Dialogue Editor, Jim Krauter - Dolly Grip, Nicholas M. Bacon - Dolly Grip, John Hudecek - Dolly Grip, Bob Hannah - Electrician, Rod MacNeil Jr. - Electrician, Herb Reischl Sr. - Electrician, Zamaret Kleiman - Extra Casting, Joan Philo - Extra Casting, Andy Malcolm - Foley Artist, Goro Koyama - Foley Artist, Valerie Davidson - Foley Editor, Diana Ladyshewsky - Key Hairstylist, Ann Brodie - Key Make-up, Jennifer T. Kelly - Personal Assistant, Julianne Berkowitz - Personal Assistant, Michelle Leman - Personal Assistant, Robert Midas - Personal Assistant, Sarah Milliken - Personal Assistant, Greg Payne - Personal Assistant, Michael Pfleugl - Personal Assistant, Tracy Starnes - Personal Assistant, Michael Franklin - Post Production Assistant, Benjamin Liou - Post Production Assistant, Brooke Lindsay Rogers - Post Production Assistant, Laura Williams - Production Controller, Ian Watermeier - Production Executive, Nicole Blanchard - Second Assistant Camera, Tim Kneeshaw - Second Assistant Camera, Aleks Marinkovich - Second Assistant Camera, Jeremy Oswald - Second Second Assistant Director, David Evans - Set Dresser, David Ritchie - Set Dresser, Dan Caplan - Storyboard Artist, Cinesite - Visual Effects, Voices Anonymous - ADR Loop Group, Pat Cassin - Cable Person, Michael P. Morris - Construction Foreman, Christopher Raucamp - Focus Puller, Don White - Foley Mixer, Ron Mellegers - Foley Mixer, Michael Plant - Generator Operator, Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter, Kona Cutting - Negative Cutter, Michelle Berrigan - Production Secretary, Ross Kulma - Set Medic/First Aid, Reel Medical Services - Set Medic/First Aid, Bryn Caron - Third Assistant Director, Patrick Murphy - Third Assistant Director, Julie O'Neil - Third Assistant Director, Kevin P. Boyd - Video Assist, Kevin Clark - Visual Effects Editor, Aeschylus Poulos - Art Department Coordinator, Dusty Reeves - Art Department Coordinator, Cynthia Morris - Assistant Editor, George Cunningham - Assistant Editor, Alex Garcia - Assistant Editor, Kyle Devriendt - Assistant Visual Effects Editor, Shaughnessy Hare - Second Assistant Sound Editor, Paul Jefferson - Head Carpenter, Jerry Beaudrow - Assistant Head Carpenter
Steve Tobias (Michael Douglas), is an undercover agent of CIA whose son, Mark (Ryan Reynolds), is getting married to Melissa Peyser (Lindsay Sloane). Her father is mild-mannered foot doctor, Jerry Peyser (Albert Brooks). When the two families meet for dinner, Peyser stumbles on to Steve Tobias' secret operation as he tries to set up a deal to sell a Russian submarine, the Olga, to an arms smuggler in France as a bait. As Peyser's incidental involvement increases, he is suspect by the FBI of being part of a seemly malicious deal. Dragged kicking and screaming, Peyser decides doesn't want to be involved in the deal or with Tobias' family. The two fathers-in-law end up dodging bullets, jumping off buildings, and stealing jets together as they attempt to avoid capture by the FBI.
