One of those zany comedies. An absolute gem. Peter Falk, and Alan Arkin are at the top of their game.

Amusing, High energy, The two leads make this movie watchable. But the situations get so wacky, that by the end, the movie teeters on so much unbelievability, it ruins alot of the fun.

One of the very best comedies ever made, this classic stands the test of time. Falk and Arkin are fantastic. PS Beware the tremendous beuracracy in the jungle - specifically the Guacamole Act of 1917!

Great script Great lead duo in Arkin and Falk Great direction Nonstop Laughs Timeless classic comedy= PERFECTION

Without a doubt, the greatest comedy in cinematic history. Absolutely brilliant. Perfectly casted. The dynamic between Alan Arkin & Peter Falk in this film best any film duo that has ever been. Falk plays a fantastic dreamer that ‘possibly’ works for the CIA and Arkin is a dentist from New Jersey whose daughter is marrying Falk’s son. The question is, can the two father in-laws make it to the wedding while being perused by the FBI, the mafia and a corrupt foreign government cartel? This movie will never be dated. A must see!!!

The screenplay could easily have been a little tighter but Falk and Arkin are terrifically cast and the weirder the movie gets the better it is, especially in the final act.

The remake shows the idea can work but this one is NEVER funny.

The In-Laws is one of the funniest 70's comedies! Canadian director Arthur Hiller brings a lively and playful energy to his absurdist comedy The In-Laws (1979). Hiller thrusts his heroes into an oddball pairing of the straight laced Alan Arkin alongside an insane and conniving Peter Falk. They are hilarious together. Hiller delivers gritty 70's crime direction for the truck heist and safe breaker sequences alongside genuinely absurdist humor for the impromptu airplane sequence and ridiculous dictator encounter. Writer Andrew Bergman slaps two strange character actors together for a wild adventure and one of the 1970's genuinely silliest and funniest comedies. From Serpentine to the general's new flag, The In-Laws has tons of laughs. I loved the CIA reveal alongside all of Falk's truly outrageous lies, or are they? Executive producer Alan Arkin got this crazy movie made just to work with Falk and that's just sweet. Casting director Dianne Crittenden found all sorts of cool character actors for the supporting roles too! Editor Robert Swink slick cutting keeps The In-Laws at a sprinting pace for 103 brisk minutes. Cinematographer David M. Walsh captures speeding car chases and frantic running around for hilarious thrills that are well shot. Production designer Pato Guzman creates a lavish general's lair to an ordinary dentist's office. Set decorators Ernie Bishop and Robert De Vestel put tons of funny props and furniture in the general's compound for a lark. Peter Falk's raving and rambling lunatic Vince Ricardo is hysterical. From his strange gestures, funny faces, deadpan seriousness, ludicrous stories, and improvised survival tactics, Falk gives one of his most hilarious acting performances in The In-Laws. Alan Arkin is a scream as the highly strung dentist and straight man opposite Falk named Sheldon Kornpett. Vince and Shelly have a real adventure worthy of your time. Their sheer charisma alone makes the film worth seeking out, but they also elevate the role with wildly erratic movements and vocal gags for even more laughs. Richard Libertini is ridiculous as the overly friendly dictator with a secret named General Garcia. Nancy Dussault's Carol Kornpett and Penny Peyser's Barbara Kornpett are great as they believe the dentist must have been roped into a scheme of Vince's. Arlene Golonka's Jean Ricardo and Michael Lembeck's Tommy Ricardo are amusing as they immediately blame Vince for the shenanigans. James Hong's cameo is a scream as the Chinese pilot speaking only Cantonese. Ed Begley, Jr. is great as the skeptical CIA agent Barry Lutz. Conductor Carmen Dragon even cameos with the orchestra in the end. Composer John Morris provides a very playful and bubbly film score. All the stunt performers did amazing work with the car chase. Sound designers Larry Jost, Ken Dufva, Les Fresholtz, Michael Minkler, Arthur Piantadosi, and Sam F. Shaw makes Arkin's hollers scream and Falk's pistol pop. Costume designer John A. Anderson came up with plenty of neat fitted suits for all the guys and a nice wedding dress for Arkin's daughter. In short, The In-Laws is outrageous and hilarious all these years after its release.

very weird style of comedy here. reminds me of the film mikey and nicky

The screenplay could easily have been a little tighter but Falk and Arkin are terrifically cast and the weirder the movie gets the better it is, especially in the final act.

Easily one of the funniest movies ever made and certainly a forgotten classic that shockingly few people under 40 have taken the opportunity to enjoy. We used to quote this film daily when I was in grammar school, often without realizing it. Plus the shots of old NYC are priceless.

Now, even more than when I saw it in the theater 40 years ago, I love it. It is a truism that "The artist strikes from the transcendent", and there is one moment in particular in this gem of a movie where that strike is very pronounced...but I won't spoil it for you by telling you what it was for me. Falk and Arkin are fabulous. It is a very funny movie, but even more than that is the humanity it reveals. It might very well have been titled: The In-laws and Out-laws.

This is one, crazy, surreal film as clever in story as A fish Called Wanda ,plus the added Mel Brook like characters that fuel this hilarious trip!

I was a bit worried that The In-Laws would not appeal to me because it has a story structure that I generally hate. I have always struggled with movies that establish a likable character and then spend the entire runtime torturing the poor guy/girl. I have a nasty tendency to sympathize acutely with the character, so it feels like I’m the one being put through the ringer. Sure enough that seems to be the basic plot structure of The In-Laws and I could see myself hating this movie if not for one thing...the cast. I did sympathize with Alan Arkin’s character to some degree, but he plays the character with such a humorous desperation that I was chuckling rather than cringing. He has this tendency to shut down as if he’s shell-shocked and can’t even figure out what to say, and every time he went there I was genuinely laughing out loud. His counterpart, Peter Falk, is also perfect for his role in The In-Laws. He has this light-hearted personality where it feels like he is completely unphased by all the insanity going on around them. Since he’s not taking things too seriously, it also allows me to not worry so much about the bad things happening to Arkin’s character. The entire film is a little heightened so that it almost feels farcical, but not to the extreme. You can’t spend too much time overthinking the logic of the film, because it would fall apart under that kind of scrutiny, but it still has enough narrative structure to tell a compelling story. It’s this goofy tone that allowed me to have a great time laughing along as each new adventure began. The In-Laws might not be the greatest comedy film of all time, but it feels like a classic that I should have seen sooner. I expect to laugh at this one for years to come.

Alan Arkin and Peter Falk make a neat team as a Dentist and a CIA agent in this crazy comedy of a miss-matched pair in a series of desperate situations. Whether in NY City or a foreign dictator's war-torn desert nation they are constantly in peril and uproarious danger. Many funny lines and crazy characters make this a fast-moving romp from start to finish. Dialogue is slightly rough at the start but settles down to concentrate on the fun situations as it moves along. Will please fans of the two stars and features a very funny turn by Richard Libertini (that has to be seen!) as a crazy general.

Wonderful comedic performances by Falk and Arkin.

Great 70s comedy!! Don’t bother with the Remake. This ones is comedy gold! Falk and Arkin play off each other perfectly!

As funny as it gets for me. Miles better than remake

Very funny. A must seev

One of the great movie comedies of all time!