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The Out-of-Towners

1970 · 98 min

A rapid-fire comedy of escalating urban disasters, watching a couple's patience and dignity crumble in increasingly absurd ways.

Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Sandy Baron

Tagline: When they take you for an out-of-towner, they really take you.
Overview: A trip to New York for a job interview turns into a trip to hell for a small town couple.

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Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Sandy Baron

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
work
isolation
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Details

Genres: comedy
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Written by: Neil Simon
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Sandy Baron, Anne Meara, Robert Nichols, Ann Prentiss, Ron Carey, Philip Bruns
Music: Quincy Jones
Cinematography: Andrew Laszlo
Runtime: 98 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: Spanish, English

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