The Out-of-Towners

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Summary: Hilarious and funny warning to stay out of New York.
Review: What appears to be the plot for a lengthy kids cartoon comes to live action with all the desired results and then some. Lemmon and Dennis, both of whom are Oscar-winners, are genuinely perfect in the leads of the All-American family trying to make it in a big city, with one disastrous mishap topping another, from missing trains to losing luggage to broken teeth and even to broken high heels. It's a wonder Lemmon's character kept from spewing off an endless barrage of foul dirty cussing, something typical of the trashy comedy we see in the movies today. Dennis's portrayal of the ever-so supportive wife is outstanding, as she just takes what comes despite her own misery just to keep her husband happy. Nearly everything one can imagine to make a business trip turn to a total nightmarish cataclysim happens here, and shows just what can happen in the Big Apple, but with a hilarious rather than serious approach to it. "Never give up" seems to be Neil Simon's message here when trying to make it in the business world. Nevertheless this film is brilliantly produced, directed, superbly scripted, and giftedly edited. The two leads are irreplaceable, and stands alone as one of the best comedies of life as we know it.

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Summary: "We are taking this plane to Cuba"
Review: What can you say about a movie that makes living in Ohio seem like heaven? Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis are trapped in New York city and they can't get out... From one stupid catastrophe to the next you just keep wishing you could help them get the heck out of there. The movie does seem to drag on after awhile but its all worth it when they finally get on the plane bound for Twin Oaks, Ohio only to be hijacked to Cuba...A good choice of a movie when you need to feel like your life really isn't all that bad...