In & Out
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | In & Out |
| Original title | In & Out |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frank Oz |
| script | Paul Rudnick |
| production | Scott Rudin |
| music | Marc Shaiman |
| camera | Rob Hahn |
| cut |
Daniel P. Hanley , John Jympson |
| occupation | |
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In & Out (German: In & Out - Rosa wie die Liebe ) is an American feature film directed by Frank Oz and was shot in 1997 .
The film was inspired by a speech by Tom Hanks , which he gave at the Academy Awards for his role in Philadelphia in 1994. In that speech, he identified his high school coach and a former classmate as homosexual .
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Howard Brackett, an English literature teacher , is engaged to his colleague Emily and leads a quiet life with her in Indiana . One day, Cameron Drake, a former Hollywood star student Brackett's student , is nominated for an Oscar for best actor for portraying a gay soldier.
At the award ceremony, which all residents of his hometown proudly watch on television, Drake thanks his teacher Brackett in his speech and claims in the end that he is gay . Brackett's parents, friends and of course his fiancée are shocked, but none as much as himself.
The next day, the school where Brackett teaches is crowded with reporters who want to hear an explanation from the alleged homosexual. One of the reporters, Peter Malloy, appears to be interested in Brackett himself. He tries everything to restore his cracked reputation and does not shy away from self-help tapes (“Real men don't dance: resist the disco beat!”). But everything is in vain - his gay streak cannot be suppressed, especially after he is suddenly kissed by Malloy.
This is delighted when Brackett accepted the obvious and to speak at the ceremony, instead tied the knot to Emily, with "I'm gay!" Outed . Brackett's fiancée is comforted very charmingly by Cameron Drake for her loss.
Oddities
In the scene in which the mothers confess their little secrets to each other, one of the women says "I hate the Beyond of Africa " (original title Out of Africa ). In the original it is called "I hate The Bridges Of Madison County " (German title Die Brücken am Fluss ). Both are films with Meryl Streep .
The Oscar that Cameron Drake gives to Howard Brackett is Kevin Kline's own, which he received for the role of Otto in A Fish Called Wanda .
Joan Cusack, only 16 months older than Matt Dillon, plays his former teacher in the film.
In the English original, Cameron Drake received the Oscar for the film To Serve and Protect , the title of which also appears on the screen in the background at the Academy Awards. Based on the war drama Born on July 4th (1989), however, the German translation calls it “Born on October 16th”. (The date seems to have been chosen arbitrarily, Coming Out Day is on October 11th and Leonard Matlovich was born on July 6th.)
During the reading of the Oscar nominees, Glenn Close reads out the name Michael Douglas and winks at him. This is a reference to the film A Fateful Affair , in which Glenn Close stalkers Michael Douglas .
Reviews
“With his energetic changes in tempo and mood, Frank Oz manages to stop time in some scenes. Words then linger, jokes and situational comedy turn into thoughtfulness, moving images condense into impressive snapshots, always alternating between harmless small-town comedy , satire and melodrama . "
“An entertaining comedy with echoes of Frank Capra's films , carried by brilliant actors and swipes at the modern way of life. Likeable also because the "being different" is not denounced. "
Awards
In 1998, Joan Cusack was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for an Oscar and a Golden Globe in the same category.
Kevin Kline was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy and a Golden Satellite Award . Together with Tom Selleck , he was nominated for the MTV Movie Award in the Best Film Kiss category.
Web links
- In & Out in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- In & Out at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- In & Out at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ In & Out on moviepilot.de
- ↑ In & Out. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 17, 2017 .