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Henry and Nancy Clark are a couple living in a quiet Ohio town. Married for 27 years, their last child Alan has left home for Europe and Nancy is suffering from empty nest syndrome.
Unbeknownst to Nancy, Henry has lost his job due to corporate downsizing and has an interview in New York. She sneaks on the plane with him and they begin a disastrous series of misadventures.
Their plane is rerouted to Boston due to poor weather and their luggage is lost. They rent an overly expensive car after missing the train to NYC. They are mugged at gunpoint and their daughter Susan has used the only credit card Henry still had to the point where it has reached its limit.
The couple is thrown out of their hotel by the pompous manager Mersault. So, Nancy decides to find Susan at her apartment, but her untrusting neighbors run them off.
They duck into a church, inadvertly walking into a support group for sex addicts. Put on the spot to share, Nancy admits they haven't had sex for months. When pressed for an explanation, Henry finally admits he got laid off, and the stress has taken his drive, which upsets her as they are keeping secrets from each other.
They return to the hotel in search for their bags, as Nancy remembers there are travelers' checks. With no bags yet, they sneak into a bar and she lets a man, Greg, hit on her to get his room key. Saying she'll wait for him in his room while he's seeing a show for work, she and Henry order room service. Greg catches them, and calls the police.
Sneaking onto the balcony, they manage to slip onto the floor below, they see Mersault indulging in secretly cross dressing using guests' clothing. Forced to live by their wits on the street, the couple get into a cab which had been stolen by thieves. Then they jump from the moving car and find themselves in Central Park.
Becoming amorous, the couple are discovered and then chased by the mounted police. They end up falling asleep in a lean-to in the park. Early in the morning, as he's relieving himself, Henry is arrested for indecent exposure. Nancy blackmails Mersault into helping them.
In the end, Henry aces his job interview and he and Nancy begin a new life together in New York City. They (as well as Mersault openly in full-drag) go to see their daughter perform on Broadway.
Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn first worked together in Housesitter (1992).
Henry and Nancy Clark's son Alan is played by Goldie Hawn's real-life son, Oliver Hudson.
Much footage from the film was reportedly stolen, which resulted in many scenes having to be reshot.
Receptionedit
The Out-of-Towners was a disappointment critically and commercially. It has a 28% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website from 39 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Solid source material and a cast of talented comedians aren't enough to make The Out-of-Towners worth hosting on a screen of any size."[2]
Roger Ebert commented that the movie "was not a proud moment in the often-inspired careers of Martin and Hawn."[3] Most of the negative reviews point to Cleese as the only redeeming factor of the film.[citation needed]
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Out of Towners 1999 film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article March 2015 This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Out of Towners is a 1999 American comedy film starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn It is a remake of the 1970 film of the same name written by Neil Simon and starring Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis The Out of TownersTheatrical release posterDirected bySam WeismanWritten byMarc LawrenceProduced byRobert EvansRobert CortDavid MaddenTeri SchwartzStarringSteve Martin Goldie Hawn Mark McKinney John CleeseCinematographyJohn BaileyEdited byKent BeydaMusic byMarc ShaimanDistributed byParamount PicturesRelease dateApril 2 1999 1999 04 02 United States Running time90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 40 million 1 Box office 28 million US Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editHenry and Nancy Clark are a couple living in a quiet Ohio town Married for 27 years their last child Alan has left home for Europe and Nancy is suffering from empty nest syndrome Unbeknownst to Nancy Henry has lost his job due to corporate downsizing and has an interview in New York She sneaks on the plane with him and they begin a disastrous series of misadventures Their plane is rerouted to Boston due to poor weather and their luggage is lost They rent an overly expensive car after missing the train to NYC They are mugged at gunpoint and their daughter Susan has used the only credit card Henry still had to the point where it has reached its limit The couple is thrown out of their hotel by the pompous manager Mersault So Nancy decides to find Susan at her apartment but her untrusting neighbors run them off They duck into a church inadvertly walking into a support group for sex addicts Put on the spot to share Nancy admits they haven t had sex for months When pressed for an explanation Henry finally admits he got laid off and the stress has taken his drive which upsets her as they are keeping secrets from each other They return to the hotel in search for their bags as Nancy remembers there are travelers checks With no bags yet they sneak into a bar and she lets a man Greg hit on her to get his room key Saying she ll wait for him in his room while he s seeing a show for work she and Henry order room service Greg catches them and calls the police Sneaking onto the balcony they manage to slip onto the floor below they see Mersault indulging in secretly cross dressing using guests clothing Forced to live by their wits on the street the couple get into a cab which had been stolen by thieves Then they jump from the moving car and find themselves in Central Park Becoming amorous the couple are discovered and then chased by the mounted police They end up falling asleep in a lean to in the park Early in the morning as he s relieving himself Henry is arrested for indecent exposure Nancy blackmails Mersault into helping them In the end Henry aces his job interview and he and Nancy begin a new life together in New York City They as well as Mersault openly in full drag go to see their daughter perform on Broadway Cast editSteve Martin as Henry Clark Goldie Hawn as Nancy Clark Mark McKinney as Greg Oliver Hudson as Alan Clark John Cleese as Mr MersaultProduction editSteve Martin and Goldie Hawn first worked together in Housesitter 1992 Henry and Nancy Clark s son Alan is played by Goldie Hawn s real life son Oliver Hudson Much footage from the film was reportedly stolen which resulted in many scenes having to be reshot Reception editThe Out of Towners was a disappointment critically and commercially It has a 28 rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website from 39 reviews The site s consensus states Solid source material and a cast of talented comedians aren t enough to make The Out of Towners worth hosting on a screen of any size 2 Roger Ebert commented that the movie was not a proud moment in the often inspired careers of Martin and Hawn 3 Most of the negative reviews point to Cleese as the only redeeming factor of the film citation needed See also editList of American films of 1999References edit The Out of Towners 1999 Financial Information The Out Of Towners Movie Reviews Pictures Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 2022 11 26 The Out Of Towners rogerebert com Reviews Rogerebert suntimes com 1999 04 02 Retrieved 2011 01 12 External links editThe Out of Towners at IMDb nbsp The Out of Towners at Rotten Tomatoes nbsp The Out of Towners at Box Office Mojo nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Out of Towners 1999 film amp oldid 1165493340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
