The Out of Towners (1999 film)

The OutofTowners is a 1999 comedy film starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. The movie is a remake of a 1970 film by the same name the original version, written by Neil Simon, starred Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.

There are subtle differences from the original, such as the couples credit card being declined at the hotel instead of their room being given away as in the original, but the script is largely faithful to the 1970 version. The remake also has the addition of John Cleese as Mr. Mersault, the hotel manager, a character similar to the one Cleese played in the television series Fawlty Towers. Most of the differences are due to the characterizations of Hawn and Martin, who are both mainly comedic actors with very individual styles the 1970 film had Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis playing their roles very seriously, largely the source of many of the films laughs. Consequently, the 1999 film stands alone as a Hawn and Martin collaboration, rather than as a comparable remake of an already successful film. Some compared this film to Planes, Trains and Automobiles that Martin had previously acted in. The films are similar in that they show a series of disasters on a trip.The movie was a disappointment critically and commercially. It has arating on the Rotten Tomatoes website, with Roger Ebert commenting that the movie was not a proud moment in the ofteninspired careers of Martin and Hawn. Most of the negative reviews point to Cleese as the only redeeming factor of the film. ........

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