In And Out
(1997)
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After three chaste years of engagement, popular high school teacher Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) is finally getting married, and his upcoming wedding to Miss Emily Montgomery (Joan Cusack) is the talk of their small, friendly town. But when a hometown boy-made-movie star outs Howard as gay during his Best Actor Oscar acceptance speech on national television, Howard must convince his friends, family, fiancee, and students that he's straight before his wedding day--but can he convince himself |
Kevin Kline stars as the soon-to-be-married small town teacher who is outed by an ex-pupil-turned-Hollywood-star (Matt Dillon) during his televised Oscar acceptance speech. Inspired by Tom Hanks' Philadelphia acceptance speech (in which he thanked his gay professor), this has some very funny moments as Kline, his wedding-obsessed mother (Debbie Reynolds) and surprised fiancée (Joan Cusack) struggle with the fact he may be gay, and there's a nice supporting turn from Tom Selleck as the openly gay reporter who comes to town to cover the story. It's a light-hearted comedy from director Frank Oz, and thanks to Kline's sharp but moving performance, what could have been a stereotypical or even camp role is actually a fleshed out and sensitive one.
Halliwell's Film Guide
Brisk, mildly amusing comedy that is careful not to offend.