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The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners

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The Out-of-Towners

"They fell in love 24 years ago... and in the next 24 hours, they'll remember why."

1999

1h 30m

5.8(261 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Adventure

Overview

The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Henry Clark

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Nancy Clark

Mark McKinney

Mark McKinney

Greg

John Cleese

John Cleese

Mr. Mersault

Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Arresting Cop

Gregory Jbara

Gregory Jbara

Edward

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Dr. Faber

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

Sheena

Ernie Sabella

Ernie Sabella

Getaway Driver

Jack McGee

Jack McGee

Sergeant Jordan

Creative team

Directed by: Sam Weisman
Written by: Marc Lawrence
Produced by: David Madden
Teri Schwartz

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