Editing In & Out (film) (section)

==Release==

===Critical reception===
''In & Out'' was well received by critics. The performances were widely praised, especially Cusack,<ref name="movies.nytimes.com">{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/19/movies/film-review-yo-what-a-fabulous-window-treatment.html | title = Yo! What a Fabulous Window Treatment | date = September 19, 1997 | first= Janet |last=Maslin |author-link=Janet Maslin | work =[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> who earned an Oscar nod, and Kline.<ref name="Ebert">{{cite news|last1=Ebert |first1= Roger |date=September 19, 1997 |author-link=Roger Ebert |title= In & Out movie review & film summary (1997) |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/in-and-out-1997 |work= Chicago Sun-Times }}</ref> The film also gained attention for depicting homosexuality in a "mainstream" comedy about "Middle America,"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/09/26/out-3/ |date=1997-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526103458/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,289552,00.html |archive-date=2007-05-26 |url-status=live |title=In & Out |first=Lisa |last=Schwarzbaum |author-link=Lisa Schwarzbaum |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> which, Rita Kempley Howe wrote in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "manages to simultaneously flaunt and flout [[gay stereotype]]s."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/inandoutkemp.htm |title=In & Out, Closet Encounters |date=September 19, 1997 |first=Rita |last=Kempley Howe |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Critics also noted its generally asexual treatment of homosexuality: [[Janet Maslin]] commented in ''[[The New York Times]]'' that the film is not one "to associate gayness with actual sex,"<ref name="movies.nytimes.com"/> while ''[[TV Guide]]'' quipped that it "finally gets discussion about gay people out of the bedroom and into the record store."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/in-and-out/review/2030009504/ |title=In & Out: Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213042233/http://movies.tvguide.com/out/132078 |archive-date=2013-12-13 |url-status=live |website=TV Guide}}</ref> Despite generally positive reviews, several critics, even those who were complimentary, felt that the ending was weak and did not live up to the rest of the film.<ref name="movies.nytimes.com"/><ref name="Ebert" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/inandouthowe.htm |title=In & Out's Half Empty Closet |first=Desson |last=Thomson |date=September 19, 1997 |author-link=Desson Thomson |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

The film has a 75% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10; the site's consensus states: "It doesn't always find comfortable ground between broad comedy and social commentary, but lively performances—especially from Kevin Kline and Joan Cusack—enrich ''In & Out''{{'}}s mixture of laughs and sexual tolerance."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_and_out/ | title = In & Out | website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=August 7, 2024 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a rating of 70 based on reviews from 18 critics.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/movie/in-out/critic-reviews | title = In & Out | website = [[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 20/20 Awards
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| rowspan="3"| [[Joan Cusack]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[70th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1998 |title=The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 19, 2011 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=AMPAS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109213426/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1998 |archive-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Comedy Awards#1998 awards|American Comedy Awards]]
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| [[Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature (Comedy)|Best Casting for Feature Film – Comedy]]
| Margery Simkin
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1998 |title=Nominees/Winners |website=[[Casting Society of America]] |accessdate=January 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816125851/http://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1998 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Awards Circuit Community Awards
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
| Joan Cusack
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[4th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| Favorite Actor – Comedy
| [[Kevin Kline]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web | date =  December 17, 1997 | title = Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Nominees Announced | url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockbuster-entertainment-awards-nominees-announced-77915327.html |website= [[Blockbuster Entertainment]] | via = [[PR Newswire]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150214050940/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockbuster-entertainment-awards-nominees-announced-77915327.html | archive-date = February 14, 2015 | url-status = dead| access-date = 5 October 2018 }}</ref>
|-
| Favorite Actress – Comedy
| Joan Cusack
| {{nom}}
|-
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy
| [[Tom Selleck]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy
| [[Debbie Reynolds]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1997|Boston Society of Film Critics Awards]]
| [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan="4"| Joan Cusack
| {{draw|2nd Place}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-1990s/ |title=BSFC Winners: 1990s |website=[[Boston Society of Film Critics]] |date=July 27, 2018 |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1997|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |title=1988-2013 Award Winner Archives |website=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |date=January 2013 |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film|Chlotrudis Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chlotrudis.org/awards/past-awards/1998-4th-annual-awards/ |title=4th Annual Chlotrudis Awards |website=[[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films]] |access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[3rd Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web | title = The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 1997 |website = Broadcast Film Critics Association | url = http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1997.php | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081212034404/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/1997.php | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 12, 2008 | access-date = January 7, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[GLAAD Media Award]]s
| colspan="2"| [[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release|Outstanding Film – Wide Release]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news |title='Wedding,' 'Ellen' vie for GLAAD nods |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/wedding-ellen-vie-for-glaad-nods-1117466974/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |work=Variety |date=January 22, 1998}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[55th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Kevin Kline
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/out |title=In & Out – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|1998}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| Joan Cusack
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[1998 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Best Kiss]]
| Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref name="mtv">{{cite web |title=1998 MTV Movie Awards |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1998/ |website=MTV |access-date=5 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094843/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1998/ |archive-date=2008-04-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[1997 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Joan Cusack
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyfcc.com/awards/?awardyear=1997 |title=1997 New York Film Critics Circle Awards |website=[[New York Film Critics Circle]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| Best Comedy/Musical Actor
| Kevin Kline
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/2nd-annual-film-awards-1997/ |title=2nd Annual Film Awards (1997) |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Comedy/Musical Actress
| rowspan="2"| Joan Cusack
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[2nd Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/1998/ |title=1998 Satellite Awards |website=[[Satellite Awards]] |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| Kevin Kline
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| rowspan="2"| Joan Cusack
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Society of Texas Film Critics Awards 1997|Society of Texas Film Critics Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Critics Honor "The Sweet Hereafter" as Best Picture |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/texas-critics-honor-the-sweet-hereafter-as-best-picture-83245/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=5 September 2024 |date=January 5, 1998}}</ref>
|}

[[American Film Institute]] recognition:
* [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs]] – Nominated<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs500.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs Nominees |access-date=2013-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313150538/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs500.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film did well at the box office, grossing $15,019,821 in its opening weekend and $63,856,929 over its entire theatrical run.<ref name="boxoffice">{{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=inandout.htm | title = In & Out | website = [[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>

===Home media===
''In & Out'' was released on Region 1 DVD on October 21, 1998.<ref name="Region1">{{cite book|title=''In & Out'' |asin=6305127670 }}</ref> The release does not include any extras besides the theatrical trailer. The Region 2 DVD was released on April 9, 2001.<ref name="Region2">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000058E3M |title=''In & Out'' |website=Amazon.co.uk}}</ref> The film received a new 4K remaster and was released on Blu-ray on June 1, 2021 in the United States<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/In-and-Out-Blu-ray/133326/|title=In and Out Blu-ray|website=blu-ray.com}}</ref> and is currently available on iTunes in 4K with Dolby Vision HDR.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In & Out on iTunes|date=19 September 1997|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/in-out/id359055514|website=iTunes|language=en-US|access-date=2021-06-12}}</ref>