Editing In & Out (film)

{{Short description|1997 comedy film directed by Frank Oz}}
{{About|the film|other uses|In and out (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = In & Out
| image          = In & Out (film) poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Frank Oz]]
| producer       = G. Mac Brown<br />[[Scott Rudin]]<br />Suzanne Santry<br />[[Adam Schroeder]]
| writer         = [[Paul Rudnick]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kevin Kline]]
* [[Joan Cusack]]
* [[Matt Dillon]]
* [[Debbie Reynolds]]
* [[Wilford Brimley]]
* [[Bob Newhart]]
* [[Tom Selleck]]
}}
| music          = [[Marc Shaiman]]
| cinematography = Rob Hahn
| editing        = [[Daniel P. Hanley]]<br />[[John Jympson]]
| studio         = [[Spelling Films]]
| distributor    = [[Paramount Pictures]] (United States, France and United Kingdom){{efn|Co-distributed in the United Kingdom and France with [[United International Pictures]].<ref name="lum" />}}<br>Spelling Films (Overseas)
| released       = {{Film date|1997|9|19}}
| runtime        = 92 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $35 million
| gross          = $63.9 million
}}
'''''In & Out''''' is a 1997 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Frank Oz]], written by [[Paul Rudnick]], and starring [[Kevin Kline]], [[Tom Selleck]], [[Joan Cusack]], [[Matt Dillon]], [[Debbie Reynolds]], [[Bob Newhart]], [[Shalom Harlow]], and [[Wilford Brimley]]. Cusack was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance. <ref>{{cite news |last=Garner |first=Chris |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/iowa-city-press-citizen-a-titanic-winn/109932077/ |title=A 'Titanic' winner |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506152141/https://www.newspapers.com/article/iowa-city-press-citizen-a-titanic-winn/109932077/ |date=March 24, 1998 |access-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |page=17 |work=Gannett News Service |publisher=[[Iowa City Press-Citizen]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref>

The film was inspired by [[Tom Hanks]]'s tearful speech when he accepted his 1994 [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] (for his role in ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''), in which he mentioned his high-school drama coach Rawley Farnsworth, and his former classmate John Gilkerson, "two of the finest [[gay]] Americans, two wonderful men that I had the good fortune to be associated with."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Be True to Your School|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20107828,00.html|access-date=29 August 2015|magazine=People|date=April 11, 1994|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912052052/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20107828,00.html|archive-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> The film became one of mainstream [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]'s first few attempts at a comedic "[[List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films|gay movie]]" of its era, and was widely noted at the time for a 12-second kiss between [[Kevin Kline]] and [[Tom Selleck]].

==Plot==
Howard Brackett is a well-liked [[English literature]] teacher, living a quiet life in the fictional town of Greenleaf, [[Indiana]], with his [[fiancée]] and fellow teacher Emily Montgomery, who has low self-esteem and recently lost weight for the wedding.

The town is filled with anticipation over the nomination of Howard's former student Cameron Drake in the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] category at the [[Academy Awards]] for his portrayal of a gay soldier in ''To Serve and Protect''. Cameron wins, and in his acceptance speech he thanks Howard, dedicating the award to him, finishing his speech with "and he's gay".

Howard's family, friends, students, co-workers and Emily are shocked, but that is nothing compared to Howard's own reaction of disbelief and indignation. He angrily reassures those who know him that he is [[heterosexual]]. Reporters invade his hometown and harass him for interviews following the awards night telecast. Howard is placed under the scrutiny of his boss, Principal Tom Halliwell, who is uncomfortable with the attention being brought to the school.

Although the other reporters leave after getting their story, one stays behind: on-camera entertainment reporter Peter Malloy, who wants to wait the week out so he can cover Howard's wedding to Emily. Howard confesses to a priest who recommends he sleep with Emily in order to prove his heterosexuality. Howard finds he cannot go through with it due to his conflicting emotions and Emily's concern for his well-being.

Howard crosses paths with Peter, who reveals that he is gay. Peter narrates his own experience in coming out to his family. Howard insists that he is not gay, prompting Peter to kiss him. Although shocked, he reacts somewhat positively to the kiss.

Howard's final measure to restore his heterosexuality is the use of a self-help audio cassette, although that fails as well. During the wedding ceremony, Emily recites her vow without hesitation, but when Howard is prompted by the minister, he finally comes out as gay. The wedding is called off, and although Peter is proud of him, Howard is angry with himself for hurting Emily.

Howard is fired from the school because of his coming out. Despite no longer being on the faculty, he is allowed to attend the graduation ceremony to support his students and sits on stage with his former co-workers. Having learned of the ensuing media blitz while in Los Angeles, Cameron flies to his hometown with his supermodel girlfriend and shows up at the ceremony.

When Cameron learns that his former teacher became ineligible for the "Teacher of the Year" award due to being dismissed for being gay, he publicly questions if the reason given, that the community would not have supported Howard's continued employment, is valid. Spurred on by this, when one student who got into college—thanks to Howard's hard work—proclaims himself to be gay, his classmates join him to proclaim themselves to be gay as well, showing their support. Howard's family follows suit, as do his friends, and all the townsfolk assembled. Although Howard does not win "Teacher of the Year", Cameron presents him with his Oscar to the cheers of the crowd.

Howard's wedding-crazy mother finally gets a wedding—her own, when she and her husband renew their vows. Howard, Peter and the rest of the townsfolk attend the reception. Among the crowd are Emily and Cameron, who appear to have begun a relationship. Everyone dances to the [[Village People]] song "[[Macho Man (song)|Macho Man]]".

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Kevin Kline]] as Howard Brackett
* [[Tom Selleck]] as Peter Malloy
* [[Joan Cusack]] as Emily Montgomery
* [[Matt Dillon]] as Cameron Drake
* [[Debbie Reynolds]] as Bernice Brackett
* [[Wilford Brimley]] as Frank Brackett
* [[Gregory Jbara]] as Walter Brackett
* [[Shalom Harlow]] as Sonya
* [[Shawn Hatosy]] as Jack
* [[Zak Orth]] as Mike
* [[Bob Newhart]] as Tom Halliwell
* [[Lauren Ambrose]] as Vicky
* [[Alexandra Holden]] as Meredith
* [[Deborah Rush]] as Ava Blazer
* [[Lewis J. Stadlen]] as Edward Kenrow
* [[J. Smith-Cameron]] as Trina Paxton
* Kate McGregor-Stewart as Aunt Becky
* [[Debra Monk]] as Mrs. Lester
* [[Ernie Sabella]] as Aldo Hooper
* John Cunningham as the Voice on "Be a Man" Tape
* Gus Rogerson as Danny
* [[Dan Hedaya]] as a Military Attorney
* [[Joseph Maher]] as Father Tim
* William Parry as Fred Mooney
* [[William Duell]] as Emmett Wilson
* [[Alice Drummond]] as Aunt Susie
* Richard Woods as Revered Morgan
* [[Kevin Chamberlin]] as Carl Mickley
* Wally Dunn as Cousin Lenny
* Larry Clarke as Cousin Ernie
* [[June Squibb]] as Cousin Ellen
* [[Becky Ann Baker]] as Darlene
* [[Selma Blair]] as Cousin Linda
* [[Adam LeFevre]] and [[Bill Camp]] as Bachelor Party Guests
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]] as Herself
* [[Glenn Close]] as Herself
* [[Jay Leno]] as Himself
}}

==Production==
According to Frank Oz, production had to be stopped temporarily because "we all got sick...because we all got the flu."<ref name=oz/>  Oz and Wilford Brimley reportedly did not get along during production; however neither of them have ever elaborated on what caused the friction between the two.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rossen |first1=Jake |title=10 Hearty Facts About Wilford Brimley |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/557584/facts-about-wilford-brimley |website=[[Mental Floss]] |access-date=20 January 2019 |language=en |date=27 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Clark|first=John|title=Frank Oz and that little voice inside|date=12 August 2007|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-12-ca-frankoz12-story.html|access-date=1 December 2015|quote=Also in the guts-hating category are Wilford Brimley (with whom Oz crossed swords on "In & Out")...}}</ref>

Selected for its "beautiful auditorium, a great gymnasium" and other aesthetic qualities, the [[Pompton Lakes High School]] in [[Pompton Lakes, New Jersey]] was used extensively as a filming location for ''In & Out''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://teaneck.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/pompton-lakes-remembers-when-debbie-reynolds-came-to-town/694693/|title=Pompton Lakes Remembers When Debbie Reynolds Came To Town|newspaper=Teaneck Daily Voice|access-date=2017-02-10}}</ref>

Some filming was done in [[Northport, New York]], located on the north shore of Long Island in Suffolk County.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/news/northport-diner-started-as-dining-car-ended-up-in-movie-in-out-d54299|title=Northport diner started as dining car, ended up in movie 'In & Out'|first=Brittany|last=Wait|date=September 7, 2013|work=Newsday}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| artist     = Various Artists / [[Marc Shaiman]]
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At first, Frank Oz asked [[Miles Goodman]] to do the music for ''In & Out''. Goodman, who composed several of Oz's previous films, died before he could do so.<ref name=oz>{{cite web|last=Plume|first=Kenneth|title=Interview with Frank Oz (Part 3 of 4) |date=10 February 2000|website=[[IGN]]|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/10/interview-with-frank-oz-part-3-of-4|access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref>

A soundtrack was released on Tuesday, September 23, 1997, featuring previously recorded songs as well as Marc Shaiman's instrumental music composed for the film.

# "[[I Will Survive]]" - [[Diana Ross]]
# "Wedding Preparations" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "[[Everything's Coming up Roses]]" - [[Ethel Merman]]
# "'To Serve and Protect'" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "Howard Is Outed" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "The Morning After" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "The Bachelor Party" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "Interviews with Townsfolk" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "Homosection" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "I Don't" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "Mom & Dad" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "Cameron & Emily" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "Crazy" - [[Patsy Cline]]
# "Teacher of the Year/People/The Wedding" <small>(instrumental)</small>
# "[[Macho Man (song)|Macho Man]]" - [[Village People]]

==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>

== See also ==
* [[List of LGBT-related films]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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