Los encantos de la gran ciudad

Título original: The Out of Towners

1970
G
1h 41min

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Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis in Los encantos de la gran ciudad (1970)

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Añade un argumento en tu idiomaOhio sales executive George Kellerman accepts a higher position within the company and travels to New York City with his wife Gwen for his job interview. But things start badly and only grow... Leer todoOhio sales executive George Kellerman accepts a higher position within the company and travels to New York City with his wife Gwen for his job interview. But things start badly and only grow worse in Neil Simon's dark urban comedy.Ohio sales executive George Kellerman accepts a higher position within the company and travels to New York City with his wife Gwen for his job interview. But things start badly and only grow worse in Neil Simon's dark urban comedy.

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- 1 premio y 3 nominaciones en total

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Jack Lemmon was almost killed in the manhole explosion scene. The blast was much stronger than anticipated, and instead of only lifting the manhole cover a few inches up and away from the hole, it threw it several feet into the air. A few seconds later, it falls hard in the ground, very close to Jack Lemmon's head. The actor was then hit in his left leg when the cover bounced, and although startled and in pain, he stayed in character. That shot was used in the final film.

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Two characters on foot would not be able outrun an officer on horseback.

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Gwen Kellerman: [after hearing George had been offered the Vice-President position] What did you say, George?
George Kellerman: What did I say? What do you think I said?
Gwen Kellerman: I don't know, George. I was hoping you would say no. I was hoping you would say that you and your wife don't really belong in New York. That you wanted to live the rest of your life in Ohio. That you never wanted to see a big city again as long as you live. That you didn't want to live here or in, uh, Chicago, or San Francisco, or New Orleans or Paris or any other place where people have to live on top of each other, and they don't have enough room to walk or to breathe or to smile at each other. That you don't want to step on garbage in the streets, or be attacked by dogs or have to give away watches in the middle of your sleep to men in black capes. That you were through traveling on trains that had no place to sit & no food to eat. And you didn't want to fly in airplanes that have no place to land, and no luggage for you when you land there. That you wish you never came here, and the only thing in the world you really wanted was to pick up your wife and carry her to the airport and fly home... and live happily ever after. That's what I was hoping you would say, George.
George Kellerman: That's funny... that's what I told him, word for word.

Versiones alternativas
There are two different available versions of this film. One which is shown on television (American Movie Classics), features music in certain spots of the movie, and the title song is the theme used in the night driving scenes in the picture. The other version, on home video, features slighly different songs through the picture and a title song which is used at the end in all versions.

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Featured in America at the Movies (1976)

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8/10

What can go wrong, will go wrong. Hilarious comedy with an excellent hysterical performance by nervous wreck Jack Lemmon. Especially recommended for New York tourists!

Control freak Jack Lemmon from Ohio has gotten a new prestigeous job offer in New York. He only has to get there by 9 am the folowing morning. Will he or wont he get there on time? Everything was planned to the tee, but what can go wrong, will go hilariously wrong, cumulating in numerous aggrevating disasters that keep raining down on this man from out of town, who is completely unaware of the dangers of New York.

If you like Jack Lemmon's nervous ticks and worrying antics then you will surely like "The Out of Towners", which is filled with more disasters then a shipwreck movie. "After Hours" by Martin Scorsese and "Plain, trains and automobiles" with John Candy and Steve Martin must have been inspired by this story, because it has got so many resemblances. Steve Martin did a remake of "The Out of Towners" but it has got none of the fantastic nervous antics that Jack Lemmon specializes in. This movie could also be called "Die Hard for Travellers", because at the end of his journey Jack Lemmon looks like Bruce Willis having been shot to pieces.

Especially recommended for tourists who are planning to visit New York!