while amiable and amuse for gay audience and frank oz film in and out and about a closeted gay teacher who have be out on national television by a former student and have be sanitize and deodorize to appeal to the large and more profitable straight viewer that patronize the bird cage . although audience likely pat themselves on the back for be tolerant and liberal enough to see the film and the movie revolve around kevin kline howard brackett and who be a grossly stereotyped gay man . the movie assert that a tendency to dance to disco music and revel in barbra streisand movie and and dress well indicate one sexual orientation . like queer eye and the film actually take a backhanded slap at straight men and stereotype them a slovenly and dim witted and and lack in taste and culture . ok and so in and out be only a comedy and but even comedy send message that can hurt . unfortunately and at the center of the film humor lie a somewhat pathetic character . howard be middle age and deeply closet or in self denial and and evidently have never have a sex life . a three year engagement to a female teacher in the school where he work be describe a a series of sunset and long talk and and watch funny lady . fortunately and joan cusack play howard intend and emily montgomery and and she steal the show throughout . most of the film funny moment belong to her and although kline attempt to resist dance during an instruction tape on macho behavior be hilarious . he be a gifted physical performer and but the film give him only few moment to shine . matt dillon also stand out a the student turn actor and and the clip from his oscar nominate film about a gay soldier be hysterical . however and despite the movie gay theme and there be no boy meet boy romance and and only one male to male kiss and and that smooch be about as erotic a the one between michael and fredo corleone in godfather ii . although well intentioned and in and out fails to address the injustice and prejudice that it illustrate . howard be fire from his teach job despite his outstanding performance and credential and yet little outrage be express . most of the character be more upset about the cancelled wedding than about howard self realization and which seem to take place overnight and and his abrupt and unjust dismissal . not surprisingly and howard parent and endearingly portray by debbie reynolds and wilford brimley and and his student rise to support him . however and the sugary finale be a embarrass to the audience a it evidently be to howard brackett in the film . the movie would have be more refreshing if it have revolve around a gay man who dress like a slob and be a rabid fan of football and drive a station wagon and listen to country music and and live on fast food . despite some good performance and funny situation and in and out perpetuates stereotype and and whether they be positive or negative and stereotype should be consign to the dustbin of social history .