1.   And this menage a trois is only the first of several outlandish plot developments which, thanks to the talents involved, we accept as perfectly normal.

2.   A collection of film noir cliches and outlandish plot conniptions, it keeps straining for ironic wit in an effort to appear more cleverly modern than it really is.

3.   A picky and minor point, admits the engineer, but film audiences are more likely to believe outlandish plots when the stories are grounded in realistic technology.

4.   His life flowed like a novel, although few publishers would have bought the outlandish plot.

5.   Can a live-action film match the outlandish plot and stunts of a cartoon?

6.   That affection comes through in her off-kilter dialogue and outlandish plot that, despite its bizarre twists, never feels forced or cartoonish.