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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Shelley Long | ... | Lauren | |
| Bette Midler | ... | Sandy | |
| Peter Coyote | ... | Michael | |
| Robert Prosky | ... | Stanislav Korzenowski | |
| John Schuck | ... | Atkins | |
| George Carlin | ... | Frank | |
| Anthony Heald | ... | Weldon | |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Florence Stanley | ... | Ticket Agent | |
| Jerry Zaks | ... | Tobacco Clerk | |
| John DiSanti | ... | Police Lieutenant (as John Di Santi) | |
| Diana Bellamy | ... | Madam | |
| Gary Morgan | ... | Panansky | |
| Christopher McDonald | ... | George (as Chris McDonald) | |
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J.W. Smith | ... | Dealer #1 |
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Lauren and Sandy are total opposites who end up in the same acting class and who don't know they are sharing a lover. When he disappears under mysterious circumstances they refuse to believe that he is dead and are the only ones who are searching for him across several states. Ending up in the western US., they discover he had other interests as they find their lives in danger. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords:
woman dresses as a man | woman wears eyeglasses | woman with a gun | child with a gun | gun |Taglines:
The CIA is trailing them. The KGB is tracking them. The phone company is tracing them. The police are chasing them. The cowboys are herding them. And the Indians are hunting them. Are they going to fall for all of that?Genres:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
30 January 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dos rivales tras un canalla See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$6,404,783, 1 February 1987Gross USA:
$52,864,741Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$52,864,741Company Credits
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The "Outrageous Fortune" title is taken from Act 3, Scene 1, Line 58 of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". It's from the start of the famous "To be or not to be" speech which states: "To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles. And by opposing end them". In the movie, Shelley Long's character confesses at the beginning of the movie that she someday hopes to play Hamlet. At the end of the film, Long does, with Bette Midler also in the cast. See more »Goofs
At one point, both Lauren and Sandy hide in automatic dryers that are on. First, most automatic dryers wouldn't function with the weight of a human in it. Second, if both of them are in dryers at the same time, who turned them on? See more »Quotes
Sandy: [while Lauren is walking towards her acting class, Sandy is using the payphone in the background] GIVE ME BACK MY FUCKIN' QUARTER!See more »
Crazy Credits
As the credits roll over the freezeframe of the curtain call, Long and Midler can be heard bickering about Long's performance in the play. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Outrageous Fortune (1987) Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky, John Schuck, George Carlin, Anthony Heald, D: Arthur Hiller.
Hilarious comic yarn involves two opposite women who both have a fling with the same man and when he dies in an abrupt explosion, secrets unfold. Effervescent performances from Long and Midler in a perfect showcase for them both, where credibility isn't the point, making it a lot of fun.
Running Time: 100 minutes and rated R for strong language and brief sensuality.
RATING: *** (out of ****)