Outrageous Fortune (1987) Reviews

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Two women with serious differences are forced to look out for each other in this anarchic comedy. Sandy (Bette Midler) and Lauren (Shelley Long) are a pair of struggling actresses who don't get along especially well -- and are even less fond of each other when they discover that they're both dating the same man, Michael (Peter Coyote). However, when Michael suddenly goes missing, they discover that he's actually an espionage agent working with a foreign government, and as they set out to find him, they learn that he has implicated them in his schemes. Now Sandy and Lauren are stuck with each other as they look for Michael while trying to outrun the law. Outrageous Fortune also stars George Carlin as Frank, a burned-out '60s holdover who the women meet along the way. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Starring:: Shelley Long, Bette Midler, (more)

Director(s):: Arthur Hiller

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: R

Format(s):: DVD
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	David D.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Bette Midler and Shelly Long really work great together, they had a wonderful chemistry in this movie and it shows. Too bad they didn't do more together, could have really made a great team like Abbott & Costello. I recommend renting this movie if you want to laugh.

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	Tom G. R.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

I have discovered that the 1980s was a golden decade for comedies and this is one of them. The silly stupid comedies of the 2000s are a total waste as far as I am concerned, with few exceptions. Shelley Long and Bette Midler make it look so easy in making us laugh. Check it out. You will see an art that has apparently been lost.

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