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Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune

Actor(s): Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky, John Schuck
Director(s): Arthur Hiller
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Movie Release: 1987
DVD Release: 03/14/2000
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Members Wishing: 8
Genres: Spy Film, Action, Comedy, Action Comedy, Farce, Buddy Film, Odd Couple Film

DVD Synopsis

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, All Movie Guide

Actors

Shelley Long - Lauren Ames
Bette Midler - Sandy Brozinsky
Peter Coyote - Michael
Robert Prosky - Stanislov Korzenowski
John Schuck - Atkins


Editorial Review of DVD

The most glaring error on this DVD is the fact that the packaging lists the theatrical trailer as an extra feature when it actually doesn't exist on the disc at all. There's no option to choose it on the menu, and it's not tacked on to the end of the film or listed in the chapter selection. Unfortunately, that phantom trailer is the only "extra" on the disc, making this DVD about as bare bones as it's possible to be. On the positive side, the 1:85 widescreen looks decent and is enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions. The audio is only 2.0 Dolby Surround Sound, however, and available in English or French, which just isn't enough for DVD fans. The story of two feuding women (Bette Midler and Shelley Long) chasing after the same man, Outrageous Fortune is a forgettable film and an even more forgettable DVD. Unless this is your favorite film of all time, it's not even worth the rental. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide

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