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Outrageous Fortune

1987, Comedy, 1h 35m

25 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Bombastic wannabe actress Sandy Borzinsky (Bette Midler) and persnickety Hollywood hopeful Lauren Ames (Shelley Long) land in the same popular acting class and immediately find they can't stand one another. Worse still, the natural adversaries realize they share the same boyfriend, Michael Sanders (Peter Coyote), who then dies suddenly in an explosion. Believing he's still alive, they set out to find him, only to discover they're being chased by spies, and that Michael is not who they thought.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Arthur Hiller
  • Producer:
    Robert W. Cort, Ted Field
  • Writer:
    Leslie Dixon
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $52.8M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Shelley Long
Shelley Long
Lauren Ames
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Sandy Brozinsky
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote
Michael Sanders
Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky
Stanislav Korzenowski
John Schuck
John Schuck
Atkins
George Carlin
George Carlin
Frank
Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald
Weldon
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Cab Driver
Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller
Director
Leslie Dixon
Leslie Dixon
Writer
Robert W. Cort
Robert W. Cort
Producer
Ted Field
Ted Field
Producer
Alan Silvestri
Alan Silvestri
Original Music
David M. Walsh
David M. Walsh
Cinematographer
Ernst Rolf
Ernst Rolf
Film Editing
Mali Finn
Mali Finn
Casting
Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
James Dowell Vance
James Dowell Vance
Production Design
Sandy Veneziano
Sandy Veneziano
Art Director
Rick Gentz
Rick Gentz
Set Decoration
Gloria Gresham
Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
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Critic Reviews for Outrageous Fortune

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Audience Reviews for Outrageous Fortune

  • Sep 06, 2010
    Extremely funny! Middler and Long are a great duo in this movie, and I just loved the story, it's fantastic. I love this movie, and I highly recommend it.
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  • Feb 01, 2010
    A fairly good comedy has a few laughs.
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  • Jan 07, 2010
    Hadn't seen this since I was a kid, barely remembered it. Pretty funny, if unlikely movie. In the 80s, you really to suspend your disbelief in order to watch something like this. lol
    Tim S Super Reviewer
  • Jul 29, 2007
    Bette and Shelley fall for the same guy, who has been dating them both. Good cast.
    Super Reviewer
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