Outrageous Fortune (1987)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

This is a crime comedy featuring Shelley Long and Bette Midler as acting students Lauren and Sandy, who don't know they were sharing a lover in Michael (Peter Coyote). After he disappears after a bombing, they set out on a cross-country search to find him, running into CIA and KGB along the way. Soon, they realize their lives are in danger and Michael isn't all he cracks up to be.It's a film with lots of corny, sexual humor, slapstick comedy and outrageous, overzealous acting. But, the mismatched chemistry between Shelley Long and Bette Midler was pretty hilarious; their acting wasn't too bad. It is also pretty entertaining seeing their misadventures across the country, and the climax at the New Mexico desert was action-packed.I used to watch bits and pieces of the movie on TV and thought it was a pretty fun film. I finally watched the film in its entirety online and, while it's not the best comedy I've seen, it's worth a watch if you want some entertainment on a quiet Saturday afternoon.Grade B-

Peter Coyote did not know what he was letting himself in for in Outrageous Fortune when he started kanoodling with both Bette Midler and Shelley Long, both fellow students in Robert Prosky's acting class.You do got to wonder what to make of a guy who's attracted to such opposite types as Long and Midler. Shelley expands a bit on her famous Diane Chambers character from Cheers. And Bette Midler is simply Bette Midler and that's good enough for me.These two naturally don't hit it off, but when Coyote turns up as the victim of a bomb blast, both Midler and Long show up to say they're next of kin. Upon examination of the lower extremity of the burned cadaver which is all that's left, the two of them come to the same conclusion it's definitely not Coyote.Long and Midler just want to find this guy and get an explanation for his behavior and to find out who he really prefers. But there's a lot more to Coyote as the two of them on a merry chase that takes them to the New Mexico desert find out.Besides those already mentioned look for good performances from John Schuck as the rather rigid thinking CIA man and George Carlin as a droll and philosophical Indian.You can't say there aren't any more good women's roles being written when you see Long and Midler in Outrageous Fortune.

I did watch this very late at night, 2am till 4am, but I thought it was pretty worth it, from director Arthur Hiller (see No Evil, Hear No Evil). Basically Lauren Ames (Shelley Long) and Sandy Brozinsky (Golden Globe nominated Bette Midler) meet each other in the same acting class, and eventually (after a while) find out that they both share the same lover. But when Michael Sanders (Peter Coyote) disappears and they refuse to believe he is dead, they go on a trip both to find him and find out why they are being chased by bad guys, who turn out to be the CIA. Also starring Robert Prosky as Stanislav Korzenowski, John Schuck as Agent Atkins and George Carlin as Frank Madras. There are many good chase sequences, but it is the comedic moments between Long and particularly Midler that keep you interested. Worth watching!

This is one of my favorite movies. It is a little cheesy, but that's what makes it really funny. Bettey Midler and Shelley Long are hilarious together.One of the funniest scenes is where they are in the whorehouse looking for Their boyfriend. They put their ears to the door, and hear sexual noise coming from the first door. When they put their ears to the second door, they hear a goat. Finally, they recognize his "Oh God, Oh God, Oooooh Yeeeeeeah!" as he passes out.There are many other hilarious scenes in this movie. If you're in the mood for a good laugh, you will not be disappointed in this movie.