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Outrageous Fortune Reviews

1987

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Two struggling actresses are forced together in a dangerous CIA plot that takes them across the country in a wild comic adventure. The objects of their chase - a two-timing romeo and a deadly poisonous bacteria that could destroy the world... Read more

Starring	Bette Midler, Shelley Long, Peter Coyote, George Carlin
Director	Arthur Hiller
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

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- Lauren (Long) and Sandy (Midler) share the same two-timing lover (Coyote), a fact they only discover after he has... read more on Time Out
- 46518
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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- - 3
  - 0
  Outrageously Funny
  
  Classic 1980s comedy with Bette Midler and Shelly Long as perfectly matched adversaries who both think they have found Mr. Right. The only problem being its the... read more »
  
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- 20405
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - P King
  - West of England
  - 03 Oct 2004 at 08:26
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- - 0
  - 0
  Why wouldn't you watch this?
  
  What's to say apart from why wouldn't you watch it? Bette Midler at her blousy best,Shelly Long at her most up-tight and thrown together in an unlikely ... read more »
  
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- - ash53
  - 53 reviews
  - newbury
  - 14 Apr 2011 at 09:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Love Bette
  
  But just not as funny as I remembered it. Fine for a rainy afternoon though.
  
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- 676625
- - a customer
  - London
  - 23 Dec 2008 at 10:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Bette and Shelley - what more do you want???
  
  I loved this film - love Bette Midler and Shelley Long anyway but it was good to see them playing together. They played their parts well......bit of a strange ... read more »
  
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- - Emma McCarthy
  - London
  - 03 Mar 2007 at 17:26
- - 0
  - 0
  WOW!
  
  One of the funniest comedys I saw! Bettie Midler RULE!
  
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- - Vitaly
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 16:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Outrageously good
  
  Teaming up Bette Midler and Shelley Long proves to be one of Hollywood's best ideas yet. Showing a love triangle to an extreme, this is the perfect movie to... read more »
  
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- 199371
- - Shez seen them all
  - Essex, England
  - 27 Jan 2006 at 16:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Outrageous Hilarity
  
  Combining Shelly Long and Bette Middler - genius bit of casting that works oh so well! Watch it!
  
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- 171885
- - a customer
  - London
  - 09 Nov 2005 at 11:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Cheered me up
  
  Watched this while I had the flu in bed, it made me feel much better, just a bit of nostalgic fun for rainy afternoons.
  
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- 157279
- - a customer
  - London
  - 05 Oct 2005 at 14:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Good but doesn't hold up well.
  
  Midler and Long work very well together in this 80's comedy. Although their performances are very good, the film has unfortunately not aged very well. The... read more »
  
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- - Keith Chawgo
  - London, England
  - 04 May 2005 at 12:34
- - 0
  - 0
  A LAUGH A MINUTE
  
  THE PHRASE BETTE IS BEST IS SO TRUE WITH THIS 80'S CLASSIC.
  
  THE TEAMING OF MIDLER AND LONG WAS PURE GENIUS.
  
  WITHOUT DOUBT THEIR BEST ... read more »
  
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- - GARABALDI.
  - UK
  - 24 Feb 2005 at 13:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Outrageous Fortune
  
  This was my wifes selection because she thinks bette midler is the bees knees of actresses, I do add that she enjoyed it very much, and I thought it was quite ... read more »
  
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- 60910
- - a customer
  - England
  - 27 Dec 2004 at 19:43
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- - 3
  - 0
  Outrageously Funny
  
  Classic 1980s comedy with Bette Midler and Shelly Long as perfectly matched adversaries who both think they have found Mr. Right. The only problem being its the... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 20405
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - P King
  - West of England
  - 03 Oct 2004 at 08:26
- - 1
  - 0
  Very Much an 80's Classic
  
  This film is brilliant slapstick through and through.
  
  Bette Midler and Shelly Long both revel in playing polar opposite characters and that is the ... read more »
  
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- 20540
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 04 Oct 2004 at 14:33
- - 1
  - 0
  very good considering
  
  ah the good ol days of screwball comedy, this relys heavily on its two lead stars, considering Bette Midlers and er... Shelly Longs career history this could ... read more »
  
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- - Sean Letman
  - the midlands
  - 01 Dec 2004 at 13:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Outrageous Fortune
  
  This was my wifes selection because she thinks bette midler is the bees knees of actresses, I do add that she enjoyed it very much, and I thought it was quite ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 60910
- - a customer
  - England
  - 27 Dec 2004 at 19:43
- - 0
  - 0
  A LAUGH A MINUTE
  
  THE PHRASE BETTE IS BEST IS SO TRUE WITH THIS 80'S CLASSIC.
  
  THE TEAMING OF MIDLER AND LONG WAS PURE GENIUS.
  
  WITHOUT DOUBT THEIR BEST ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 75491
- - GARABALDI.
  - UK
  - 24 Feb 2005 at 13:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Good but doesn't hold up well.
  
  Midler and Long work very well together in this 80's comedy. Although their performances are very good, the film has unfortunately not aged very well. The... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 99502
- - Keith Chawgo
  - London, England
  - 04 May 2005 at 12:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Cheered me up
  
  Watched this while I had the flu in bed, it made me feel much better, just a bit of nostalgic fun for rainy afternoons.
  
  Report this review
- 157279
- - a customer
  - London
  - 05 Oct 2005 at 14:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Outrageous Hilarity
  
  Combining Shelly Long and Bette Middler - genius bit of casting that works oh so well! Watch it!
  
  Report this review
- 171885
- - a customer
  - London
  - 09 Nov 2005 at 11:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Outrageously good
  
  Teaming up Bette Midler and Shelley Long proves to be one of Hollywood's best ideas yet. Showing a love triangle to an extreme, this is the perfect movie to... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 199371
- - Shez seen them all
  - Essex, England
  - 27 Jan 2006 at 16:00
- - 0
  - 0
  WOW!
  
  One of the funniest comedys I saw! Bettie Midler RULE!
  
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- 375931
- - Vitaly
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 16:22

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Critics' reviews
- Lauren (Long) and Sandy (Midler) share the same two-timing lover (Coyote), a fact they only discover after he has... read more on Time Out
- 46518
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- Chase comedy with sex elements and plenty going on: old-fashioned jokes wrapped up in a modern package.
- 33238
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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