Outrageous Fortune

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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.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

This is a wildly entertaining adventure with a giant heart. Better, it overflows with a number of genuine belly laughs.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 1, 2022

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William Thomas

Empire Magazine

Engaging, undemanding stuff.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 23, 2008

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Variety Staff

Variety

Midler and Long are never less than fun to watch.

Jun 23, 2008

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Quentin Crisp

Christopher Street

A movie must be described as good not necessarily because it gives you what you hoped to see but if it delivers what it promises. Outrageous Fortune does this and by this standard can hardly be criticized.

May 6, 2024

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Andrew Galdi

Movie Bitches

The accent work had me cracking up

Aug 31, 2022

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Avaryl Halley

Movie Bitches

Two powerhouse comediennes doing what they do best

Aug 31, 2022

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StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 35 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/11/23 Full Review Michael S Brilliant, classic comedy Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 35 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review jon c How outrageous is it that you're fortunate or unfortunate to find out your boyfriend is seeing another woman while also stumbling upon riches?Arthur Hiller directs Bette Midler and Shelley Long in an early female action comedy Two women in the same acting class are rivals, worse is they find out their boyfriend Michael is seeing both of them He then dies in an accident or so it seems, so both women are determined to find him but the answers about who he is turns out to be more troublesome involving spies and such It's a race against time as both ladies outrun shady people involved with Michael It's very exciting and very funny seeing the lengths these two are willing to go Funny and entertaining all the same with two women bouncing off one another, they face many dangers but still work together Loads of fun to watch I gotta say! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I seriously LOVED this movie! I happened to catch it on a weekend movie thing in the 90's. I needed every plausible & implausible moment of just GREAT FUN! It's as ridiculous fun as Weekend at Bernie's, but to me stays more "you can watch it again and it stays funny. Like Money Pit. Better Midler & Shelley Long seem like an unlikely pair & yet together they're dynamite. Plus tossing in George Carlin was priceless! This is fun, adventurous & great for laughs! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review steve d Not remotely entertaining. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Arthur Hiller Director Shelley Long Lauren Ames Bette Midler Sandy Brozinsky Peter Coyote Michael Sanders Robert Prosky Stanislav Korzenowski John Schuck Atkins

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Synopsis 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.

Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Robert W. Cort, Ted Field
Screenwriter: Leslie Dixon
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.8M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround