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Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

videorama-759-859391 In a score of comedies, Midler was doing around this mid to late 80's period, this one doesn't rise to the sharpness and funniness of those others. There are some funny moments, you'll find. The ones which are gold are that of comedian George Carlin, a prize asset here, who is given such terrific lines. You'll also find some early bits funny, if you happen to be in the acting world, that you could cruelly find relatable. OF becomes more of an exciting adventure, than a comedy, it's story not all so clear. Long and Midler, both great, have their moments. They play two actors, totally different from each other, even in their work mediums, who meet unfavorably at an audition for an acting class, led by a Lee Strasberg kind of guy (the wonderful Robert Prosky, donning a Russian accent). They soon find out they're doing the same guy (Peter Coyote) who then dies a fake death. Obsessed with tracking him down this guy, they discover he's involved in a lot of criminal activity, and soon find themselves in immediate danger, hunted by seedy CIA guys, whatever, but are helped by Carlin, a stoned Cowboy bum (again a wonderful asset). A few people aren't what they seem here, adding to the fun, and excitement. The movie works in that way, but kind of gets lost halfway, which I didn't mind, but comedy wise, it's just not up there with a few of Bette's other pics, as it lacks laughs and punch. Before playing Doctor Chilton, great character actor Another Heald, plays a much younger looking acting student, doing us solid as always, which is a long way from what this film is.

OllieSuave-007 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-

Prismark10 This is a cheesy and also a very 1980s film made by Touchstone Films (The Disney spin off) which made films with more mature themes that included risqué scenes and strong language.Bette Midler was signed to a multi film deal with Touchstone and made several films for them. Here she plays a brassy loud mouth opposite Shelly Long's more snooty and posh character. Both acting wannabees who attend the same drama class run by a strict Russian acting coach.Both are having an affair with a school teacher (Peter Coyote) who later dies in an explosion and in the morgue the mismatched couple meet and realise that they both have been sleeping with the same man and shockingly he is not dead as the corpse here is not as well endowed as Coyote was.The rest of the film is a caper as they are chased by some mysterious men, the dead schoolteacher is alive somewhere, has something to hide and not quiet the person they thought he was.The rest of the film is a caper film as they go looking for Coyote and ends up in the New Mexico desert with George Carlin as a faux native American.The film has aged and although what might had looked fun and entertaining in the late 1980s, it looks rather kitsch now and the plotting is loose and rather silly. Even the direction looks bad in places, such as the airport chase sequence and you have Robert Prosky turning up twice as different looking people but it certainly did not fool me.Some of the stunt double work looks poorly executed and the rock jumping scene at the end is over the top. Still Midler and Long make a good pair and push this silly film along.

vintkd It's a most funny adventure comedy that I have seen lately. I never not laugh so loud as in watching this awesome film. Fantastic Bette Midler and pretty Shelley Long made up an incredibly and charismatic duet. Their characters and images are absolutely diverse, but they are a terrific and laughable team, without a doubt. Great director and veteran of cinema Arthur Hiller was able to make really timeless film, that will be make laugh else many generations for a long years. If you like such old kind movies as "Midnight Run", "Overboard", "See No Evil, Hear No Evil", that you will be delighted from "Outrageous Fortune". Such films wants re-watching infinitely, you always find something fresh.