Outrageous Fortune

A breezy, bickering buddy chase that trades on star chemistry and silly spy antics more than suspense.

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote

Tagline

The CIA is trailing them, the KGB is tracking them, the phone company is tracing them, the police are chasing them, the cowboys are herding them, and the Indians are hunting them. Are they going to fall for all of that?

Overview

Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski. The two women end up dating the same man (who turns out to be a double agent) and follow him across the country to force him to choose between them.

How it feels

Light, satirical, campy and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Friendship, identity, deception, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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