Terribly embarrassing and unfunny 'comedy' from Arthur Hiller about two women who pursue a mysterious man across the U.S., both determined to win him from the other.
Leslie Dixon's story is a disaster (containing a sub-plot involving the inept heroines saving the world's vegetation from certain destruction by a deadly virus), never holding its audience for a minute, and hardly ever raising a laugh. Director Hiller can't do a thing with this awful tale, and is completely reliant on stars Long and Midler to carry proceedings.
The two leads are really the only element that make "Outrageous Fortune" even remotely watchable. Likable Long and mad Midler do all they can with their hopelessly limited material, which is very little, and in so doing reduce the pain of sitting through this total waste of celluloid. The next best thing after the girls are the end credits.
Director of Photography David M. Walsh amazingly does nothing with the potential packed closing scenes, while editor Tom Rolf could never do enough. Also starred Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky and George Carlin.
Saturday, June 29, 1996 - Video
Leslie Dixon's story is a disaster (containing a sub-plot involving the inept heroines saving the world's vegetation from certain destruction by a deadly virus), never holding its audience for a minute, and hardly ever raising a laugh. Director Hiller can't do a thing with this awful tale, and is completely reliant on stars Long and Midler to carry proceedings.
The two leads are really the only element that make "Outrageous Fortune" even remotely watchable. Likable Long and mad Midler do all they can with their hopelessly limited material, which is very little, and in so doing reduce the pain of sitting through this total waste of celluloid. The next best thing after the girls are the end credits.
Director of Photography David M. Walsh amazingly does nothing with the potential packed closing scenes, while editor Tom Rolf could never do enough. Also starred Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky and George Carlin.
Saturday, June 29, 1996 - Video