Review of Outrageous Fortune (1987) by Rita Kempley for Washington Post — 22 Mar 2014

Veteran Arthur Hiller, who directed Peter Falk and Alan Arkin in The In-Laws and Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder in Silver Streak, proves equally adept at managing a female odd couple.

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This review of Outrageous Fortune (1987) was written by Rita Kempley and published by Washington Post on 22 Mar 2014.

Outrageous Fortune has generally received mixed reviews.

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