Review of Outrageous Fortune (1987) by Tara A — 09 Jan 2011

Cute '80s curio noteworthy primarily for the period fashion. Which is tremendous.

This review of Outrageous Fortune (1987) was written by Tara A on 09 Jan 2011.

Outrageous Fortune has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 22 Jun 2008

Midler and Long are never less than fun to watch…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 02 Feb 2011

Extremely funny! Middler and Long are a great duo in this movie, and I just loved the story, it's fantastic…

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By Karin H (48) on 15 Nov 2007

Absoultely hilarious. the acting classes are the best for me as this reminds me of certain individuals when I was studying theatre…

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By Dylan W (323) on 09 Jun 2009

Seen it on TV loads of times, always makes me laugh :-)…

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By Tay W (67) on 18 Jan 2009

Great cast ... I wish there was more movies like this…

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By Glen H (38) on 12 Oct 2007

The scene where they are running around trying to get into the spotlight of the helicopter makes me laugh till I can't breathe…

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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…

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By Tom H (1,836) on 09 May 2009

Decent lighthearted comedy with some R rated situations. But it was the appearence of George Carlin that really made it a worth while viewing…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 30 Mar 2012

Hadn't seen this since I was a kid, barely remembered it. Pretty funny, if unlikely movie…

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By Cassie T (31) on 15 Dec 2007

Love this movie..another one of those great eighties movies…

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