Throwback review, y'allllll!
In the 80's Disney wanted to tap into a more adult audience so they formed what was known as Touchstone Pictures. A place where they could make "R" rated material but not have to use the Disney logo. Buena Vista (the street to which Disney Burbank resides) became a distributor. I honestly love the oddball flicks they put out under this banner. "Ruthless People" "Pretty Woman" "Adventures In Babysitting" you get the idea.
They did a pretty good job packaging talent and materia. Though, let's face it, in 2018, a LOT of these films are painfully outdated.
"Outrageous Fortune" is no exception. It is a dumb female road picture that made money.
Was it because of Bette Midler, who inexplicably was nominated for a Golden Globe for this meandering performance. But she was hot. Hot, as in popular and not...looks. Which, this movie kindly dismisses in the final reel.
This is a slap together oil and water, Laurel and Hardy harder edged trek that has the most ridiculous subplot created simply for these two to vamp. And they are terrible at it. Nowadays (as I've recently seen in "Cockblockers") conversations continue far after interest is lost. I won't say these movies weren't influential in that sense. But boy, Shelly Long and Midler are doing poor schtick. And I'm desperately trying to figure out if I saw two guys doing the same thing, would it be funny. Yes...it would be. "Midnight Run" comes to mind. I think it is because director Arthur Hiller put silliness first and heart second. "Midnight Run" anchored itself in core heart. This movie pretends it has one but we know these two wouldn't get along once the director called "cut."
Anyway, I recall seeing this video box at the grocery store (which had a video rental place inside). Always wondered why it was rated "R". Hoping to see Shelly Long's tits (which you don't). Thankfully they didn't attempt it with Bette. It's two wanna-be actresses trying to locate a man they both are infatuated with and get entangled in a international plot to destroy the world. I'm not joking.
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