Two women with serious differences are forced to look out for each other in this anarchic comedy. Sandy (Bette Midler) and Lauren (Shelley Long) are a pair of struggling actresses who don't get along especially well -- and are even less fond of each other when they discover that they're both dating ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1987 | Running Time: 105 minutes
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$8.99OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE
Outrageous Fortune proved to be another moderate hit for Bette Midler after her hilarious turns in Ruthless People and Down and Out in Beverly Hills, as well as one of the only hits on the checkered resumé of Shelley Long. "Outrageous" is a pretty good word to describe it: About as zany as farces get, Arthur Hiller's film moves along with a bold head of steam for much of the narrative, before losing some of its grounding in a misguided finale that finds the two actresses jumping between cliffs. ...more
- Shelley Long - Lauren Ames
- Bette Midler - Sandy Brozinsky
- Peter Coyote - Michael
- Robert Prosky - Stanislov Korzenowski
- John Schuck - Atkins
- Diana Bellamy - Madam
- Sally Brown - Actress
- Alexis Cruz
- Debra A. Deliso - Ballet Double for Lauren
- Tony Epper - Russell
- Neil Hunt - Fencing Teacher
- Christopher McDonald - George (as Chris McDonald)
- Lynn Stalmaster
- J.W. Smith - Dealer
- Arthur Hiller - Director
- Robert W. Cort - Producer
- Ted Field - Producer
- Leslie Dixon - Screenwriter
- Sandy Veneziano - Art Director
- Jim Van Wyck - Associate Producer
- Lynn Stalmaster - Casting
- Mali Finn - Casting
- Peter V. Herald - Co-producer
- Scott Kroopf - Co-producer
- Martin Mickelson - Co-producer
- Gloria Gresham - Costume Designer
- Jim Van Wyck - First Assistant Director
- Tom Rolf - Editor







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