Outrageous Fortune
Two radically different actresses become reluctant partners when their shared lover vanishes, launching them into a perilous and uproarious cross-country search.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- girls night
What critics said
Critics found the film an uneven but professionally made comedy whose steady pace and energetic performances, especially from Bette Midler and Shelley Long, offset its reliance on familiar clichés.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lauren and Sandy begin as opposites in the same acting class but join forces to search for their missing lover.
The search expands across several states and involves CIA and KGB-related revelations, fake death, and danger.
The women discover they have been sharing a lover and turn their mutual shock into cooperation.
Lauren and Sandy refuse to accept that Michael is dead and pursue him across multiple states.
Films like Outrageous Fortune, and why
Thelma & Louise
female buddy comedy driven by clashing personalities, escalating danger, and fast-paced comic banter
Ruthless People
1980s female-led comedy built around opposites forced into an unlikely partnership amid crime and pursuit
Romancing the Stone
glamorous, energetic action comedy combining mistaken identities, criminal intrigue, and comic chemistry
9 to 5
female friendship and comic rivalry carried through a dangerous, episodic search
Movie Details
- Director
- Arthur Hiller
- Release Date
- 1987-01-30
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (131)
Cast
- Shelley Long
- Bette Midler
- Peter Coyote
- Robert Prosky
- John Schuck
- Anthony Heald
- George Carlin
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka
- Florence Stanley
- Jerry Zaks
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Outrageous Fortune about?
- Two radically different actresses become reluctant partners when their shared lover vanishes, launching them into a perilous and uproarious cross-country search.
- What is Outrageous Fortune like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Outrageous Fortune as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Outrageous Fortune violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Outrageous Fortune as mild.
- What did critics think of Outrageous Fortune?
- Critics found the film an uneven but professionally made comedy whose steady pace and energetic performances, especially from Bette Midler and Shelley Long, offset its reliance on familiar clichés.
- Which films are like Outrageous Fortune?
- Films with a similar feel include Thelma & Louise, Ruthless People, Romancing the Stone, and 9 to 5.
- How long is Outrageous Fortune?
- Outrageous Fortune runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Outrageous Fortune?
- In United States, Outrageous Fortune streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
