Production Year: 1989 - Action & Adventure - Director: Andrei Konchalovsky - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Brion James, Geoffrey Lewis, Michael J. Pollard, Jack Palance more
Tango and Cash are two L.A. narcotics cops that go together like caviar and French fries. Dressed in three-piece suits and glasses, Tango (Sylvester Stallone) is the suave... more
Tango And Cash DVD
Ray Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and Gabe Cash (Kurt Russell) are rival L.A. policemen with ... more
one thing in common: each thinks he is the best. Team them and they're like oil and water. But frame them for a crime and they're like a match and kerosene. Stallone and Russell deliver sweaty excitement sex appeal and outrageous laughs in this action-comedy from the director of Runaway Train. The two stage a prison breakout that's a breathless rush of weapons and wisecracks then roar after the shadowy crimelord (Jack Palance) who set them up. Tango & Cash are out to clear their names. Join them and feel the rush.
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A review by SaimAhmed on Tango And Cash (DVD) July 29th, 2000
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Indifferent to it
Story
Satisfactory
Characters / Performances
Satisfactory
Special Effects
Standard
Soundtrack
Unmemorable
Advantages:
A very early version of Dumb & Dumber
Disadvantages:
None
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
Full review
Tango and Cash stars Stallone Sylvester and Kurt Russell. The story is your everyday run of the mill action/comedy. Two cops get framed by the crimelords they put away and end up in a maximum security prison full of criminals that they put behind. a few badly choreographed fights and a ridiculous prison break out by the stars sets them on their way to finding out who set them up and eventually to get revenge. Funny in places but let down by bad script and by bad acting.Stallone tries to be funny whilst Russell looks ready to kill Stallone, the two stars do not appear to bond the way other characters in this genre do. This probably spawned in my view the Lethal Weapon films. Also on a side note you get to see a young Teri Hatcher playing Stallones sister ( she's an exotic dancer )
Advantages: Russell and Stallone work well on-screen Disadvantages: Plot, too short
This film put together two of the biggest action stars of the day.....and that's about it. Following on from the 48 Hours mould, this mismatched cop flick is certainly action-packed and contains some good one liners, but suffers from attempting to borrow off too many other films [the Bond rip-off of LAPD armourer (hmm...) is absolutely ridiculous] and a complete lack of subtlety.
Kurt Russell (Cash) and Sylvester Stallone (Tango) actually have a ... ...ventures are constantly vetoed by LA's two top cops: so he has them set up for murder. So follows one of those annoyingly quick action films (which also includes an early appearance by Teri Hatcher) where contrived scene follows contrived scene until the main contrived scene arrives, then everyone has a chuckle and end of.
I would probably watch this if it's on TV, but I wouldn't recommend buying it. A better film of this genus would be 48 Hours, ...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Cheap to buy on video and DVD Disadvantages: A little lame in places
...stars as LA cop Ray Tango while Kurt Russell is Gabe Cash, his hated partner. The two get framed for a crime they didn't do, by a criminal who wants them out of the way. They end up in prison together and then break out to get the man who put them there. It's an unlikely but fun scenario. There are some violent scenes but that's typical of an action film like this.
Terri Hatcher co-stars as Tango's sister and of course, there's a touch of romance ... ...it up as an international criminal.
The acting isn't the greatest in the world and the plot and general background are predictable but it's still a fun movie. There are some great one-liners as well, especially from a cantankerous Sylvester Stallone. The two main characters are likeable and the film doesn't take itself too seriously. Stallone and Russell had generally only done straight action films at this point so it was a little bit different ...
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Advantages: Funny, a bit of action Disadvantages: Doesn't really stand out
I've read some other opinions on this film and they seemed to be a little harsh. It is definately not a classic, but is still entertaining and better than 90% of movies out there.
Sly Stallone and Kurt Russel play the two best cops in, I think its LA. They both get framed by this bloke(a little vague i know), who wants no police hassle whilst working on his latest crime.
The film contains some great wit and nice action scenes. I don't care what ...
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Plot: Two big-headed cops must bury their emnity in order to work together when they are framed for murder by a ruthless international crimelord.
Release details
Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 26/04/1999
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: D 011951
Barcode: 7321900119511
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Production Notes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
DVD Description
Tango and Cash are two L.A. narcotics cops that go together like caviar and French fries. Dressed in three-piece suits and glasses, Tango (Sylvester Stallone) is the suave policeman; in his nine-dollar shirts and jeans, Cash (Kurt Russell) is Tango's salt-of-the-earth rival on the force. Each has spent his days and nights cracking down on drug dealers, to the fury of crime boss Yves Perret (Jack Palance). When Perret and his gang frame the two cops and have them sent to prison, it turns out that Tango and Cash don't get along any better behind bars than they did in the station house (they trade insults, and protest having to shower together). But when the ruling underground goons of the penitentiary torture them, Tango and Cash join forces to overthrow the prison menace, and, in the process, escape. Once free, they pursue Perret and attempt to destroy his cartel for good--that is, when Cash isn't busy romancing Tango's sister, Kiki (Teri Hatcher), further straining the pair's already tense working partnership. Atypically directed by Russian filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky (collaborator with arthouse cinema legend Andrei Tarkovsky and older brother of director Nikita Mikhalkov), TANGO & CASH remains one of the unsung action-comedy buddy films of the 1980s.
Professional reviews
Review: ...The director plays it bright and hard....Stallone gives a quick, lively, likable performance... (Los Angeles Times, 01/04/2009)
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