Out to Sea

Tango complacent? is an American comedy film from 1997 with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon in the leading roles.

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Charlie Gordon's passion is horse racing, but he has no luck in betting and owes his bookie now more than three thousand dollars.

Charlie decides to make a change of location and hires a gigolo on a luxury liner. Problem: from dancing he has no idea; Solution: he takes his widowed brother Herb, as this is a passionate dancer, under the pretext of having to invite him on a cruise.

But on board they get to Gil Godwyn, the cruise director ( and militarily trained entertainers ). This is a disgust out of a picture book and requires the utmost discipline of his Eintänzern.

However, Gil has not reckoned with the resourcefulness of Charlie, who expressed repeatedly in front of his duties and sneaks into the casino, hoping to sign a lonely millionaire who take his name and would contact their bank account.

In fact, he will find it in the attractive Liz LaBreche that seems to have him interest. However, there is a catch: Liz is just like Charlie penniless because their oil wells have long since dried up and she is now even looking for a (financially) advantageous match.

Herb, however, has fallen in love with the widowed also Vivian, but has a bad conscience, as he has promised his wife on her death bed, he 'll just love them, forever and ever.

However, recently they all come together and leave the "MS Westerdam " in a rented seaplane and a check for eighteen thousand dollars that could win Charlie in a poker game, and fly their well-deserved happy ending contrary.

Also Gil gets what he deserves, because he has disparagingly about the owner of the luxury liner, which was at that very moment behind him expressed at the wrong time. Thus he is going his job as cruise director and must to make matters worse, the cost of his passage now also process as dancing gigolo.

Others

  • The Luxuxliner used for filming is the " Westerdam " the Holland- America Line.
  • Tango complacent? was Donald O'Connor's last film before he retired,
  • Edward Mulhares last film; he died shortly after the shooting,
  • The penultimate joint film by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

Criticism

  • Cinema: " ... Fortunately Lemmon and Matthau have gone on board. Actually they can not afford this cruise and are therefore as so-called guest gentlemen ( board and lodging ) for a good mood care among the female passengers. And as expected, the two glorious cause chaos ... "
  • TV Today (1998): "So it's too cheerful to be a senior! Non-stop punchlines power for those who can still laugh heartily tears - a crazy - brilliant pair "!
  • Encyclopedia of the International film: " A very tailored to the actor's team Lemmon / Matthau comedy without brilliant ideas who wants to fend for themselves from the occupation of the capital. Apart from the few successful showpiece they fails the average book and uninspired directing. "
1997 in film Martha Coolidge Screenplay Robert Nelson Jacobs Film score David Newman (composer) Lajos Koltai Anne V. Coates MS Thomson Dream The Odd Couple (film) The Front Page (1974 film) The Odd Couple II
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