Two of a Kind (1983)

God has had just about enough of the human's attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to... See full summary »

Director:

John Herzfeld

Writer:

John Herzfeld

Stars:

John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Travolta	...	Zack
Olivia Newton-John	...	Debbie
Charles Durning	...	Charlie
Oliver Reed	...	Beasley
Beatrice Straight	...	Ruth
Scatman Crothers	...	Earl
Richard Bright	...	Stuart
Vincent Bufano	...	Oscar
Toni Kalem	...	Terri
James Stevens	...	Ron
Ernie Hudson	...	Det. Skaggs
Jack Kehoe	...	Mr. Chotiner
Robert Costanzo	...	Capt. Cinzari (as Bobby Costanzo)
Castulo Guerra	...	Gonzales
Warren Robertson	...	Himself

Storyline

God has had just about enough of the human's attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to save the world...

---

Plot Keywords:

angel | bank teller | reference to god | redemption | handicap | 

---

Taglines:

It took a twist of fate to make them two of a kind.

---

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Fantasy

---

Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pair of Jokers

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Joe Wizan-Roger M. Rothstein Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was part of a 1980s cycle of Hollywood angelic comedies which had started with Heaven Can Wait. The films included that movie and Two of a Kind, The Devil and Max Devlin, Defending Your Life, Oh Heavenly Dog, Kiss Me Goodbye, The Heavenly Kid, Made in Heaven, Almost an Angel and Oh, God! and its two sequels. The phrase "Heaven Can Wait" forms part of the lyrics in Two of a Kind's theme song "Twist of Fate" sung by Olivia Newton-John.

---

Goofs

As Zack is leaving the bank, you can see his mustache is almost all the way off, then when he is running down the street his mustache is completely back on his face with no time to have fixed it.

---

Connections

Featured in Olivia Newton-John: Twist of Fate (1984)

---

Soundtracks

"Take a Chance"
Written by Olivia Newton-John, Steve Lukather and David Foster
Performed by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
Produced by David Foster
Enginieered & Mixed by Humberto Gatica
String arrangement Jeremy Lubbock

User Reviews

Lovely movie

This movie didn't get as much credit as it deserves. I guess everyone expected it to have the same power as Grease because of its stars. This movie I think can stand on its own. It has a cute story and it does have that great star power. It has times when it's funny and it has times when it's romantic and it has times when it's dramatic. So it didn't have that same spirit as Grease if you give it a chance to prove itself you might actually enjoy it and not punish it for not living up to what people expected.