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Overview

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Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writer (WGA):

Robert Nelson Jacobs (written by)

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Release Date:

2 July 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Romance more

Tagline:

Get ready to Rumba! more

Plot:

A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts. full summary | add synopsis

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(3 articles)

Quick Snaps: Rue McClanahan in Austin
 (From Slackerwood. 1 October 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)

What Made Hercules So Weak?
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 21 July 1997)

User Comments:

Out to Sea-Go Down to the Sea in Ships to Catch this One ***1/2 more (43 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Lemmon ... Herb Sullivan

Walter Matthau ... Charlie Gordon

Dyan Cannon ... Liz LaBreche
Gloria DeHaven ... Vivian (as Gloria De Haven)

Brent Spiner ... Gil Godwyn

Elaine Stritch ... Mavis LaBreche
Hal Linden ... Mac Valor

Donald O'Connor ... Jonathan Devereaux
Edward Mulhare ... Cullen Carswell
Rue McClanahan ... Mrs. Ellen Carruthers
Alexandra Powers ... Shelly
Sean O'Bryan ... Allan
Esther Scott ... Maria

Allan Rich ... Sebastian
Estelle Harris ... Bridget
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sex-related humor.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35345) | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (video premiere)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Edward Mulhare's last appearance. He died shortly after making this movie. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Herb and Charlie lower the lifeboat, the amount of cable on the spool above Godwyn's head changes and increases when he turns around. more

Quotes:

Charlie: Be careful! Some of the big fish can swallow you whole.
Herb: Swallow my what?
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV) more

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Out to Sea-Go Down to the Sea in Ships to Catch this One ***1/2, 22 March 2009
8/10
Author: edwagreen from United States

Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, both of whom are sadly missed, proved once again that they were a team dedicated to their craft of bringing hilarious moments to the screen. This film is just another example of this.

This time out they play two brothers-in-law who land on a ship as dance instructors on board.

Of course, their boss is a perfectionist and miserable person named Gil Godwin who just enjoys harassing these boys. It's hilarious how Lemmon gives a quick lesson in dancing to Matthau and how the latter dances a riotous rumba with the boat's owner Rue McLanahan.

Too bad that fellow dance instructors Hal Linden and Donald O'Connor are given so little to do but their parts call for that. Matthau falls for Dyan Cannon, on board with her fellow gold-digging mother, the usual outrageous Elaine Stritch. Unknown to them, Matthau has no money either. The widower Lemmon falls for Gloria De Haven, looking lovelier than ever.

The film belongs to Matthau and Lemmon and will serve as a further tribute to their illustrious careers.

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