Out to Sea (1997)

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

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writer:

Robert Nelson Jacobs

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon

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

Storyline

Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.

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Plot Keywords:

cruise | brother in law | dance | widower | cruise ship | 

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Taglines:

They're Back. The Original Men in Black...Tie.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and sex-related humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Japanese Spanish

Release Date:

2 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bailando sobre el mar

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

DEM 266,927 (Germany) (22 May 1998)

Gross:

DEM 266,927 (Germany) (22 May 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

During the same dance, Vivian tells Herb "I'm on the cruise with my daughter, the bride". Later at the cantina, Vivian tells her daughter "it's your anniversary, I'm going home"

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Quotes

Charlie: No such thing as too late. That's why they invented death.

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Crazy Credits

During the first part of the credits, the cast (singly and in pairs) dances; during the latter part, we see outtakes.

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Connections

Referenced in Siskel & Ebert: The Postman/Mr. Magoo/Jackie Brown/An American Werewolf in Paris/Afterglow/The Education of Little Tree (1997)

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Soundtracks

"You're Our Guest"
Music by Chris Boardman
Lyrics by Robert Nelson Jacobs

User Reviews

Out to Sea (1997) ***

A competent comedy that delivers the laughs for fans of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. I suppose this film was made for those who enjoyed the two GRUMPY OLD MEN films, as there seemed to be a bunch of these buddy team-ups spotlighting the comical duo in their twilight years. The idea is a sure-fire one: Matthau, a bumbling gambler who's thousands of dollars in debt, connives his unsuspecting friend Lemmon into taking a free cruise with him where they can meet rich old ladies; the catch is, they've been signed on as Dance Hosts and Matthau can't dance.

OUT TO SEA is a funny film, and not all of the chuckles are to be found courtesy of Lemmon and Matthau. I found Brent Spiner (best known as Data from STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) to be very humorous as the snobby ball-busting dance coordinator. As the prissy boss of the two aging actors, he manages to match them in the laughs department. Though the film doesn't really need any, there's also a a love story or two to be found here as well, involving Dyan Cannon (who looks pretty fine for her years).