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Tango & Cash

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
105K
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POPULARITY
3,528
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Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell in Tango & Cash (1989)
ActionComedyCrime
Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a mismatched LAPD crime-fighting duo has to put its differences aside to even the score with the evil kingpin who put them behind bars once and for all... Read allFramed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a mismatched LAPD crime-fighting duo has to put its differences aside to even the score with the evil kingpin who put them behind bars once and for all.Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a mismatched LAPD crime-fighting duo has to put its differences aside to even the score with the evil kingpin who put them behind bars once and for all.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
105K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,528
173
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    • Directors
      • Andrey Konchalovskiy
      • Albert Magnoli(replaced Andrei Konchalovsky)
    • Writer
      • Randy Feldman
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Kurt Russell
      • Teri Hatcher
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Andrey Konchalovskiy
      • Albert Magnoli(replaced Andrei Konchalovsky)
    • Writer
      • Randy Feldman
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Kurt Russell
      • Teri Hatcher
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    • 185User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Tango
    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Cash
    Teri Hatcher
    Teri Hatcher
    • Kiki
    Jack Palance
    Jack Palance
    • Yves Perret
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Courier…
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Quan
    Marc Alaimo
    Marc Alaimo
    • Lopez
    Philip Tan
    Philip Tan
    • Gunman
    • (as Phillip Tan)
    • …
    Michael J. Pollard
    Michael J. Pollard
    • Owen
    Robert Z'Dar
    Robert Z'Dar
    • Face
    Lewis Arquette
    Lewis Arquette
    • Wyler
    Edward Bunker
    Edward Bunker
    • Capt. Holmes
    • (as Eddie Bunker)
    Leslie Morris
    • Hendricks
    Roy Brocksmith
    Roy Brocksmith
    • Fed. Agent Davis
    Susan Krebs
    Susan Krebs
    • Prosecutor
    David Byrd
    David Byrd
    • Judge
    Richard Fancy
    Richard Fancy
    • Nolan
    Jerry Martinez
    • Santos
    • Directors
      • Andrey Konchalovskiy
      • Albert Magnoli(replaced Andrei Konchalovsky) (uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Randy Feldman
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    • Trivia
      When Brion James was originally hired to play Requin, it was a very small role with only two lines. In an effort to give the character something that would make him stand out, James decided to speak in a horrible "cockney" accent. Sylvester Stallone loved it, and re-wrote the script to give Requin a much bigger role. The same thing happened with Face, played by Robert Z'Dar, who was originally not meant to appear after the opening scene but Sylvester Stallone and Andrey Konchalovskiy took a liking to Z'Dar and thought his appearance was so striking he deserved a larger role in the film.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie when the truck is bearing down on Tango and he fires at the truck, the windshield "spiderwebs", as it should, since it would be safety glass. However, when the two men fly through the windshield after the truck is stopped, there are no bullet holes in it and it is clearly a plate glass windshield (due to how it shatters).
    • Quotes

      Ray Tango: Rambo? Rambo's a pussy.

    • Alternate versions
      The film's distributor actually self-censored the British theatrical version before submitting it to the BBFC. In addition to the footage the BBFC demanded cut, the UK theatrical release also tones down the electrocution of a villain, edited footage of visible bloodletting during the finale, omits some footage of Lopez being riddled with bullets, another head-butt, a throat chop, a villain pushing his fingers into Cash's blood wound, and Cash putting a grenade down a villain's trousers. All footage was reinstated for video.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Always/Music Box/Born on the Fourth of July/Tango and Cash/Camille Claudel (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Best Of What I Got
      Performed by Bad English

      Courtesy of CBS Records, Music Licensing Department

      Produced by Richie Zito

      Written by John Waite, Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon

    User reviews185

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Joyous 80s action! That's all it is, and that's all it needs to be...
    The #1 reason why I love brainless action movies from the 80s and 90s? Because of the actors playing the bad guys! Just look at this baby; - Jack Palance, Brion James, Robert Z'dar, Clint Howard... Sure enough, the stars of the film are Sly Stallone and Kurt Russell, but for people who always root for the villains - like me - films like "Tango & Cash" are delightful! The set-up for this buddy-action movie is that the two best cops of Los Angeles are framed by big-shot drug/weapon dealer Palance, and end up in prison amidst the vengeful cons they locked away themselves. Plausibility and coherence are of minor importance, but "Tango & Cash" works perfectly because both Stallone and Russell prove themselves to be masters of self-parody, and the chemistry between them is awesome. Good stunt work, James Bond like gadgetry and an incredibly sexy Yazoo-dance by Teri Hatcher only make the film even more amusing.
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    • I've heard this film was originally written for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Is that true?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Set Up
    • Filming locations
      • Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • The Guber-Peters Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $63,408,614
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,628,918
      • Dec 25, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $63,408,614
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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