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Tango & Cash

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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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.

  • Directors
    • Andrey Konchalovskiy
    • Albert Magnoli
  • Writer
    • Randy Feldman
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Kurt Russell
    • Teri Hatcher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    110K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,014
    511
    • Directors
      • Andrey Konchalovskiy
      • Albert Magnoli
    • Writer
      • Randy Feldman
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Kurt Russell
      • Teri Hatcher
    • 191User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Kurt Russell in Tango & Cash (1989)
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    Kurt Russell in Tango & Cash (1989)
    Sylvester Stallone in Tango & Cash (1989)
    Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell in Tango & Cash (1989)
    Kurt Russell in Tango & Cash (1989)
    Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell in Tango & Cash (1989)
    Kurt Russell in Tango & Cash (1989)
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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 Siskel & Ebert: 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 reviews191

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Sometimes cheap fun really is what the doctor ordered
    On the surface, "Tango and Cash" has got to be the most ridiculous buddy cop movie on the market. And I'm still trying to decide if this is honest-to-god satire or just an extremely calculated kitchen sink attempt at a genre movie. This thing's just one glib one-liner after another, and they are all extremely on the nose. Is there subtlety in this? Hell no, but it is entertaining. And there are moments that had me in genuine laughter.

    And I do say that that's all down to the two leads. Stallone and Russell are what make this work. You can tell they didn't come to set every day hating their work, that it's all just a gas, and that's what keeps the movie light and easy on its feet. That, and in-her-prime Teri Hatcher.

    It's loud, extremely silly, but still a lot of fun.

    7/10
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    • Apr 13, 2016

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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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