{"id":395,"date":"2014-07-02T12:52:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T12:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=395"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:19:54","slug":"outrageous-fortune-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=395","title":{"rendered":"Outrageous Fortune-1987"},"content":{"rendered":"

Outrageous Fortune-1987<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director Arthur Hiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Bette Midler, Shelley Long<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott’s Review #85<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"836062\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Reviewed July 2, 2014<\/p>\n

Grade: D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outrageous Fortune (1987) is one of many silly, plot-driven comedies from the late 1980s.<\/p>\n

It stars huge comedic actresses of the time (Bette Midler and Shelley Long) as opposites, Midler-brash, Long-refined, who are acting students and in love with the same man (Peter Coyote).<\/p>\n

Of course, they meet, hate each other, and then become friends. This sets off a series of misunderstandings and standard comedy fare.<\/p>\n

It’s a female buddy movie. I must say that I did enjoy the chemistry between Long and Midler, as it is evident on screen.<\/p>\n

Besides the chemistry, the only other positive is the New York City location scenes and the acting\/theater workshop setting.<\/p>\n

Whose idea was it for Midler to use a horrible, phony New York accent??<\/p>\n

It was distracting throughout the entire film, which is not very good to begin with. Otherwise, this is a dud, completely plot-driven and predictable.<\/p>\n

It has a pure 1980s comedy feel to it (by that I mean overdone hairstyles, bad music, and a silly plot).<\/p>\n

Shelley Long is the highlight of this film as she is great at comedic timing, but, unfortunately, her film-starring career was short-lived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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