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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Randy Feldman (written by)
Release Date:
22 December 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
Two of L.A.'s top rival cops are going to have to work together... Even if it kills them.
Plot:
Two cops are framed and must clear their names. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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Russell Turned Down Stallone's Expendables Offer
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Russell Turned Down Stallone's Expendables Offer
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I'd pay Cash to see this Tango
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sylvester Stallone | ... | Lt. Raymond Tango | |
| Kurt Russell | ... | Lt. Gabriel Cash | |
| Teri Hatcher | ... | Katherine 'Kiki' Tango | |
| Jack Palance | ... | Yves Perret | |
| Brion James | ... | Requin | |
| James Hong | ... | Quan | |
| Marc Alaimo | ... | Lopez | |
| Philip Tan | ... | Chinese Gunman | |
| Michael J. Pollard | ... | Owen | |
| Robert Z'Dar | ... | Face | |
| Lewis Arquette | ... | Wyler | |
| Edward Bunker | ... | Capt. Holmes | |
| Leslie Morris | ... | Hendricks | |
| Roy Brocksmith | ... | Fed. Agent Davis | |
| Susan Krebs | ... | Prosecutor |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Set Up (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
98 min | USA:104 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Brazil:16 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Iceland:16 |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:18 |
UK:15 (original rating) (cut)
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During the scene where the back of the SUV catches on fire, when filming was over, the fire wouldn't go out, and actors Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone were caught in a cross draft. Stallone was so close to the fire that his hair was singed in places.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: 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).
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Quotes:
Gabriel Cash:
You know, it's a free country, Tango.
Ray Tango: Yeah.
Gabriel Cash: And people are free to do whatever they want.
Ray Tango: So?
Gabriel Cash: Well, your sister is very, very free.
Ray Tango: I'm going to kill you.
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Ray Tango: Yeah.
Gabriel Cash: And people are free to do whatever they want.
Ray Tango: So?
Gabriel Cash: Well, your sister is very, very free.
Ray Tango: I'm going to kill you.
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Movie Connections:
References "Rocky and His Friends" (1959)
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Soundtrack:
Best Of What I Got
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FAQ
I've heard this film was originally written for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Is that true?What special features are on the DVD?
Exactly why was director Andrei Konchalovsky fired from the film?
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Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone are the reason why this run-of-the-mill action flick actually works. There's nothing innovative or special about the film, it's nothing we haven't seen before (maybe just Russell in drag) but the film is entertaining as hell thanks to it's two stars.
Stallone is Tango and Russell is Cash, two cops who get set up and sent to jail. They break out and go after the bad guys to clear their names.
The film has got some excellent action scenes, particularly inside the prison and during the break out. It's got some nice eye candy courtesy of one Teri Hatcher. The script also delivers some very funny lines now and then. Couple that with the fact that I actually do like Stallone do comedy and Russell has always been somewhat of a mini favourite; Tango and Cash is very worthy of my time every once in a while.
Downsides; Excellent actor Jack Palance is horrible in the cliché ridden bad guy role (I can't figure out if he's trying too hard or not at all) and the film has a really silly final 10 minutes where the action goes from cool to basically slapstick. Still, early 90's action fans should enjoy this flick.