Out to Sea (1997)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writer (WGA):

Robert Nelson Jacobs (written by)

Release Date:

2 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Get ready to Rumba!

Plot:

Two old men board a cruise ship with the intent of defrauding rich widows.

Plot Keywords:

Wager | Poker Game | Bull | Miami Florida | Festival

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sex-related humor.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Japanese | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35345) | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Castaic Lake State Recreation Area - 32132 Ridge Route Road, Castaic, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The ship used in the film was the Holland America line's "Westerdam".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Herb and Charlie lower the lifeboat, Godwyn turns around with his hand on the railing, knocking it back and forth indicating that it’s part of the set.

Quotes:

Herb: Look at the size of this room! A good fart will give you a concussion!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Cheek to Cheek

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).