Movie Description
Tango and Cash are two L.A. narcotics cops that go together like caviar and French fries. Dressed in three-piece suits and glasses, Tango (Sylvester Stallone) is the suave policeman; in his nine-dollar shirts and jeans, Cash (Kurt Russell) is Tango's salt-of-the-earth rival on the force. Each has spent his days and nights cracking down on drug dealers, to the fury of crime boss Yves Perret (Jack Palance). When Perret and his gang frame the two cops and have them sent to prison, it turns out that Tango and Cash don't get along any better behind bars than they did in the station house (they trade insults, and protest having to shower together). But when the ruling underground goons of the penitentiary torture them, Tango and Cash join forces to overthrow the prison menace, and, in the process, escape. Once free, they pursue Perret and attempt to destroy his cartel for good--that is, when Cash isn't busy romancing Tango's sister, Kiki (Teri Hatcher), further straining the pair's already tense working partnership. Atypically directed by Russian filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky (collaborator with arthouse cinema legend Andrei Tarkovsky and older brother of director Nikita Mikhalkov), TANGO & CASH remains one of the unsung action-comedy buddy films of the 1980s.
Two swellheaded cops, one with a dapper image and one a gung-ho basher, must bury their enmity in order to work together when they are framed for murder by a ruthless international crime lord.
| Credits | | Cast: | Brion James, Geoffrey Lewis, Jack Palance, Kurt Russell, Michael J. Pollard, Sylvester Stallone |
| Details | | Sound: | Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes
Albert Magnoli completed the directing chores of this film, after Andrei Konchalovsky left the film.
Color by Technicolor. Shot in Panavision.
Available to buy in the UK., DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Letterboxed
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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Production Notes
Editorial Reviews
"...The director plays it bright and hard....Stallone gives a quick, lively, likable performance..."
Los Angeles Times - Michael Wilmington (12/22/1989)
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