Just what I expected

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Lauren is a woman with rich parents who dreams of making it as an actress, Sandy is street smart with the mouth to match. One day Lauren is in a lobby when loud mouthed, crude Sandy comes in and fakes her way into an extension on her phone bill. Lauren later meets Michael who is the dreamboat she's always wanted after swearing off actors. Later we find that Sandy is also involved with Michael. They both find out about each other when they go to the morgue with Michael's "body" and notice...THAT"S NOT MICHAEL! And to make matters worse, people are pursuing them as they go from place to place with one goal in mind: Find Michael and make him choose. So who will suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune in this case? A great film, refreshingly funny and a great classic buddy comedy of the 80s. Bette Midler and Shelly Long shine brightly in this film. The adventure flows naturally and really feels real enough

This overlooked 80s action/adventure comedy is highly overlooked and hardly anyone has ever heard of it. It isn't the best thing ever, you'll find better movies out there, especially from the 80s. But overall, I liked this movie alright. I really loved Bette Midler and Shelley Long as the leads. I wouldn't have liked it as much if they weren't the ones starring. They both just have this great energy about them that makes the movie work most of the time. There are some scenes that are dull and even Midler and Long can't save it, but luckily those come far and few in between. The comedy works because Midler and Long are always just so funny in all of their movies, they both are just natural comedians. The acting works, the humor is there the majority of the time, and the action is so so, the action wasn't really the focus of the movie for me. The focus for me was seeing these two women go on this funny adventure. One of the lines in the film towards the end that had me falling over laughing was when Bette says "I'll never date a man again, getting laid just isn't worth it!" Overall, it's an average film that isn't worth unending praise but it's fairly enjoyable and like I've stated, that's due to the lead actresses performances. 7/10 for Outreagous Fortune.

Who were the idiots at Disney that green lit this one! Bette Midler got an golden globe nomination for this film, thats a joke. The golden globes give out nominations like candy(she's been nominated for 8), her performance was a joke in the film. Bette Midler should be ashamed of making money off this film. Shelly has made herself the butt of many jokes in Hollywood, so lets not discuss her part in this film. The sloppy writing, ugly photography(the type that would make Jean Renoir cry), and poor direction by Arthur "carpool" Hiller make it grueling to sit through. They should ban this film; its up there with Spiceworld and Startrek five. I'm glad to see that Bette Midler is a joke in Hollywood, her career is falling and she is no longer on the list. The next thing she'll do is an indie film to try to jump start her career. She'll need some luck with that. Bette Midler was nominated for two academy awards , both for bad films and bad performances. People in the 70's raved about her performance in The Rose, I don't consider is good acting when you're coked up and on pot everyday on the set. For the Boys? More like "Bring a Gun to Shoot Yourself With When the Movie's Over".

Adversaries Bette Midler and Shelley Long take turns putting each other down while fighting over the same smooth-talking man (Peter Coyote, miscast but OK). Turns out their lover has staged his own demise and is now on the run from the CIA. After the initial set-up is in place, there's nowhere really this slapstick comedy can turn. Midler and Long each harp on the other's idiosyncrasies (for Long, it's her snippy gloating; for Midler, it's her bossy brashness). The third act in the desert smacks of plain desperation, and poor George Carlin is given the shaft in an ignorant supporting role. For the first twenty minutes or so, the movie has a sassy appeal; it prods at the viewer for laughs--like an R-rated sitcom--but does come through with some funny bits of business. Director Arthur Hiller and screenwriter Leslie Dixon eventually toss the whole thing overboard, and not even Bette's energy can save it. ** from ****