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Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance, Brion James ... see more see more... , James Hong , Michael J. Pollard , Marc Alaimo , Philip Tan , Duane Allen , Lewis Arquette , Roy Brocksmith , Andre Rosey Brown , Edward Bunker , Michael Francis Clarke , Dori Courtney , Ron Cummins , John Walter Davis , Patricia Davis , Ed de Fusco , Salvador R. Espinoza , Richard Fancy , Jack Goode Jr. , Clint Howard , Michael Jeter , Savely Kramarov , Tamara Landry , Geoffrey Lewis , Jerry Martinez , Leslie Morris , Glenn Morshower , Lucia Neal , Phil Rubenstein , Bing Russell , Shabba-Doo , Dale Swann , Alphonse V. Walter , Larry Charles White , Robert Z'Dar , Paul Lewis , Robert David Armstrong , David Byrd , Richard L. Duran , Anne Marie Gillis , Kristen Hocking , Larry Humberger , Anna Joyner , Roxanne Kernohan , Susan Krebs , David Lea , Tammy Richardson , Peter Stensland , Elizabeth Sung , Martin Valinsky , Geoff Vanderstock , Christopher Wolf , Mark Wood , Donald Zinn , David Phillips

Sylvester Stallone tries his luck with his first cop buddy movie in Tango and Cash, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. Stallone is Ray Tango, a Los Angeles narcotics cop who dresses in fancy suits, wear... read more read more...s wire-rim glasses, and talks to his stockbroker more than he talks to his mother. Kurt Russell is Gabriel Cash, another Los Angeles narcotics cop who has long, disheveled blonde hair and dresses in worn-out sweatshirts. Together, Tango and Cash are the two best narcs in LA, which causes drug baron Yves Perret (Jack Palance) no end of distress. Since Yves controls a billion-dollar drug empire, Tango and Cash have to be taken out of the picture in some way. So Yves arranges for Tango and Cash to be framed for a crime. But the duo accepts a plea bargain that will give them 18 months in a minimum-security prison. Unfortunately, Yves arranges for their destination to be diverted to a maximum-security hell-hole where Yves's minions proceed to torture Tango and Cash --although they still have time to trade quips with each other. Ultimately, they escape from their torture chamber and seek out Yves and his gang. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Albert Magnoli, Andrey Konchalovskiy

Release Date: December 22, 1989

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DVD Release Date: September 30, 1997

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  • briandeguelle
    May 25, 2010
    briandeguelle
    Late 80's chesse feast. Great fun all around.
  • ythelastman89
    May 16, 2010
    ythelastman89
    It's a completely outrageous buddy cop movie that throws its characters in the oddest places. It goes from a chaotic, futuristic prison to a monster truck derby. What makes it fun is Kurt Russel and Sly Stone being a hilarious team. You have to enjoy all the corny jokes and clich... read morees because it's all in good fun. This is just a fun movie, it makes fun of itself constantly and lets you enjoy its kooky nature. It's the definition of an 80s movie and completely harmless.
  • kpn666
    November 7, 2009
    kpn666
    One of the special action movies of the 90's, this one is special because it reignited the buddy cop movies and had a rapid fire script with plenty of gags.... not to mention Stallone and Russell pulling it off as slick as racing flats on a wet track.


    Though I will say a lot of... read more the action was recycled from my NO.1 Movie, J.C.'s Police Story, it was entertaining nonetheless, especially Kurt who I think stole the show with his wild boy antics and the drag scene. XD

    Anyways, Tango and Cash, two polar opposites in character, 100% identical cops, LA's Finest, gets set up by a group of drug dealers who've had enough of their successes. Copping an early plea of guilt to avoid the maximum sentence, both blue light specials find themselves in Hell, and as we all know, cops in prison is like being a snowball in Hawaii.... no chance. But of course, its Sly and Kurt here, two prime beefsteaks of the Golden Age of Action, and yeah ladies, you do get to see a lot of their backsides and such, so the movie is friendly for women. XD

    But the boys get a young Teri Hatcher, and boy was she the bomb back in her day. Well, now she's supposed to be a milf, but guys like to dream right? XD

    So, not much in direction, it did move around like a door missing a few hinges, but the script and the action was in your face and enjoyable. Even the courtroom scene was prime, Kurt surprisingly saying "eloquent" and everyone looks at him thinking "He knows how to say eloquent?".... then a few minutes later screaming out "THIS IS FUCKED UP" and getting all the cheers from the cops. The we have a modified RV assault vehicle, , monster trucks and things that go booom with spectacular results.


    Well.... why not? there's plenty of other ways to waste time, but this is one of the best.
  • movieguru12
    July 29, 2009
    movieguru12
    I adore this movie. I using don't like action movies alot but I liked this one alot. I wanted to give this one a try because I love Sly and think he's awesome!!!! I also thought that Kurt Russell and Teri Hatcher's performances as well. :) I like the ending when Stallone and Ru... read moressell clasp hands, because it showed that even though they had their differences they still worked well together. Very good movie.
  • roygutteridge
    July 13, 2009
    roygutteridge
    Stallone and Russell play well off each other, and with Palance lurking in the background, this buddy-breakout never loses its way.
  • TheMachinist
    September 8, 2008
    TheMachinist
    A typical 80's buddy action movie. The movie relies only on the on-screen charisma of Stallone and Russell... and that ain't much. There are some funny dialogue between them but otherwise the script(and the action) is so lame that couldn't bother to watch it for a second time.
  • allan913
    February 10, 2008
    allan913
    An awsome and wickedly hilarious buddy cop movie filled with great action and teriffic chemistry by Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russel. It stands with Leathal Weapon and 48hrs.
  • thmtsang
    August 3, 2007
    thmtsang
    Cop drama with two leading men. Good cast.
  • Deano78
    June 26, 2007
    Deano78
    A cool buddy-cop action film with lots of big stunts, and plenty of funny lines.
  • Beefy
    April 25, 2007
    Beefy
    Guilty pleasure

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Critic Reviews

Variety Staff
May 6, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

A mindless buddy cop pic, loaded with nonstop action that's played mostly for laughs and delivers too few of them. Full Review

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

For all practical purposes, there is no plot. Full Review

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

More like My Beautiful Laundrette in the closet than it is a bad ripoff of Lethal Weapon. Full Review

Peter Canavese
May 24, 2009
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

A bizarrely appealing movie, Tango & Cash is the essence of camp: it's bad and knows it's bad, so therefore, it's...good? [Blu-ray] Full Review

May 6, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A very smart 'dumb' movie. Full Review

Kirsty McNeill
May 6, 2008
Kirsty McNeill, Empire Magazine

Stallone and Russell play well off each other, and with Palance lurking in the background, this buddy-breakout never loses its way. Full Review

February 9, 2006
Time Out

What makes this shoot-'em-up nonsense surprisingly watchable is Randy Feldman's rapid-fire dialogue, which constantly undercuts the macho posturings while parodying Stallone's screen image. Full Review

Chuck O'Leary
October 6, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

Full of stupid A-Team-style action. A forerunner of today's braindead action films.

Rob Thomas
September 16, 2005
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

An awful, smug, monster truck of a movie.

Clint Morris
May 12, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

A fun, frantic two-hander

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