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Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can’t stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
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Film Cast:
- Raymond ‘Ray’ Tango: Sylvester Stallone
- Gabriel ‘Gabe’ Cash: Kurt Russell
- Katherine ‘Kiki’ Tango: Teri Hatcher
- Yves Perret: Jack Palance
- Requin: Brion James
- Quan: James Hong
- Lopez: Marc Alaimo
- Chinese Gunman: Philip Tan
- Owen: Michael J. Pollard
- Face: Robert Z’Dar
- Wyler: Lewis Arquette
- Capt. Holmes: Edward Bunker
- Hendricks: Leslie Morris
- Fed. Agent Davis: Roy Brocksmith
- Prosecutor: Susan Krebs
- Judge McCormick: David Byrd
- Nolan: Richard Fancy
- Santos: Jerry Martinez
- Skinner: Michael Jeter
- Van Driver: Bing Russell
- Station Cop: Alphonse Walter
- Kagan: Peter Stensland
- Assistant Warden Matt Sokowski: Phil Rubenstein
- Interpreter: Elizabeth Sung
- Slinky: Clint Howard
- Federal Agent: Ed DeFusco
- Federal Agent: Jack Goode Jr.
- Federal Agent: Geoff Vanderstock
- Federal Agent: Larry Humburger
- Desk Cop: Mark Wood
- Cash’s Cellmate: Andre Rosey Brown
- Car Owner: Savely Kramarov
- Reporter: Michael Francis Clarke
- Reporter: Anne Cooper
- Reporter: Tammy Richardson
- Reporter: Patti Davis
- Prisoner: Richard L. Duran
- Prisoner: Doug Ford
- Prisoner: Kenneth Pruitt
- Prisoner: Ronald Moss
- Prisoner: Rick Dominguez
- Lynn: Kristen Dalton
- Girl in Bar: Tamara Landry
- Girl in Bar: Anna Joyner
- Dance Double: Melissa Bremner
- Dressing Room Girl: Christie Mucciante
- Dressing Room Girl: Lucia Neal
- Dressing Room Girl: Roxanne Kernohan
- Dressing Room Girl: Dori Courtney
- Captain: Dale Swann
- Slobber: John Walter Davis
- Dancer: Adolfo Quinones
- Sonny: David Lea
- Co-Worker: Glenn Morshower
- Weasel: Salvador Espinoza
- State Trooper: Christopher Wolf
- Cop: Larry White
- Detective: Richard J. Larson
- Detective: Fred Trombley
- Detective: Matt Tufo
- Inmate: David Phillips
- Inmate: Lewis Guido
- Inmate: James Reilley
- Inmate: Gilbert Esparza
- Bailiff: Martin Valinsky
- Guard: Donald Zinn
- Guard: Duane Allen
- Club Doorman: Robert David Armstrong
- Customer: Philip Weyland
- Customer: Paul Lewis
- Customer: Ron Cummins
- Thug (uncredited): Benny Urquidez
- Prison Thug (uncredited): Billy Blanks
- Captain Schroeder (uncredited): Geoffrey Lewis
- Dead Lopez (uncredited): Michael Lent
Film Crew:
- Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
- Original Music Composer: Harold Faltermeyer
- Director of Photography: Donald E. Thorin
- Editor: Hubert de La Bouillerie
- Editor: Robert A. Ferretti
- Stunts: Allan Graf
- Stunts: Michael Runyard
- Stunts: Dick Ziker
- Stunt Double: Dick Warlock
- Stunts: Charlie Brewer
- Stunts: John Casino
- Stunts: Joe Gilbride
- Stunts: Lila Finn
- Stunts: James M. Halty
- Stunts: Tommy J. Huff
- Stunts: Steve Holladay
- Stunts: Freddie Hice
- Stunts: Jeff O’Haco
- Stunts: Maria R. Kelly
- Stunts: Justin De Rosa
- Stunts: Mike De Luna
- Stunts: Jim Burk
- Stunts: Gary Compton
- Stunts: Pat Romano
- Stunts: J.N. Roberts
- Stunts: Ben Scott
- Stunts: Steve Vandeman
- Stunts: Bill M. Ryusaki
- Stunts: Henry Kingi Jr.
- Stunts: Robert Apisa
- Stunts: Jeff Langton
- Stunts: Ron Oliney
- Stunts: Jeff Bornstein
- Stunts: John-Clay Scott
- Stunts: Paul Dion Monte
- Fight Choreographer: Benny Urquidez
- Stunts: Ric Roman Waugh
- Stunts: Rick LeFevour
- Stunt Coordinator: M. James Arnett
- First Assistant Director: Marty P. Ewing
- Second Assistant Director: Artist W. Robinson
- Executive Producer: Peter MacDonald
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Julio Macat
- Chief Lighting Technician: James F. Boyle
- Camera Operator: Frederic J. Smith
- Script Supervisor: Kathryn Weygand
- Makeup Artist: Gary Liddiard
- Choreographer: Jeffrey Hornaday
- Stunts: Jeff Imada
- Stunts: Gene LeBell
- Stunts: Jophery C. Brown
- Stunts: Ronnie Rondell Jr.
- Associate Producer: Barbara Kalish
- Associate Producer: Tony Munafo
- Co-Producer: Larry Franco
- Producer: Peter Guber
- Producer: Jon Peters
- Casting: Glenn Daniels
- Production Design: J. Michael Riva
- Art Direction: Richard Berger
- Art Direction: David F. Klassen
- Set Decoration: Marvin March
- Costume Design: Bernie Pollack
- Construction Coordinator: Larry Verne
- Construction Foreman: Michael Wright
- Leadman: Jack Eberhart
- Set Designer: Alan S. Kaye
- Standby Painter: Sharleen Bright
- First Assistant Camera: Daniel C. Gold
- Key Grip: Paul E. Borchardt
- Still Photographer: Dave Friedman
- Costume Supervisor: Ed Fincher
- Hairstylist: Shirley Dolle
- Makeup Artist: Dennis Liddiard
- Carpenter: Mike Sasgen
- Craft Service: Jeff Winn
- Driver: Gina August
- Propmaker: Neil Garland
- Property Master: Kent H. Johnson
- Sound Recordist: Michael S. Wren
- Special Effects Coordinator: Jon G. Belyeu
- Transportation Captain: Eddie Lee Voelker
- Unit Production Manager: Stratton Leopold
- Unit Publicist: David Fulton
- Utility Stunts: Richie Gaona
- Video Assist Operator: Paul Murphey
- Electrician: Chris Athy
- Lighting Technician: Malcolm Bryce
- Rigging Grip: Gary Molyneux
- Location Manager: Pavel Cerny
- Production Accountant: Mark L. Roth
- Boom Operator: Kenneth Schwarz
- Assistant Sound Editor: Robert Martel
- Music Editor: Carlton Kaller
- Sound Editor: Stu Bernstein
- Sound Effects Editor: Ed Callahan
- Sound Mixer: Charles M. Wilborn
- Supervising Sound Editor: Robert R. Rutledge
- Visual Effects: Peter Kuran
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael L. Fink
- Storyboard: David Russell
- Producer: Christine Forsyth-Peters
- Stunt Double: Mark De Alessandro
- Stunts: Gary McLarty
- Stunts: Bob Orrison
- Stunts: Manny Perry
- Stunts: Steve Hart
- Stunts: Gilbert B. Combs
- Supervising Editor: Stuart Baird
- Camera Operator: Dennis Smith
- Writer: Randy Feldman
- Costumer: Leah Brown
- Assistant Property Master: Audrey A. Johnson
- Title Designer: Wayne Fitzgerald
- ADR Editor: Bruce Lacey
- Foley Artist: Craig S. Jaeger
- Supervising ADR Editor: James Beshears
- Stunt Double: Pete Antico
- Assistant Camera: Richard A. Kelley
- Best Boy Grip: Charles Hatcher
- Dolly Grip: Clyde W. Smith
- Second Assistant Camera: Michael Raspa
- Casting Coordinator: Douglas Wright
- Assistant Accountant: Peter McManus
- Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Peter Davidian
- Chief Lighting Technician: Gerald Boatright
- Lighting Design: Richard Ocean
- Production Assistant: Shirley Cohen
- Production Secretary: Kathy Sarreal
- Technical Advisor: David Lea
- Vehicles Coordinator: Dennis Janovici
- Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Eric Smith
Movie Reviews:
- John Chard: If you really wanted to stare death in the eye, you shoulda gotten married.
- Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell play polar opposite Los Angeles cops who are framed by an arch nemesis and forced to team up in order to clear their name.
- Unashamedly macho and very much of its time, this is daft energetic fun that’s full of octane inventive action and ever quotable one liners. Stallone is Tango, the smart dressed sophisticated policeman, Russel is Cash, the slobbish act first – ask questions later copper, both men very different but both excellent at their jobs.
- Pic gets by mostly on the chemistry between Stallone and Russell, who put much zest into their respective characters bickering and bantering. Action is well put together by director Andrey Konchalovskiy, but unfortunately the final third of the piece starts to sag as our mismatched cops start to respect and befriend each other and the plot reaches the inevitable conclusion.
- It doesn’t help matters that Jack Palance’s main villain is only a bit part player, or that his head henchman Requin (the usually ace Brion James) gives us a quite appalling British accent. Add in Teri Hatcher who is in it purely for dressage and as a cypher between the two boys, then it’s a picture not without problems. Yet the script and star turns from the leading duo ensure this remains a favourite of many whom lapped it up back in the backend of the 1980s. 7/10