Summary Capsule
Buddy cops who aren't buddies! In prison!
PoolMan's Rating: One very guilty pleasure, coming right up!
PoolMan's Review: Sigh. Another day, another movie Justin's probably going to nag me about not 'belonging on the site'. I swear, one day I'm going to write them all down and publish the list. You think the AFI's lists are long winded? You ain't seen nothing yet.
So, on to Tango and Cash. As my Rating might imply, this is a heck of a guilty pleasure. You know that movie that you love but you can NEVER get anyone to watch with you so you rent it on a Tuesday morning when you're home sick from work and watch with a bowl full of cheesies and that plaid blanket you only use once a year but you've had since you were 9? This is that movie. For me, anyways. This movie has so much going for it, even though logic dictates that 99% of the world would probably dismiss it as goofy, violent, and immature. Which it is.
Story wise, T&C isn't that much different from a lot of buddy cop movies, with the exception of the lack of a token black actor. Sly Stallone plays Ray Tango, a suave, stock-savvy cop with impeccable fashion sense and a practically non-existant temper. Kurt Russell plays Gabriel Cash, a brash, guns n' fists first kind of cop, who really doesn't care who he steps on to nab the bad guy, so long as he's having fun. The great part of such cliched characters is when they're played to the hilt, and Stallone and Russell don't disappoint. They both look like they're having mountains of fun with their characters, and with each other. The chemistry between them is surprisingly good, particularly when Tango acts all unimpressed with Cash's style. It's tough to explain, it's just fun to watch.
So the boys get framed for crimes they didn't commit by Jack Palance (who I swear, should get at least one job per year where he plays a ridiculously over-the-top crime boss, he's hysterical as always) and sent to prison. But instead of the minimum security place they plea bargain for, they get shipped to Federal Pound You In The Ass Prison. Nasty things happen, as the entire prisoner population seems to have been put there by our two heroes, so they elect to escape and prove their innocence later. Bullets fly, witty remarks are exchanged, and lots of stuff blows up. Standard macho action.
To this day, I don't know why I like this flick so much. It's not all that brainy, but it is loads of fun. If you like your Stallone subtle and your Russell in Big Trouble in Little China mode, you'll have fun here.
 1989 Rated R Buddy Cop Action Director
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Tango smashes the screen door when he jumps through it, but when it is on top of Cash it is in one piece.
The lights on the RV get shot out, but keep coming back on
Clint Howard strikes again, as the freaky looking "Slinky".
The Movie Store!
Tango and Cash: Movie [VHS]
Tango and Cash: Movie [DVD]
Intermission!
The scene where Tango faces an oncoming bus with nothing but a gun was borrowed from Ging chaat goo si juk jaap, where Jackie Chan (a good friend of Stallone's) performed the stunt
Groovy Quotes
Tango [played by Stallone, remember]: Rambo is a pussy.
[looking at a prisoner with a humoungous, thick jawbone]
Tango: You broke THAT jaw?
[Cash nods]
Tango: I'm impressed!
Cash: Lucky for me this room is soundproof. That way nobody gets to hear me beating the truth out of you.
[repeated throughout the second half of the movie]
Tango: Did you bump uglies with my sister?
[Tango sticks a grenade down a bad guy's pants]
Tango: My contribution to birth control.
Soundtrack Review
There was one, yes.
If you liked this movie, try these:
Rush Hour
Lethal Weapon I - XVII
Big Trouble in Little China
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