Shelley Long
Lauren Ames
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Outrageous Fortune is a 1987 American comedy film written by Leslie Dixon, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Shelley Long and Bette Midler. The title is taken from Shakespeare's Hamlet ("...the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune..."). It is the tenth film of Touchstone Pictures.
- $52.9 million
- Alan Silvestri
- January 30, 1987
Jan 30, 1987 · Outrageous Fortune: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky. Two women unknowingly share the same man, but when he disappears, both go out looking for him and enter his surprisingly dangerous life.
- (8.5K)
- Comedy
- Arthur Hiller
- 1987-01-30
A comedy about two actresses who fall in love with the same man and get involved in a spy plot. Read the critics' ratings and watch the trailer on Rotten Tomatoes.
- (173)
- Arthur Hiller
- R
- Shelley Long
A comedy about two acting students who discover they're both having an affair with a spy. The movie mixes action and humor, but suffers from cliches and a lack of character development.
In New York City, Lauren Ames (Shelley Long) and Sandy Brozinsky (Bette Midler) take an immediate dislike to each other when they meet for the first time while auditioning for an acting class under the great Russian acting teacher Stanislav Korzenowski (Robert Prosky).
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Overview. Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski.
