Tango & Cash - WTF Happened To This Movie?

Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs.
For our latest episode we explore the late 80s actioner TANGO & CASH, which stars Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance and a dude with a really big chin. The production was a troubled mess that involved rewrites, a new director and all kinds of other issues that made us wonder how it even made it into theaters. Sure, it's a fun enough flick, but man is it a crazy mess chock full of one-liners, explosions, bloody shoot outs and even ends with a freeze frame high five! Seriously, WTF Happened To This Movie?
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[@freddyspurscowboys6379]

Nobody talks about this movie. When i was a kid i seen it at least 50 times. Love the chemistry and action.

[@thatdudeKarim]

Man the 80s were great.

[@maximusareilius2262]

100 hours of your life wasted watching stupidity

[@444Lukas444]

Same. I was like 8-10 and my uncle had it on vcr i was watching it at least once per week.

[@freddyspurscowboys6379]

@@maximusareilius2262 there's more to film than being pretentious and boring. Entertainment is why we go to... If we learn or hit profoundly, thats a plus. But i think stimulation should be at the forefront.

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@thatdudeKarim . Ditto!!!

[@mjwbulich]

Tango and Cash is the pinnacle of cheesy over the top 80s action films. I absolutely love it.

[@FaethorFerenzcy]

I always wanted the car from the end of the movie.

[@SumDumGy]

Was Over the Top an intentional or unintentional pun, being of similar ilk?

[@numberrunner3133]

@@FaethorFerenzcy Was looking for this comment.

[@cryptking6283]

Same./ Love it

[@mjwbulich]

@stryfetc1 I would never argue that T&C is a better film than BTILC. It is not. I do content though that it's cheesier and more over the top. The truck scene at the end is just balls to the wall. Big Trouble has some great martial arts and cool effects but it never gets as bat shit crazy as T&C. Some of it comes down to money. T&C had more than twice the budget.

[@Justfun-xx6xe]

Kurt Russel was underused , he deserved a lot more action movies back in his day .

[@ebonshade]

If not for John carpenter we likely wouldn't have had as many as we did

[@umachan9286]

The man is criminally underrated as an actor.

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Stallone wanted him in the Expendables

[@BeeHatGuy]

The last thing Walt Disney wrote down was his name

[@bettylane8803]

Kurt Russel is a sexy god.

[@rose2zero]

Who cares Tango and Cash was BADASS!

[@dnasty312]

*Running Scared* *Dragnet '87* and *Stakeout* are better 🚉🚖🐏🔭

[@shakesfirst2443]

No just BAD you stupid ASS.

[@JustinLodes]

dnasty312 nonsense. Although they are 3 good movies they certainly aren’t better. Tango and cash was a good movie that only got better like fine wine over the years

[@JustinLodes]

Shakes First you’re an idiot with no taste for good movies

[@shakesfirst2443]

@@JustinLodes Hey little one, you're too young to drink wine. Only a small child likes to pretend he's the good guy from a movie.

[@fazole]

Favorite one liner. Russel: "Hey, how come my gun is smaller than yours?" Sly: "genetics." 😁

[@gram3934]

Reminds me of big trouble "you get the small one."

[@childofthesun32]

Oh my God.. I remember that scene and I always wondered what he said until you just said it. That was because back in the shower he was calling him "PeeWee" or something right?

[@fazole]

@@childofthesun32 I unfortunately don't remember much, just that line from the trailer.

[@hugostiglitz5186]

@@childofthesun32 Yeah something like that, tripod.

[@Wolverine2532]

The line is “Genetics, Peewee.” A direct callback to the shower scene.

[@andyaitken4243]

This was a terrific movie. I’d still watch it today. “Hey look it’s Mr Potato Head, it’s not a party without Mr Potato head”

[@rooseveltboyd4th81]

Hell yeah . I got on dvd. I still pull it out to watch sometimes

[@diecastmodelsnbeyond6354]

🇺🇸 Hey fans of T&C👋. I recreated the opening scene from T&C using my 1:18 scaled models and figures. You gotta check that out.

[@rockyracoon3233]

I can't understand why there were no sequels.:(

[@andik70]

Movie didnt make enough cash...

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@andik70 . No pun intended on the "cash" part of your statement I take it.lol

[@uzairnabimemon]

If this was last major movie released in 80's, then what a great way to end the decade.

[@TheRiddick34]

@Django Fett you're bad

[@elysium76]

Django Fett movie was awesome

[@angelgarcia5704]

Hell yeah I loved this movie and still do ...I go back in my head to think about it from time to time ..evey time I think of a action movie from back then it pops up and it must be talked about or just said lol.. Made my childhood assume af

[@MickeyKnox]

Can't believe Kurt Russell has not been a household name back then. When I was a kid in the late 80s/early 90s whenever a new Kurt Russell movie came out I knew I had to see it, because he's such a badass, especially in all his John Carpenter movies :-) But Bill Paxton is still the most underrated actor of all time ;-)

[@samuelwoods164]

Kurt Russell isn't a household name? I'd say he is.

[@kendallrivers1119]

You kidding me? Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Tombstone, Backdraft etc. Not to mention his Disney movies as a kid. I'd defintely say Kurt was a household name in that time just not considered a Stallone or Schwarzenegger type action star.

[@jimbobjunior.]

My favourite line: "you broke THAT jaw?!!" made me laugh out loud! 😂

[@Smudgeroon74]

🤣😂😂🤣

[@HoodBatman]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@HuskyType]

This is still one of my all time favorite cheesy buddy cop team up movies from this era. Russell and Stallone had perfect comedic synergy, and is an overall feel good guilty pleasure that I can still enjoy to this day. I could have easily watched another two sequels based on their characters, but because they didn’t, it keeps this movie uniquely special and untarnished by the Hollywood money machine.

[@ratedtriplex]

See, the reason I believe in the Mandela Effect is because of Tango and Cash 2. I distinctly remember watching the Arsenio Hall show back in the day and he said he just got off the set of Tango and Cash 2.

[@HuskyType]

@@ratedtriplex I don’t recall that at all, buts it’s def possible they green lit another movie, and then tanked it if the actors couldn’t be booked for it. Can never put it passed Hollywood to try and capitalize off of any success a movie has. The fact that movies like this and for example big trouble in little China never got sequels makes it that much more unique and special.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@HuskyType Other great standalones John Carpenter's The Thing and Midnight Run.

[@DeltaEcho303]

"When this is over, we have to pay Jabba the Hut here a visit." "I'll bring the chainsaw." "I'll bring the beer."

[@jemagu6]

Tango: "When this is all over, remind me to rip Jumbo's tongue out." Cash: "With a tow truck."

[@TechCom101]

@@jemagu6 It was was Cash who said to remind him to rip Jumbo's tongue out and Tango suggested the Tow-Truck.

[@KareemHarper]

Opening night, Times Square, packed theater, everyone was fully in it and this film generated lots of cheers and laughs. Still get chills thinking about how into it everyone was.

[@flyingninja1234]

I like this movie. I didn't know how troubled the production was.

[@sega32xxx14]

You're not alone man, this movie was fun, entertaining, and ultimately very enjoyable.

[@ernestbethel2035]

Agreed. I liked it a lot. Fun, mindless fun

[@Emulous79]

Runaway Production. Damned fun, though.

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

It is one of those things, having grown up "in the biz," so many do not realise... all the work that goes into even a smooth production.

[@jimled50jl49]

@Django Fett Here "Bad" is good ! Lol

[@joshcook4566]

I love all the one liners in this movie, and the chemistry between Stallone and Russell was amazing.

[@emersonpaubel9552]

Tango & Cash if it was filmed today: Two empowered women, one of them of course black or Latin and the other a Lesbian ativist.

[@rooseveltboyd4th81]

Lol

[@swtsatir7211]

Truth!!

[@kevinmcclintock5492]

So true and when it fails White males would be the blame not the shitty script, shitty acting and the overall SHITTY movie. It's exactly what happened with Elizabeth Bank's Absoluletly horrible Charlie's Angels.

[@bsnxenogear]

All the badguys are males, there's no shooting, chase scenes happen in a Prius. Tango wins all her fights very easily, and everyone loves her, Cash is a perfect single mother who is also a lesbian and is also adored at her work at NASA and at home where her female child is being bullied at school for being black and female and single and gay. The principal is also a white fat gay hating man who coincidentally is also racist, and the kingpin boss the 2 protagonists have to arrest but can't because their white male chief is protecting the principal because the chief is also racist and a homophobe. The principal also has a secretary who puts up with being sexually harassed on every scene she's in but helps TnC because girls help each other out. In the end the secretary turns out to also be a single mother and a closet feminist, and join TnC as Love and they become TLC in the direct to digital netflix sequel. IF you read this far then I am sorry for putting you through that. If I meet you on the street I owe you a cookie.

[@citygirl5705]

Yeah, liberals have ruined Hollywood. They've even made the Oscars unwatchable and irrelevant.

[@kanegarvey3188]

"Hey. That crapper is mine." "and what am I suppose to use?" "i dont know" "okay pal. we're going to get one thing clear." *Giant man stands up* "THAT is YOURS."

[@markisswong]

Then he farts from the top bunk lol. The best cell mate was a slinky though

[@yourangerfuelsme]

This movie has so many hilarious quips.

[@scaleworksRC]

Inmate: he broke my ribs, my leg and my jaw Cash: you broke THAT jaw?

[@leonmorales5744]

lol man I love this movie

[@trekkiejunk]

And that exchange was funny to you? Hmmmmmm....okay. Different strokes, as they say.

[@dustybragg4011]

Am I the only one who is going to pop in there copy of tango and Cash, after watching this?

[@MacStoker]

i usually end up watching whatever video has been reviewed lol

[@SPFLDAngler]

Most of us have lost our VHS players one way or another. One of mine was a TV combo and the tv broke. The other stopped working from excessive wear and tear due to watching too many movies. Now there's about 200 VHS tapes just sitting in boxes likely never to be seen again.

[@dustybragg4011]

My VHS player broke too. But thank God, I have this on DVD.

[@RIUUI007]

*their

[@retrobillchannel9627]

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[@contrabandresearch8409]

I absolutely love this movie. The ending monster truck/heavy construction vehicle sequence is excellent.

[@asifkhan4822]

"Oh We're Fubar now!" "What's Fubar." "F**ked up beyond all recognition." This movie is a slice of great 80's action cheese. Not quite in the leagues of the big boys like Lethal Weapon, Beverly Hills Cop & Die Hard, but a very fun movie nonetheless. I had read somewhere this movie had a troubled production. But even so the end product, even though bit of mess can't take away the enjoyment of it all. For a long time in the UK we've only had the cut 97 min version, but now following uncut release on DVD in recent years we have a 99 - 100 min uncut versions finally available on both ITunes & Google Play (which also has the cut 97 min version also). I'm not surprised that this was one of the earlier attempts to get Schwarzennegger & Stallone onscreen together. But Kurt Russell makes a pretty decent replacement for Schwarzennegger who turned the movie down. The movie is chock-full of one liners, which disguises the weak script pretty well along with spectacular action scenes. I love Stallone's voice intro at the opening studio logo and titles. "Okay Let's do it."

[@retrobillchannel9627]

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[@cclark8280]

I started using FUBAR because of this movie

[@adrianesales9100]

Boa

[@theshadowruins3273]

@Django Fett Yeah

[@willstrickland9952]

Greatness. That's what happened

[@kaunas888]

I really enjoyed it. The chemistry between Tango and Cash is some of the best I have ever seen.

[@peterfrank3365]

I think this had an underrated performance by Stallone. The pairing of him and Russell is what made it worked.

[@jediapostleknight]

Despite all the back end politics, at the end of the day, this was an 80's action movie at it's finest! Stallone and Russell, I thought, had great chemistry together and would love to see a reuniting in this day and age. I love this movie! It's a lot of fun!

[@gimmesometruth1074]

Kurt passed on Expendables, which woulda been better than being in Fast n Furious

[@JL-nb1yc]

I saw it in the theater as a teenager, and loved it. I still wouldn't mind streaming it again. But let the movie be! Not every movie needs to be continued. It's not something that can translate well into the 2020s. Everyone who liked it before wouldn't care for modernization. People who weren't around then probably wouldn't like it. I can't imagine who the audience would be.

[@schiopujohnny7802]

"Where the hell did you learn to drive?" "Stevie Wonder!!!"

[@siddhantbhat6048]

This was from Die Hard

[@davidjsaul]

Kurt Russel makes this film great imo, much like Snipes did in Demolition Man.

[@Drax899]

Dont forget Denis Leary as Eger Friendly

[@kendallrivers1119]

Don't count out Sly. He was amazing in this film, Demolition Man, the Rocky films etc.

[@3styler1]

This was a great movie

[@thepro3729]

I saw this in the theatres. It was great! Glad Kurt Russell took the role!

[@trixstermillion2190]

While it's neat to have both Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell in a film, Tango and Cash is truly monumental for uniting Michael J. Pollard and Clint Howard.

[@lro001]

Trixster Million unsung heroes in my book.

[@TechCom101]

I REALLY wish they'd release Tango & Cash, as well as Demolition Man, on Blu-Ray WITH the deleted scenes you see in the trailers in their entirety, even if they aren't edited into the film. We deserve to know exactly what was cut.

[@bobcobb3654]

There’s a better than average chance the deleted scenes were trashed. This was 10 years before DVD really took off and most non-cinephiles found laserdiscs too expensive. So, unless a movie was a monster hit, there wasn’t much incentive to hang onto cut scenes.

[@gakabler]

I loved this movie. AND, because it was a Warner Brothers' property I speculated that there could easily be a crossover film with Riggs and Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon franchise), but that never happened.

[@SezmoistheWorst]

A WB property you say? Allright MK12 better have Tango and Cash in it.

[@FavioRiveros]

I can´t believe i just realized that we had Tango & Cash in a MCU movie!!!! (But they never shared a scene!!!)

[@mediasawdust2458]

Kurt Russell described it as a movie made specifically for fourteen year old boys.

[@TheBananaStrangler]

theone Andonly Same here buddy...I was 13 when it was released and thought it was one of the best action movies I’d ever seen at the time!😂

[@ziadraufman9359]

I loved it... I was nine.

[@Chris-mj8wr]

I was 4 when this came out. I watched it on vhs more times than I can count growing up. Now any time I see it on TV, I feel compelled to watch it.

[@dublinbrummie]

I was 14 in 1989 😊

[@filosofenvacker1226]

@Gaz 84 Now its 7 year old superhero sjw movies.

[@oddjob914]

I love this series. It’s JoBlo’s best, in my opinion.

[@krono5el]

"Who signed the pink slip, satan?" : P

[@TheBananaStrangler]

Ahem...I believe the classic Stallone line is “Who HOLDS the pink slip, Satan?” 😂 (just giving you a friendly jab as a fellow T&C fan, not actually shitting on you bud!😉)

[@phx757]

This movie is literally made of one liners

[@dnasty312]

Mr. Freeze: Ahh. Thanks.

[@kellyweingart3692]

“My little contribution to birth control” 😂

[@largol33t1]

But dang, they were good. And you have to credit Sly Stallone. Brion James (he played the ponytailed English guy) said the set was so chaotic that he worried he would get fired. The first director was fired by the studio for going crazy with the budget. Arguments broke out so often that Sly had to break up quite a few and eventually was multitasking. He was producing, acting AND helping with the script so he helped out with quite a few of the one liners. My favorite is when he stuffs the grenade into Brion's pants and says "My little contribution to birth control." LMAO... I also like when they were struggling to find weapons to fight Perret's bodyguards and he gave Cash a .38. "Aw, why is yours always bigger than mine!?" I started laughing. Then Tango sent me over the edge with "See ya later... peewee!"

[@jesseswarbrick7895]

Love the buddy type movies of the 80s....Lethal Weapon, Tango and Cash, Stakeout, Running Scared, Dragnet, Armed and Dangerous, The Rookie, Red Heat, Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Black Rain, 48 Hours, Another 48 Hours, Midnight Run, Three Fugitives, Real Men, Twins

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Uh, I'm sorry. I didn't pay attention to anything past Teri Hatcher.

[@eddead4235]

Ok her face spectacular but see her nude pix her boob not so much

[@JustinLodes]

Taylor Lemoine Selma is beautiful but omg she’s got nothing on Teri. Teri was an absolute Goddess. She still looks amazing in her mid 50’s I follow her on Instagram as well as her daughter Emerson who is just as beautiful

[@SumDumGy]

So long as Teri Hatcher keeps her clothes on she looks just fine.

[@acegrafik]

True.The third act was a mess.Teri Hatcher was my wet dream for years...And this movie was the definition of the 80s.

[@ziggygunz2447]

Same

[@MechaFenris]

The 3rd act just seemed like a different movie to me. But by the time we got to the third act, I was still laughing at all the banter and sarcasm from the first 2 acts. :)

[@JustinLodes]

Teri was and still is my dream girl. Absolutely gorgeous. I follow her and her daughter on Instagram. Her daughter Emerson is beautiful also. Highly recommend following them on there

[@acegrafik]

@@JustinLodes Maaaan,do you have any idea how sick this sounds?Following some celebrity's kids on some social media?

[@JustinLodes]

acegrafik are you kidding me??? You have issues dude. Don’t be one of those simpletons that like to assume sick things about others just for the hell of it. Her daughter is 23 years old. She’s not a little kid. She’s an adult woman. And even if she was a little kid following her wouldn’t make me a pervert. I follow some kids on Instagram. One of which is my friends daughter who added me when we were all out driving one day. She asked me what my Instagram was. Not the other way around. I like some of her posts and support her like a father just as I do with with any other younger people whom I interact with. So please stop acting like you’re exposing pedos over here. All you’re doing is showing how “mentally ill YOU are”

[@charliem9831]

Yeah I don’t care, this movie was still awesome

[@VegasLoungeAct]

Running Scared is one of the most underrated 80s buddy cop movies. You should do a video on that one.

[@BigBubbaloola]

Thank you! Not many people remember it really, which is sad. It was an action, buddy cop film starring a stand up comic and a tap dancer but they worked so very well! The script was spot on. "This shit is shit!" "Well I know shit is shit!" "No! This shit is actually shit. It's awful. It's bad shit!"

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

Love Pete Hymes flicks! To hell with that know nothing Schwarzenegger.

[@redrum567]

Good call! Had bought it on DVD yrs ago.

[@BigBubbaloola]

@@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat I don't know why he's never been given the proper respect he should have. Go look at his IMDB page. There's some absolute bangers on his cv.

[@rogerwood5228]

One of my favorites.... I always keep my pants on

[@joshuapeterson8575]

I didn’t know any of this and find it fascinating. Still, Stallone’s ego is no surprise. Certainly glad he’s mellowed in the last decade. Love this film. 80’s schlock at its finest.

[@JnEricsonx]

Still wish he'd stopped at Rambo 4. Completely satisfying conclusion. Last Blood barring the last 20 minutes was...ok.

[@joshuapeterson8575]

Jon Ericson I agree. It was...kinda forced, I felt. It started well, and his relationship with his niece was genuine, but it just tried too hard to bring the feels, and the ending was too over-the-top.

[@kevinmurry8803]

@@joshuapeterson8575 Over-The-Top. Another Stallone movie.

[@joshuapeterson8575]

Kevin Murry couldn’t get into that movie as much, mostly because the kid that played his son couldn’t act his way out of a box.

[@craigbarr2003]

He hasn't really mellowed. Only when you compare him to someone like Bruce Willis. Stallone's still a nightmare to deal with.

[@Blitzo8390]

How about WTF happened to The Crow: City of Angels

[@flyingninja1234]

I happen to like that sequel. It's not as good as the original, but I don't think it's as bad as everyone says it is.

[@pdzombie1906]

Yes!!! In the meantime you can watch GoodBadFlicks' video Exploring The Crow City of Angels...

[@Blitzo8390]

PD Zombie Did that. It was ruined thanks to He Who Shall Not Be Named

[@AWorldofKayos]

@MizerisMoney love his channel

[@justinbenning2428]

The movie got the #metoo treatment from Harvey Weinstein.

[@jp3813]

0:37 That sequence is actually directly taken from Jackie Chan's Police Story (1985).

[@moethedog6816]

?

[@shiranuiaensland1442]

@@moethedog6816 He said "0:37 That sequence is actually directly taken from Jackie Chan's Police Story (1985)."

[@jp3813]

@vishwaa .J Can't beat the original. Just like how Bad Boys 2 copied the shanty town chase scene in Police Story.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@jp3813 the scene was different

[@jp3813]

@@lexkanyima2195 Very minor differences. Jackie responded by referencing the zip-line prison escape from Tango & Cash in Police Story 3: Supercop.

[@JFomo]

One of my favourite childhood movies growing up in the 90's.

[@kenanacampora6648]

RIP Jack Palance. "Tango and Cash. Cash and Tango. One steals my coke, the other steals my cash"

[@legendarycheekymonkey]

The delivery of that line though. Perfection in pause timing.

[@mattl1758]

This movie is perfect for the decade. The two have great chemistry. Probably the best combo of the 80’s and 90’s. Quote it to this day

[@abehambino]

I agree, it was a perfect bridge between 80s and 90s action films!

[@knownpleasures]

Quote it to this day ?!? Bro you need to get a life 😅

[@mikevonkleist6767]

I revisited this one recently. Very entertaining movie for what it is. I think these two actors, teamed together, actually worked. Kurt Russel and Sylvester Stellone are now iconic. Every movie since that time has copied this same premise. We love it. Same thing happening right now with copying what Quentin Tarantino does. "Hollywood".

[@Johny40Se7en]

if ever there was an epitome of 80's action cheese, it's Tango & Cash. I absolutely love it though and Jack Palance was such an awesome over the top baddie =P

[@jemagu6]

This probably has a lot to do with the fact that I was 17 years old when this came out, but I LOVED this movie. I still watch it every now and then, and can quote every single one-liner in it. Classic 80s.

[@brandonryder5873]

I was born in 81 so I'll always love this movie. Didn't know about all the problems it had though.

[@maineh3985]

Snake plisskin and John rambo......daaaaamn they ROCK!!

[@ryant3600]

saw this in the theater w/ my dad. I was in high school.. I loved every bit of it.. it was great..

[@davekennedy6315]

Man, I'd love another 40 minutes of Tango And Cash frenetic action! Even if a big part of that time was just fleshing out the characters, I'd still be into it. It's a great comedic action film, one of the best!

[@LivingZombieJew]

I love this situations when someone comes to you saying "I've got an idea for a movie" and then he throws 3 generic things leaving you to build up a film on it.

[@unclecreed2986]

That was a Cockney accent? I thought he was Australian.

[@philmellor4885]

"Yua fakin wanka". Always cracked me up.

[@JustinLodes]

Might be British also. Even though they stem from the same origins in Europe. I like the Australian accent much more

[@philmellor4885]

@@JustinLodes He was attempting an English cockney accent. Failed horribly but love it all the same.

[@scottknode898]

Victor Creed it was a Cockney Accent but the actor Brion James was American born.

[@largol33t1]

To me it sounded much closer to an English accent. I'm surprised people kept asking "Who played the Australian crook?" And I'm thinking, WHAT Australian? LOL...

[@RayfieldA]

I personally enjoyed the finished product of this movie! I had no idea that the actual Making of this film was "FUBAR!" 😏

[@umachan9286]

Tango & Cash is a fun movie. Sometimes you don't want deep, introspective or layered character development. You just want some action, quips and lots of explosions. And this movie delivers that.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

I loved this film! I know it's total crap, but it's so much fun.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

@Slevin It's not a classy movie, is it? Like I said, lots of fun.

[@theashologist]

Do u really love a film when in the same sentence you call it crap? For me when I think a movie is crap I never would rewatch it again

[@FatNorthernBigot]

@@theashologist it's like junk food, you can call it crap, but it still hits the spot.

[@Farly98]

Such a great movie! Fun to learn all the crazy stuff behind the scenes

[@andrewrobertson3894]

There's an EP by Municipal Waste called Tango & Thrash. Just thought I should share that ...

[@JackB733]

I absolutely loved this movie growing up!!! I'm so glad to be a child of the 90's

[@mugshot1978]

This was a classic to me. Great chemistry and over the top action.

[@ge0arc244]

Aaahhh the 80's! So much cocaine, So many LOUD shirts, Such a Wonderful time to be a young MAN! I remember driving my Crisp looking RX-7 to 303 mall in Grand Prairie Texas just to watch this movie then check out all the CHICK'S with my buddies Tony, David and Shawn! Damn that was the BEST Time to just hang with friends at the MALL'S and not expect something bad to happen like mass Shooting's or Large fights randomly breaking out! We all just had TONS of FUN! I sort of feel real bad for anyone who missed out on the 80's.

[@cheapseats12]

Love this movie. Greatest One-Liner movie of all time! Literally it was like a "Line Off" between Kurt and Stallone lol

[@rickyoung7413]

this movie was awesome , always wondered why stallone and russell never did another movie together.

[@shoesncheese]

Dragnet was an "audience favorite"? I thought it flopped because audiences weren't expecting a comedy. I loved it, though. The plot is like someone watched Cobra, realized how dumb it was, and decided to make a movie that embraced the dumbness.

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

Good call. I've heard some stories about Akroyd, his proclivities shall we say, and I wager that production was a test on the crew as well. Akroyd was the speaker at a vinyl collector event I attended with an old chum. To his credit, and undeniable charm, he stayed well after the presentation taking questions with great joy. He has an encyclopedic grasp of Blues and R&B history.

[@majedsky83]

Why does nobody seem to notice that this film, despite being a very enjoyable experience, especially when you're a teenage boy, is a rip off of Jackie Chan's Police Story? Some scenes are literally a shot by shot remake of those from 1985 Hong Kong movie, and the whole story arc is exactly the same - a police officer fighting a drug lord, is being framed for murder and has to catch the bad guy clearing his name in the process. I didn't know that, first watched Tango & Cash and loved it, however when watched Police Story with much more impressive action pieces and more coherent story I noticed not even similarities - literal copies. As an example take opening scene of Stallone stopping the truck and then watch how Jackie stops the bus in opening scene of Police Story. Great retrospective though!

[@upreydeen]

This movie was brilliant, the troubled production and direction just added mojo to the final product, I think that some stuff was overdone or better said "exaggerated" but the overdose of testosterone of Stallone and Russell mach up

[@dirkdiggler7964]

This movie was a staple for me growing up. Regardless of all the antics behind the scenes. What a great 80’s film. The 80’s is my favorite genre of movie’s.

[@shainewhite2781]

9:04, RIP, Brion James.

[@TheBananaStrangler]

James was one of the best “bad guys” ever. When I have that reoccurring nightmare about waking up in a bad 80s movie, the two bad guys always seem to be Brion James and William Zabka! 😂

[@TheGlssr60]

First movie I ever saw with him in it was "Southern Comfort" starring Keith Carradine.

[@weirdTedE91]

Undoubtably, and also Robert Z'Dar (7:08)

[@scottknode898]

Adam G Ed O’Ross was another good character actor who played his share of bad guys in 80s and 90s like Red Heat with Arnold Schwarzenegger Lethal Weapon, Universal Soldier, Itchy in Dick Tracy and Another 48 Hours with Brion James in 1990. The late Raul Julia was another good character actor and even if the movies were not the best he stole the show as a bad guy.

[@TheBananaStrangler]

Scott Knode Oh HELL yes he was! He was great in 48 Hours and a TON of 80s action movies! Good call!

[@DigitalDaddy79]

Still probably one of my favorite movies as a kid. Hilarious and fun for the time.

[@brianjones7907]

I still love the finished Product , A Great Action film.. ps Thanks for the video , lot of things there i never knew ...

[@DeusVlad-qg5ni]

Just because the movie didn't make sense it was 1989 who gives a fuck it had top elementss of Action and Entertainment and characters charisma. That enough warrants its excellence.

[@oisku10]

7:09 Maniac Cop 🤗

[@darnelljefferson8617]

Crazy to find out of my all time favorite movies was a hot mess behind the scenes. After finding all of this out, glad there wasn’t a sequel😆

[@lexkanyima2195]

There is more then that

[@ace7467]

This movie was so good I always thought they would’ve made a part 2

[@satyris410]

I recorded this on VHS in the late nineties as a young teenager when it was shown on TV late at night in the UK. Probably on Channel 4, they used to be great at showing films at night. just night time TV in general really

[@jellyranger1706]

It’s worth sitting through just for Russell’s Stallone impression during the (yes) shower scene.

[@redsabreanakin]

Lmao...i thought I was the only one who always cracks up that!!!

[@ryant3600]

that and "rambo is a p***y".. and of course Kurt in drag was pretty hilarious too

[@wizeguy26]

Tango: I dont know yet. Cash: you dont know chit! Lol

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

80s movies are the best, and this is one of my favorites for two reasons, one, it's a great movie because it is pure fun, and a joy to watch, and two, the wonderful memories I have watching this with my mom, who I lost in 2019. R.I.P. Mom. I love you, I miss you.

[@JustinLodes]

This was a great movie that aged like fine wine. Teri Hatcher was and still is the most beautiful woman on earth. I bought the VHS and then DVD just for her alone. The rest of the movie is just sprinkles on the cake. Great action and one liners. Glad to have it as the last action movie made in the greatest decade for action movies

[@jc.1191]

Shes a hottie alright

[@rickdavis32]

The " how bout a threesome" scene was an absolute gem of a scene!

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

Stalker

[@JustinLodes]

꧁༒☬κɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴏʟʟ☬༒꧂ oh you’re gay?

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

@@JustinLodes I come on your face!

[@Fifury161]

The best part is Stallone has said he would like to make a Tango & Cash 2 and is talking about Cobra 2 as well!

[@lexkanyima2195]

Both of them are in their 70's

[@Fifury161]

@@lexkanyima2195 and? Have you not watched The Expendables?

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@Fifury161 that's different you had 3 people who are in their 50's and 60's

[@w26240]

This is one of my top 5 best movies ever. Love this movie so much.

[@thulyohumberto3988]

Every choice made in this movie is a great choice. This movie is a masterpiece

[@navyblazer5516]

Make WTF Happened to John Travolta.

[@Tzeentch711]

POPPYCOCK

[@RevantheBlack]

Scientology, 'nuff said.

[@darkhymnsfromthecoldnorth]

This movie was a big part of my childhood, thanks for the informative video.

[@DannyMexen9]

I had the VHS as a child. I enjoyed watching it. Did I mention I was a child at the time?

[@RIUUI007]

@Gaz 84 *were *a

[@RevantheBlack]

you too, huh?

[@TheGlssr60]

Whoa ho ho! A thinly veiled shot at the movie's perceived juvenile attraction!

[@mjg1312]

So were millions of other people...

[@kahnkretefpv7594]

The action was awesome for 13 year old teen! The lines were great and the soundtrack was top notch. I showed my boy who was born in 95 this movie...he absolutely loved it!! It hold up even now.

[@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo]

I have never heard of this movie, never never heard of it and I'm from the 80s. Man, I need to see this now

[@el-kiote]

You must be from late late 89, this is a known movie

[@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo]

@@el-kiote back in 89, I was 9 playing nintendo so this was off my radar

[@flyingninja1234]

It's an awesome action movie.

[@ziggygunz2447]

I'm even younger and remember this but I also had cool parents that would let me watch action movies since I could tell the difference between fiction and reality.

[@Saint_nobody]

Likewise...

[@SkullAngel002]

As a kid, I so wanted that RV From Hell. Considering the current state of our society, I want it even moar.

[@octoman511]

Time to change that fight club intro..its starting to get old.

[@ziggygunz2447]

You mean it's becoming a classic :-)

[@Saint_nobody]

You're breaking the rules. 😉

[@cclark8280]

I so want. Remake with Chris Pratt and Chris Hemsworth 😂😂😂 even though this movie is perfect.

[@madnomad3861]

I don't think Hemsworth would work tbh

[@nachiketsachin8269]

star lord remaking his father's movie🤣🤣

[@MichaelCharles2011]

I worked with a theater director in Los Angeles about 10 years ago. I heard he worked on some movies in years past so I looked him up on IMDb. I was stunned to see he worked on one of my favorite action movies; Tango and Cash. I knew the movie had production troubles and I desperately wanted to hear a first hand account. When I asked him about his experiences on the film, this is what he told me. ”Kurt Russell was an absolute sweetheart. He was kind to everyone and lovely to be around. Stallone was a different story altogether. Sly wanted the luxury of the character to be shown on screen. So he had the production designers build him an entire house from the ground up. It cost a fortune. When it was finished, Sly went into the house, looked around for about 2 minutes and walked out, he hated it and had no intention of using it. All of the money spent on building that house was lost.” I just remembered while I was working on that same show, one of my fellow actors told me the best person she ever worked for was Pee-Wee Herman in ‘Big Top Pee-Wee’ and the worst person was Sylvester Stallone on “Rocky IV.’ Sly definitely has his enemies out there.

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

Bullshit

[@RaslinRIP3]

I love Tango and Cash. It's a fucking classic to me and always will be. I remember being a kid watching HBO in the early 90's wishing it would come on and like magic puff there it was on my screen 😌

[@marclanotte9886]

Why do people keep putting Beverly Hills Cop in the 'buddy cop movie' category?!

[@nel9357]

His 2 buddies .......... Judge Reinhold & John Ashton.

[@Sixstringman]

Because it's about a Detroit cop hooking up with two La cops and forming a friendship

[@leonmorales5744]

oh yeah, as much as I love this movie, it really pissed me off how the tone of it fluctuates and the part Russell disguises himself as a... "woman" feels from a totally different film

[@jdfromda80s]

I was 11 when my older brothers took me to see this and this is the 1st movie I recognized as being "bad". There were movies I didn't like but this one felt "wrong" I was excited to see this after seeing Big Trouble in Little China and being a fan of Sly and ended up being highly disappointed. Probably had something to do with Lethal Weapon 2 coming out that summer.

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

We don't care

[@wendyjolicoeur4160]

This movie has a cult following I love this movie 80s cheesy lines just great.....

[@What.99]

I would like to see a Director’s Cut of this, although the director would likely cut a lot of the ridiculous over-the-top stuff just to spite Peters.

[@lexkanyima2195]

It's not a over the top movie. It's gonna be a bit sloppy

[@michaelhorning6014]

Superb movie. Leans into every trope and trend of '80s action and achieves a sublime state of awesomeness.

[@0nly1truth]

Typical Hollywood: Hollywood: “would you like us to boost your career?“ Actor: “of course!“ Hollywood: “Put on this dress.“ 🏳️‍🌈

[@belkys120]

BASE ON ROUMOR ? , BOTH ACTORS , DID NOT LIKE , EACH OTHER . ( AN EGO , PROBLEM ) .!!!!!!!! . THEY NEVER WORK , TOGETHER. , AGAIN .!!!!!!!!! . ( SOUNDS MORE , LOGICAL 🖖🏻) ......[ PROBLEMs ON THE SET .] .!!!!!!!!! .KIRK VS RAMBO .!!!!!! .....