Out to Sea (1997)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writer (WGA):

Robert Nelson Jacobs (written by)

Release Date:

2 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Get ready to Rumba!

Plot:

A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts.

Plot Keywords:

Cruise | Dance | Brother In Law | Widower | Cruise Ship

Cast

Jack Lemmon	...	Herb Sullivan
Walter Matthau	...	Charlie Gordon
Dyan Cannon	...	Liz LaBreche
Gloria DeHaven	...	Vivian (as Gloria De Haven)
Brent Spiner	...	Gil Godwyn
Elaine Stritch	...	Mavis LaBreche
Hal Linden	...	Mac Valor
Donald O'Connor	...	Jonathan Devereaux
Edward Mulhare	...	Cullen Carswell
Rue McClanahan	...	Mrs. Ellen Carruthers
Alexandra Powers	...	Shelly
Sean O'Bryan	...	Allan
Esther Scott	...	Maria
Allan Rich	...	Sebastian
Estelle Harris	...	Bridget

Also Known As:

Bailando sobre el mar (Argentina) [es]
Croaziera cu peripetii (Romania) [ro]
Dois Parceiros em Apuros (Brazil) [pt]
Gli impenitenti (Italy) [it]
Impenitenti (Italy) [it]
La croisière aventureuse (France) (TV title) [fr]
Le pied marin (Canada: French title) [fr]
Mais Olhos Que Barriga (Portugal) [pt]
Merta päin (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Por rumbas y a lo loco (Spain) [es]
Svindlere til søs (Denmark) [da]
Tango gefällig? (Germany) [de]
Tango til sjøs (Norway) [no]
Vanhat herrat vesillä (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sex-related humor.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Japanese | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35345) | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Castaic Lake State Recreation Area - 32132 Ridge Route Road, Castaic, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Edward Mulhare's last appearance. He died shortly after making this movie.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the start of the movie when Herb and Charlie have taken the seats in first class, Charlie remarks that the plane door has been closed. Under no circumstances would the airline open the door for three passengers once the plane has been secured. This is called a secure cabin and is a federal law. An airline would never violate this policy.

Quotes:

Mavis LaBreche: I saw the way you were looking at my daughter's chest.
Charlie: I used to be a cardiologist.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Canadian Sunset

Out to Sea (1997) ***

A competent comedy that delivers the laughs for fans of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. I suppose this film was made for those who enjoyed the two GRUMPY OLD MEN films, as there seemed to be a bunch of these buddy team-ups spotlighting the comical duo in their twilight years. The idea is a sure-fire one: Matthau, a bumbling gambler who's thousands of dollars in debt, connives his unsuspecting friend Lemmon into taking a free cruise with him where they can meet rich old ladies; the catch is, they've been signed on as Dance Hosts and Matthau can't dance.

OUT TO SEA is a funny film, and not all of the chuckles are to be found courtesy of Lemmon and Matthau. I found Brent Spiner (best known as Data from STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) to be very humorous as the snobby ball-busting dance coordinator. As the prissy boss of the two aging actors, he manages to match them in the laughs department. Though the film doesn't really need any, there's also a a love story or two to be found here as well, involving Dyan Cannon (who looks pretty fine for her years).