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Tango & Cash

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Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy
Produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber
Written by Randy Feldman
With: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance, Brion James, James Hong, Marc Alaimo, Philip Tan, Michael J. Pollard, Robert Z'Dar, Lewis Arquette, Edward Bunker, Michael Jeter, and Clint Howard
Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
Editing: Robert A. Ferretti and Hubert de La Bouillerie
Music: Harold Faltermeyer
Runtime: 104 min
Release Date: 22 December 1989
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Insipid buddy-cop action comedy with Stallone and Russell constantly punching and shooting and mugging and quipping. None of it works despite following one of the most foolproof genre formulas to the letter. Script, direction, and cast all DOA.