Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau team up for the umpteenth time together in “Out to Sea.” Their patented comedic style of friends constantly clashing on screen that began with “The Odd Couple” (1968) continues with this film, capably directed by Martha Coolidge (“Valley Girl” 1983) and also capably written by Robert Nelson Jacobs.
The story has Matthau’s compulsive gambling character Charlie booking an all-expenses paid cruise with Lemmon’s character Herb, so he could pay off his gambling debts. The catch, not revealed to Herb until after the ship leaves port, is that they are required to work as dance hosts. The hilarity proceeds from there.
The stellar cast includes Dyan Cannon, Gloria DeHaven, Brent Spiner, Elaine Stritch, Estelle Harris, Hal Linden, Donald O’Connor, Edward Mulhare, Rue McClanahan, Joe Viterelli, Alexandra Powers, Sean O’Bryan, Esther Scott, Allan Rich, Conchetta Tomei, Carol Barbee, Dale Raoul, Beverly Polcyn, and Shawn Toub. Cannon, DeHaven, and Spiner delivered especially good performances, with Dyan Cannon’s laugh a stand-out. This was to be the last film appearances for Gloria DeHaven, Donald O’Connor, and Edward Mulhare, in careers that began in 1936, 1937, and 1947, respectively. “Out to Sea” had modest success at the box office for Davis Entertainment and 20th Century Fox.
The eleven motion pictures that Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon starred in together were “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), “The Odd Couple” (1968), “Kotch” (1971), “”The Front Page” (1974), “Buddy Buddy” (1981), “JFK” (1991), “Grumpy Old Men” (1993), “Grumpier Old Men” (1995), “The Glass Harp” (1995), “Out to Sea” (1997), and “The Odd Couple II” (1998).
Out to Sea (1997)
cinema
My Review
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau team up for the umpteenth time together in “Out to Sea.” Their patented comedic style of friends constantly clashing on screen that began with “The Odd Couple” (1968) continues with this film, capably directed by Martha Coolidge (“Valley Girl” 1983) and also capably written by Robert Nelson Jacobs.
The story has Matthau’s compulsive gambling character Charlie booking an all-expenses paid cruise with Lemmon’s character Herb, so he could pay off his gambling debts. The catch, not revealed to Herb until after the ship leaves port, is that they are required to work as dance hosts. The hilarity proceeds from there.
The stellar cast includes Dyan Cannon, Gloria DeHaven, Brent Spiner, Elaine Stritch, Estelle Harris, Hal Linden, Donald O’Connor, Edward Mulhare, Rue McClanahan, Joe Viterelli, Alexandra Powers, Sean O’Bryan, Esther Scott, Allan Rich, Conchetta Tomei, Carol Barbee, Dale Raoul, Beverly Polcyn, and Shawn Toub. Cannon, DeHaven, and Spiner delivered especially good performances, with Dyan Cannon’s laugh a stand-out. This was to be the last film appearances for Gloria DeHaven, Donald O’Connor, and Edward Mulhare, in careers that began in 1936, 1937, and 1947, respectively. “Out to Sea” had modest success at the box office for Davis Entertainment and 20th Century Fox.
The eleven motion pictures that Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon starred in together were “The Fortune Cookie” (1966), “The Odd Couple” (1968), “Kotch” (1971), “”The Front Page” (1974), “Buddy Buddy” (1981), “JFK” (1991), “Grumpy Old Men” (1993), “Grumpier Old Men” (1995), “The Glass Harp” (1995), “Out to Sea” (1997), and “The Odd Couple II” (1998).