Out to Sea

"Get ready to Rumba!"

1997 1h 46m EN

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5.8

MID

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36%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★5.8TMDB · 127🥫36%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 9,673

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.

“Get ready to Rumba!”

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Cast

Jack Lemmon
Herb
Walter Matthau
Charlie
Dyan Cannon
Liz
Gloria DeHaven
Vivian
Brent Spiner
Godwyn
Elaine Stritch
Mavis
Hal Linden
Mac
Donald O'Connor
Jonathan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martha Coolidge
Writers: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martha Coolidge, shot by Lajos Koltai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anne V. Coates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and Dyan Cannon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Get ready to Rumba!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0119848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Martha Coolidge directs. Lajos Koltai behind the camera. David Newman scores. Anne V. Coates cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Martha Coolidge, shot by Lajos Koltai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Anne V. Coates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and Dyan Cannon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Get ready to Rumba!".
7IMDB entry: tt0119848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.