Out to Sea
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Martha Coolidge |
| Produced by | John Davis David T. Friendly |
| Written by | Robert Nelson Jacobs |
| Starring | Walter Matthau Jack Lemmon Rue McClanahan Dyan Cannon Brent Spiner |
| Music by | Michael Muhlfriedel David Newman |
| Cinematography | Lajos Koltai |
| Editing by | Anne V. Coates |
| Studio | Davis Entertainment |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | July 2, 1997 |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | N/A |
Out to Sea is a 1997 romantic comedy film starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Rue McClanahan, Dyan Cannon and Brent Spiner. The film was directed by Martha Coolidge, with a screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs. The original music score was composed by Michael Muhlfriedel and David Newman.
[edit] Plot summary
Compulsive gambler Charlie Gordon, hiding out from his various bookies and loan sharks, cons his brother-in-law, widower Herb Sullivan, into an all expenses-paid luxury Holland America cruise. The catch, which Charlie does not reveal to Herb until the ship has left port, is that they are required to work as dance hosts and must sleep in a cramped cabin in the bowels of the ship.
Ruled over by tyrannical, control-freak cruise director Gil Godwin ("a song and dance man raised on a military base"), they do their best, despite Charlie's not actually being able to dance. Each meets a lady of interest. One is the luscious heiress Liz LaBreche, whose wealth attracts Charlie every bit as much as the rest of her does. The other is lovely widow Vivian, who is under the impression that Herb is a doctor, not a dancer.
By the time Charlie literally drags ship owner Mrs. Carruthers across the dance floor, the boys aren't sure if they will find true love or need to abandon ship.
[edit] Main cast
- Jack Lemmon - Herb Sullivan
- Walter Matthau - Charlie Gordon
- Dyan Cannon - Liz LaBreche
- Gloria DeHaven - Vivian
- Brent Spiner - Gil Godwin
- Elaine Stritch - Mavis LaBreche
- Hal Linden - Mac Valor
- Donald O'Connor - Jonathan Devereaux
- Edward Mulhare - Cullen Carswell
- Rue McClanahan - Ellen Carruthers
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