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Out to Sea

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Retired friends Charlie (Walter Matthau) and Herb (Jack Lemmon) pose as dance instructors on a cruise ship in this comedy. The underhanded Charlie coaxes his recently widowed brother-in-law to join him on board without disclosing the two will need to dance. Instead, Charlie promises there will be plenty of available and lonely women at sea. Once on the ship, Charlie's promise proves accurate, and he starts romancing the wealthy Liz (Dyan Cannon), while Herb falls for Vivian (Gloria DeHaven).
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Mike Clark USA Today Jan 1, 2000
2.5/4
Sporadically engaging. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 18, 2018
C
A botched excuse for a madcap comedy. Go to Full Review Rob Nelson Boston Phoenix Sep 5, 2009
The desperately overboard coming-attractions clip suggests something like Speed 0: Bladder Control--so it's a relief that this film's own seamanly "action" finale involves nothing more adventurous than shooting off a flare. Go to Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Mar 4, 2006
7/10
A delightful comedy. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Aug 13, 2005
4/5
The Matthau-Lemmon magic still works in this later-in-their-careers comedy. Go to Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Jul 26, 2005
2/5
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j T @j68sb Mar 16, 2026 Great supporting cast. Brent Spiner is hilarious. Matthau is just annoying and the idea that Dyan Canon would pair up with Matthau is so absurd that to say it's mind boggling is an understatement. See more A P. @FilmFan4547 Jan 11, 2026 Lemmon & Matthau have done it again! So funny! See more thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 4, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Alain E @AlainE Jul 5, 2025 Unfortunately not up to the level of their previous collaborations. Also, Lemmon is hardly recognizable. Hopefully, they were paid enough to add to their Social Security checks. For the record I tolerated twelve minutes. On Prime. See more Shermie H @RT21984853 Feb 24, 2025 Personally thought this was one of the most hilarious movies I ever saw. Of course I was 13 when we saw it in theaters. My sister never let me forget the whole Rolex Romex line lmao. Just something super cute about the movie too. See more Kim T @Kimchi871 Sep 15, 2023 A funny buddy comedy with some good laughs. If you liked jack lemon and Walter mathu in their other comedies you will enjoy this one. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Martha Coolidge

Director

Jack Lemmon

Herb Sullivan

Walter Matthau

Charlie Gordon

Dyan Cannon

Liz LaBreche

Gloria DeHaven

Vivian

Brent Spiner

Gil Godwyn

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Synopsis Retired friends Charlie (Walter Matthau) and Herb (Jack Lemmon) pose as dance instructors on a cruise ship in this comedy. The underhanded Charlie coaxes his recently widowed brother-in-law to join him on board without disclosing the two will need to dance. Instead, Charlie promises there will be plenty of available and lonely women at sea. Once on the ship, Charlie's promise proves accurate, and he starts romancing the wealthy Liz (Dyan Cannon), while Herb falls for Vivian (Gloria DeHaven).
Director
Martha Coolidge
Producer
John Davis, David T. Friendly
Screenwriter
Robert Nelson Jacobs
Production Co
Davis Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.0M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Surround
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