Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
Cinematography
That insane truck finale with the monster vehicle built for destruction.
Acting
Russell's unhinged energy vs. Stallone's deadpan straight man perfection.
Production
The coked-out production design where every set screams budget and cocaine.
Director
Andrei Konchalovsky
Sylvester Stallone
Raymond 'Ray' Tango
Kurt Russell
Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Teri Hatcher
Katherine 'Kiki' Tango
Jack Palance
Yves Perret
Brion James
Requin
James Hong
Quan
Marc Alaimo
Lopez
Philip Tan
Chinese Gunman
Michael J. Pollard
Owen
Robert Z'Dar
Face
Lewis Arquette
Wyler
Edward Bunker
Capt. Holmes
Roy Brocksmith
Fed. Agent Davis
Susan Krebs
Prosecutor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Andrei Konchalovsky was fired after creative clashes with Stallone; Peter MacDonald finished without credit. The chaos shows.
This flopped at release but became a cable staple that defined 'so bad it's good' before that was even a category. The Rambo-cop vs. Snake Plissken dynamic was peak 1989 casting desperation.
US
