Tango & Cash (1989)

The late 80s was a golden age for action cinema and Russell wasn’t about to miss out on his bite of the cherry. Playing the slob, as per, opposite Sylvester Stallone’s straight laced LAPD detective, Tango & Cash sees the pair framed for the murder of an FBI agent in their joint pursuit of Jack Palance’s drug lord. Dripping with 80s tropes, Tango & Cash also manages to elevate itself above the identikit thrillers it was competing with thanks in no small part to the chemistry between Stallone and Russell, both clearly having the time of their lives. Special mention must also go to a gloriously bonkers Palance who isn’t so much chewing the scenery here as dining out on it over a period of weeks and months.

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