It Takes Two (1988) coming from Kino on September 5

[whiteberry]

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

Coming September 5th!

It Takes Two (1988)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English Subtitles

Color 79 Minutes 1.85:1 Rated PG-13
A match made in heaven is about to take a hell of a detour! Travis Rogers (George Newbern, Father of the Bride) and Stephi Lawrence (Leslie Hope, Men at Work) are small-town childhood sweethearts who are about to be married. Maybe. Stephi’s rich family is planning a lavish ceremony, and it’s giving Travis a pair of cold feet! While preparations for the wedding proceed, Travis takes off for Dallas to buy the car of his dreams. His riotous adventures behind the wheel of the super-fast sports car and in the bed of a beautiful blonde (Kimberly Foster, One Crazy Summer) take some hair-raising turns—and make the possibility of a wedding more remote the closer it gets. Hysterical supporting performances by Anthony Geary (UHF) and Barry Corbin (Career Opportunities) add to the matrimonial mayhem. Directed by David Beaird (My Chauffeur, Pass the Ammo), It Takes Two is a full-throttle, non-stop comedy that will keep you on the edge of your seat laughing!

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=84735

Originally Posted by Kino Lorber Insider

These three films were originally slated to be released as Code Red/KL and Scorpion/KL co-releases. Walt “Scorpion Releasing” Olsen and his brother Bill “Bananaman/Code Red” Olsen had requested these. They will now be released as KLSC releases, due to legal issues, we cannot include their logos on the packaging or disc, but all three films and others coming soon will include an “In Memory of…” at the start of the disc.

Poster:


Trailer:

It Takes Two Trailer 1988 - YouTube

TV Spot:

It Takes Two TV Spot (1988) (low quality) - YouTube

Fan-Made Video:

It Takes Two - 1988 - [On The Run Mix] - YouTube

The entry for the movie at the Internet Movie Cars Database:
https://www.imcdb.org/movie_95384-It-Takes-Two.html

The entry for the Lamborghini Countach (replica) used in the movie:
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_128807...h-Replica.html

[whiteberry]

An article about the movie from D (Dallas) Magazine:

On The 25th Anniversary of It Takes Two, The Oddest Film Set in Dallas

On July 13, 1988, Universal Pictures released It Takes Two. It was not a full-length film treatment of the Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock song of the same name, though I would clearly be interested in such a project, and it should not be confused with the Olsen twins vehicle, which is pretty much the main result if you google “It Takes Two.” It starred George Newbern, Leslie Hope, and Barry Corbin, and made around $344,000 at the box office. Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times said, “For all its obvious faults, it’s a funnier, brighter, sexier comedy than most of its big-budget competition,” which I think is probably a bit kind, but then, this is my approach to reviewing movies.

It is also pretty much insane.

I talked to both Newbern and Hope briefly a few months ago, because I had watched It Takes Two on Netflix (it’s no longer available) and briefly became fascinated with it. Hope didn’t remember much about the experience other than it was where she met Newbern and they have been friends since then. Newbern had a better memory, recalling that director David Beaird wanted him to have a pierced ear, so he went to a department store downtown and had it done. Beaird also wanted him to chew tobacco — I guess more for background for the character than anything that appears on screen — and it made him sick. He recalled the experience and the film fondly. It wasn’t exactly Academy Awards fare, he said, but he thought it held up for what it was.

But Newbern also explained how the movie ended up with such an all-over-the-place feel. It was originally a fairly straight-forward teenage car picture (called My New Car, the title it was released under in Australia, as it happens), more like License to Drive. Then Beaird decided he wanted to add a Southern gothic element, so the stuff in Waxahachie was added in. And he wanted it be more of a coming of age tale, and so on and so on, until there were pretty much four movies stuffed into one.

“I don’t think the guy who put up the money was happy about that,” Newbern said. “He wanted the car movie.”

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburne...-it-takes-two/

[Savage_Blu]

Never heard of this one......easy blind buy based on the era, genre and trailer.

[DanTheMan]

Not the It Takes Two that I was expecting/hoping for.

[Lozin]

I’ve been waiting for this one for decades. A definite day one for me

[meremortal]

Not sure if I've seen it, but it's nice to get more obscure comedies.

[calebgzls101]

Finally!! I actually really enjoy this film. Reminds me of child memories watching this with my father.

[niner4lfe]

This was a good fun movie I remember my uncle renting it when it was first released

[NunoFM]

Only a trailer for extra?
That sucks...

[By_His_Strypes]

That girl on the cover reminds me of that singer in the band Roxette.

[DasRetroKid]

Down to $14.99 on Amz. Pre-ordered.

[DasRetroKid]

Watched this over the weekend (first time ever seeing this film).

The PQ is a bit rough for the first few scenes (lots of print debris, etc) however things do improve soon after. The audio I thought was fine.

I enjoyed this film, especially all the great shots with the 80s Lambo's. Not sure why Kimberly Foster wasn't in more stuff, as she soaks up every scene she is in.

I also found this on YouTube which I thought was pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/supported_br...tube.com/watch

[COBill]

I always thought it was a crime none of the soundtrack labels ever released Carter Burwell's incredibly beautiful score for this film; listen to it over the end credits if you doubt me.

(I can also still sing "Trovare" from memory. )

Originally Posted by DasRetroKid

I enjoyed this film, especially all the great shots with the 80s Lambo's. Not sure why Kimberly Foster wasn't in more stuff, as she soaks up every scene she is in.

Note all the Lambos in this film are kit cars.

Kimberly Foster mostly stuck to her roles on Dallas and All My Children.

[DasRetroKid]

Originally Posted by COBill

Note all the Lambos in this film are kit cars.

Thanks for the info. They were definitely very well done.