Tango & Cash
Two rival LAPD lieutenants must join forces to clear their names when a vengeful drug lord frames them for murder, forcing them to race against time to expose the conspiracy and save their careers.
“Two of L.A.'s top rival cops are going to have to work together… Even if it kills them.”
Synopsis
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who work together on high-stakes cases.
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A crew of 87+ credited
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Edited by Hubert De La BouillerieShot by Donald E ThorinScored by Harold FaltermeyerDesigned by J Michael Riva
Box Office
1989 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$63.4M
Opening weekend: $12.2M — 19% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $12.2M — 19% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,409 theaters
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Also known as
- Tango und Cashde
- Tango y Cashes
- Tango et Cashfr
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Cast & Crew
87 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
64Leslie Morris
as Hendricks
Roy Brocksmith
as Fed. Agent Davis
Susan Krebs
as Prosecutor
David Byrd
as Judge McCormick
Richard Fancy
as Nolan
Jerry Martinez
as Santos
Michael Jeter
as Skinner
Bing Russell
as Van Driver
Alphonse Walter
as Station Cop
Peter Stensland
as Kagan
Phil Rubenstein
as Assistant Warden Matt Sokowski
Elizabeth Sung
as Interpreter
Clint Howard
as Slinky
Ed Defusco
as Federal Agent
Jack Goode Jr
as Federal Agent
Geoff Vanderstock
as Federal Agent
Larry Humburger
as Federal Agent
Mark Wood
as Desk Cop
Andre Rosey Brown
as Cash's Cellmate
Savely Kramarov
as Car Owner
Michael Francis Clarke
as Reporter
Anne Cooper
as Reporter
Tammy Richardson
as Reporter
Patti Davis
as Reporter
Richard L Duran
as Prisoner
Doug Ford
as Prisoner
Kenneth Pruitt
as Prisoner
Ronald Moss
as Prisoner
Rick Dominguez
as Prisoner
Kristen Dalton
as Lynn
Tamara Landry
as Girl in Bar
Anna Joyner
as Girl in Bar
Melissa Bremner
as Dance Double
Christie Mucciante
as Dressing Room Girl
Lucia Neal
as Dressing Room Girl
Roxanne Kernohan
as Dressing Room Girl
Dori Courtney
as Dressing Room Girl
Dale Swann
as Captain
John Walter Davis
as Slobber
Adolfo Quinones
as Dancer
David Lea
as Sonny
Glenn Morshower
as Co-Worker
Salvador Espinoza
as Weasel
Christopher Wolf
as State Trooper
Larry White
as Cop
Richard J Larson
as Detective
Fred Trombley
as Detective
Matt Tufo
as Detective
David Phillips
as Inmate
Lewis Guido
as Inmate
James Reilley
as Inmate
Gilbert Esparza
as Inmate
Martin Valinsky
as Bailiff
Donald Zinn
as Guard
Duane Allen
as Guard
Robert David Armstrong
as Club Doorman
Philip Weyland
as Customer
Ron Cummins
as Customer
Benny Urquidez
as Thug (uncredited)
Billy Blanks
as Prison Thug (uncredited)
Geoffrey Lewis
as Captain Schroeder (uncredited)
Michael Lent
as Dead Lopez (uncredited)
Roberto Rodriquez
as Detective
George Sasaki
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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