Two to Tango

For the idiom, see It takes two to tango.

1989 Argentine film

Two to Tango

Film poster

Directed by| Héctor Olivera
Written by| Yolande Turner
José Pablo Feinmann
Beverly Gray (additional dialogue)
Based on| Last Days of the Victim
by José Pablo Feinmann
Produced by| Roger Corman
Alejandro Sessa
Starring| Don Stroud
Adrianne Sachs
Duilio Marzio
Michael Cavanaugh
Alberto Segado
Cinematography| Leonardo Rodríguez Solís
Edited by| Eduardo López
Music by| Óscar Cardozo Ocampo

Production
companies

Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
New Horizons Picture

Distributed by| Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
Concorde Pictures

Release date

* 1 February 1989 (1989-02-01)

Running time

| 87 minutes
Countries| Argentina
United States
Languages| English
Spanish

Two to Tango, also known as Matar es morir un poco (English: "To Kill is To Die a Little"), is a 1989 American-Argentine suspense film directed by Héctor Olivera and based on the novel Last Days of the Victim by José Pablo Feinmann, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It was one in a number of ten movies Roger Corman produced in Argentina during the 1980s.[1][2]

## Plot

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A hitman who wishes to leave his line of work is tasked by his agency with killing one final target in Buenos Aires, but the situation becomes complicated when he falls in love with his target's lover and asks her to flee to Nepal with him.

## Cast

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* Don Stroud ... James Conrad
* Adrianne Sachs ... Cecilia Lorca
* Duilio Marzio ... Paulino Velasco
* Michael Cavanaugh ... Dean Boyle
* Alberto Segado ... Lorenzo 'Lucky' Lara
* Francisco Cocuzza ... Carlos Pino
* Golde Flami ... Hilda Levin
* Nathán Pinzón ... Morelos
* Juan José Ghisalberti ... Joseph Levin
* Ricardo Hamlin ... Bates
* Jose Luis Cabrera ... Tango Dancer
* Pablo Novak ... Sergio
* Adriana Salonia ... Adela
* Ana Maria Vita ... Boarder 1 at Levin's Hotel
* Alejandra De Luiggi ... Boarder 2 at Levin's Hotel
* Flávia Aberg Cobo ... Airline Attendant 1
* Maria Fournery ... Airline Attendant 2
* Armando Capo ... Angelo
* Ricardo Fasan ... Paolo Basso (as Ricardo Fassan)
* Lilian Rinar ... Blonde Woman
* Gianni Fiore ... Customs Employee (as Gianni Fiori)
* Daniel Ripari ... Bodyguard 1
* Arturo Noal ... Bodyguard 2
* Rubén Bermúdez ... Bodyguard 3
* Nestor Cannichio ... Lara's Driver

## Production

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The film was based on the novel Ultimas dias de la victima, by Argentine screenwriter, philosopher and novelist Jose Pablo Feinmann. The book was adapted as a movie for the first time in the Argentinian film Últimos días de la víctima (1982).

The story was totally rewritten by a U.S. screenwriter, Yolanda Finch (Yolande Turner), together with Feinmann, for a North American audience.[1]

## Reception

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Variety called it "uneven".[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Falicov, Tamara L. "U.S.-Argentine Co-productions, 1982-1990: Roger Corman, Aries Productions, "Schlockbuster" Movies, and the International Market." Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies, vol. 34 no. 1, 2004, pp. 31-38. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/flm.2004.0015
2. ^ Videos good antidote to Valentine sentiments: [Final Edition]. Levy, Joanne. Calgary Herald; Calgary, Alta. [Calgary, Alta]12 Feb 1989: E3.
3. ^ "Two to Tango". Variety's film reviews 1989-1990. R.R. Bowker. 1991. p. 22 February 1989. ISBN 978-0-8352-3089-6.

## External links

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* Two to Tango at IMDb

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