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Two of a Kind ( 1983 film ) - wikipedia Two of a Kind ( 1983 film ) Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> Two of a Kind <Td_colspan="2"> Theatrical release poster Directed by John Herzfeld Produced by Roger M. Rothstein Joe Wizan Written by John Herzfeld Starring John Travolta Olivia Newton - John Oliver Reed Beatrice Straight Scatman Crothers Charles Durning Music by Patrick Williams Cinematography Fred J. Koenekamp Edited by Jack Hofstra Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date December 16 , 1983 ( 1983 - 12 - 16 ) Running time 88 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $23,646,952 Two of a Kind is a 1983 American romantic fantasy comedy film directed by John Herzfeld starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton - John . The original musical score was composed by Patrick Williams . Travolta plays a cash - strapped inventor while Newton - John plays the bank teller whom he attempts to rob . These two unlikely individuals must come to show compassion for one another in order to delay God 's judgment upon the Earth . This is Travolta and Newton - John 's second film together after 1978 's Grease , which was a success . Despite being a critical and commercial failure , Two of a Kind yielded three popular singles for Newton - John and a Platinum certification for the soundtrack . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Filming 4 Reception 5 Soundtrack 6 References 7 External links Plot ( edit ) Four angels -- Charlie ( Charles Durning ) , Earl ( Scatman Crothers ) , Gonzales ( Castulo Guerra ) , and Ruth ( Beatrice Straight ) -- have been in charge of Heaven for the last 25 years . They are playing a golf match in Heaven when their game is interrupted by God ( voiced by Gene Hackman ) , who has returned to the office and does not like what he sees down on Earth . God wants to order up another flood and start all over again ( despite his promise in the rainbow that he never would again ) , but the four angels persuade him to reconsider , reasoning that , if a typical Earth man can reform , it would prove that all mankind is capable of it . God agrees to the scheme , and the typical Earth man selected by the angels is Zack Melon ( John Travolta ) -- a failed inventor who , threatened by loan sharks , decides to hold up a bank . Zack points his gun at bank teller Debbie Wylder ( Olivia Newton - John ) , who ostensibly gives him all the money . But , when Zack peers into the sack after the robbery , he sees that Debbie has substituted bank deposit slips for the cash and has kept the money for herself . Zack tracks her down to reclaim his stolen money . While dodging the loan sharks and the evil interventions of the Devil ( Oliver Reed ) , the two come to develop a relationship , which is put to the test when the two are threatened by a masked thug . Cast ( edit ) John Travolta as Zack Melon Olivia Newton - John as Debbie Wylder Charles Durning as Charlie Oliver Reed as Beasley Beatrice Straight as Ruth Scatman Crothers as Earl Richard Bright as Stuart Toni Kalem as Terri Ernie Hudson as Detective Skaggs Jack Kehoe as Mr. Chotiner Robert Costanzo as Captain Cinzari Castulo Guerra as Gonzales Gene Hackman as God ( uncredited ) Filming ( edit ) Principal photography of Two of a Kind took place in New York City with two weeks of location shooting and then continued in California at 20th Century Fox Studios in Century City , MGM Studios in Culver City and The Burbank Studios in Burbank from May 9 to July 21 , 1983 . Reception ( edit ) Two of a Kind received heavily negative reviews during its release . It currently holds a 20 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes . The film was nominated for five Razzie Awards : Worst Actor ( Travolta , also for Staying Alive ) , Worst Actress ( Newton - John ) , Worst Director ( Herzfeld ) , Worst Screenplay , and Worst Picture . The movie was nominated for a Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Picture . Soundtrack ( edit ) Main article : Two of a Kind ( soundtrack ) The film was salvaged by a platinum soundtrack which yielded three singles for Newton - John : `` Twist of Fate '' - No. 5 Pop ( her last of 15 Top 10 Pop hits ) `` Take a Chance '' ( duet with John Travolta ) - No. 3 AC ( B - side to `` Twist of Fate '' ) `` Livin ' in Desperate Times '' - No. 31 Pop The album was further bolstered by featuring `` Ask the Lonely '' , a song which the rock group Journey had initially intended for their 1983 album Frontiers but which was only available on the soundtrack album , and Patti Austin 's `` It 's Gonna Be Special '' , which was not a major pop hit but peaked at # 15 on the R&B charts and # 5 on the Dance charts in 1984 . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Two of a Kind at American Film Institute Catalog Jump up ^ `` THE SCREEN : TRAVOLTA IN ' TWO OF KIND ' '' . The New York Times . Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 05 . Jump up ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1022225_two_of_a_kind ? Jump up ^ `` 1983 6th Hastings Bad Cinema Society Stinkers Awards '' . Stinkers Bad Movie Awards . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on October 17 , 2006 . Retrieved April 2 , 2013 . CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) External links ( edit ) Two of a Kind on IMDb Two of a Kind at AllMovie Two of a Kind at Rotten Tomatoes Two of a Kind at Box Office Mojo The Two of A Kind Only Olivia movie website <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Films directed by John Herzfeld <Td_colspan="2"> Two of a Kind ( 1983 ) The Preppie Murder ( 1989 ) Casualties of Love : The `` Long Island Lolita '' Story ( 1993 ) 2 Days in the Valley ( 1996 ) Don King : Only in America ( 1997 ) 15 Minutes ( 2001 ) The Death and Life of Bobby Z ( 2007 ) Reach Me ( 2014 ) Escape Plan 3 ( TBA ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two_of_a_Kind_(1983_film)&oldid=838838675 '' Categories : English - language films 1983 films American films Fantasy - comedy films 1980s romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films Directorial debut films Romantic fantasy films Films set in New York City 20th Century Fox films Films directed by John Herzfeld Films about bank robbery Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Unfit url Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Português Svenska 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 29 April 2018 , at 16 : 29 . 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