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Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)

"A love story haunted by murder."

4.8/10 1h 49m Sep 18, 1987
Comedy Crime Drama

Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash. Sensing a setup and in desperate need to clear his name, he begins an investigation that soon begins to expose a web of corruption in the small coastal community of Provincetown.

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Movie Details

Original Title Tough Guys Don't Dance
Original Language EN
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $858,250
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal
Tim Madden
Popularity: 1.9
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Madeleine Regency
Popularity: 1.9
Debra Stipe
Debra Stipe
Patty Lareine
Popularity: 0.6
Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser
Capt. Alvin Luther Regency
Popularity: 5.7
John Bedford Lloyd
John Bedford Lloyd
Wardley Meeks III
Popularity: 10.1
Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence Tierney
Dougy Madden
Popularity: 10.7
Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
Big Stoop
Popularity: 4.0
Frances Fisher
Frances Fisher
Jessica Pond
Popularity: 8.4
John Snyder
John Snyder
Spider
Popularity: 8.5
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Stephan Morrow
Stoodie
Popularity: 0.2
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III
Bolo
Popularity: 2.5
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Kathryn Sanders
Beth
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Norman Mailer
Writer Norman Mailer
Executive Producer Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Luddy
Producer Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Editor Debra McDermott

Production

Golan-Globus Productions
US
The Cannon Group
US
American Zoetrope
US

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Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Original Trailer [HD]
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Tough Guys Don't Dance - Oh Man, Oh God (from DVD)
Tough Guys Don't Dance - Oh Man, Oh God (from DVD)
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Penn Jillette in Tough Guys Don't Dance
Penn Jillette in Tough Guys Don't Dance
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Keywords

vietnam veteran amnesia based on novel or book alcohol cocaine massachusetts police chief wealth murder cancer cape cod ex-con seaside town provincetown massachusetts neo-noir

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Details
Release Date September 18, 1987
Runtime 1h 49m
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $858,250
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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