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Tough Enough

Tough Enough

Tough Enough

Tough Enough

They are big! They are bad! But are they tough enough to beat the Country Western Warrior?

1983•1h 46m•

★5.4(9 ratings)

ActionDramaRomance

Overview

An aspiring country singer, whose money is disappearing faster than his career opportunities, enters a "Tough Man" amateur boxing contest to earn some cash to pay his bills. Amazingly enough, he wins it, and is picked to go onto the national finals. He's torn between his first love, music, and the glitz, glamor and money of the "Tough Man" world.

Director

Richard Fleischer

Writers

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Main Cast

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Art Long

Carlene Watkins

Carlene Watkins

Caroline Long

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

P.T. Coolidge

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Myra

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

James Neese

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Tony Fallon

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Bill Long

Fran Ryan

Fran Ryan

Gert Long

Christopher Norris

Christopher Norris

Christopher Long

Terra Perry

Terra Perry

Wet T-Shirt Girl

Big John Hamilton

Big John Hamilton

Big John

Steve Ward

Steve Ward

Heckler in Torreyson's

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Richard Fleischer

Writing

Writer: John Leone

Production

Associate Producer: Mark Fleischer
Producer: William S. Gilmore
Executive Producer: Michael Leone
Executive Producer: Andrew Pfeffer
Casting: Jose Villaverde

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Steve Wax
Original Music Composer: Michael Lloyd

Cinematography

Director of Photography: James A. Contner
Assistant Camera: Hank Muller

Editing

Editor: Dann Cahn

Art Direction

Production Design: Bill Kenney
Set Decoration: Floyd Smith

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Clifford Capone
Hairstylist: Judi Goodman
Makeup Artist: Carla Rulien
Makeup Supervisor: Allen Weisinger

Keywords

sportsboxersingerboxer hero

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "They are big! They are bad! But are they tough enough to beat the Country Western Warrior?"

#2

The runtime is 106 minutes (1h 46m).

#3

The film was directed by Richard Fleischer.

#4

The screenplay was written by John Leone.

#5

The score was composed by Steve Wax.

#6

Cinematography was handled by James A. Contner.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0086461.

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Rating

5.4/10

Mixed

9 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Tough Enough

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

American Cinema Productions

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox