CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 49m

Tough Guys Don't Dance

A love story haunted by murder.

47%(56)IMDbComedyCrimeThriller

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.

Directed byNorman Mailer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
EN
Released
September 18, 1987
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$858,250
Studios
The Cannon GroupAmerican ZoetropeGolan-Globus Productions

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Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Original Trailer [HD]

Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Original Trailer [HD]

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Tim Madden

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Madeleine Regency

Debra Stipe

Debra Stipe

Patty Lareine

Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser

Capt. Alvin Luther Regency

John Bedford Lloyd

John Bedford Lloyd

Wardley Meeks III

Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

Dougy Madden

Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

Big Stoop

Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher

Jessica Pond

John Snyder

John Snyder

Spider

Stephan Morrow

Stoodie

Creative team
Directed by
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Written by
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Produced by
Yoram Globus
Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan

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