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Overview

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Director:
Richard Fleischer
Writer:
John Leone (writer)
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Release Date:
20 May 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Romance | Sport more
Tagline:
"Rocky" without rules more
Plot:
An aspiring country/western singer, whose money is disappearing faster than his career opportunities... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
old country western brawling more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dennis Quaid ... Art Long
Carlene Watkins ... Caroline Long
Stan Shaw ... P.T. (Paul Thomas) Coolidge

Pam Grier ... Myra
Warren Oates ... James Neese

Bruce McGill ... Tony Fallon
Wilford Brimley ... Bill Long
Fran Ryan ... Gert Long
Christopher Norris ... Christopher Long
Terra Perry ... Wet T-Shirt Girl
Big John Hamilton ... Big John
Steve Ward ... Heckler in Torreyson's
Susan Benn ... Girl in Torreyson's
Mark Edson ... Janitor in Torreyson's
Steve 'Monk' Miller ... Tigran Baldasarian
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min | West Germany:101 min (video)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | USA:PG | Norway:(Banned) (1983-2003) (cinema release)
Filming Locations:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Warren Oates' final film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the final fight, blood is spattered across the front of Tony Fallon's suit but when shown shortly afterward, the blood has disappeared. more
Quotes:
Caroline Long: You were boxing. Why?
Art Long: "Why?" For five thousand bucks: that's why. I won.
Caroline Long: You won five thousand dollars?
Art Long: No, no, no, no, no. I GET five thousand bucks if I win tomorrow night. See; preliminaries were tonight, and the finals are tomorrow night.
Caroline Long: So what'd you get tonight?
Art Long: A black eye.
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Movie Connections:
References Rocky (1976) more
Soundtrack:
I Was Born A Dreamer more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
old country western brawling, 22 April 2003
Author: IrockGswift (IrockGswift@aol.com) from east orange, new jersey

This is a good buddy-flick with Stan Shaw and Dennis Quaid. It kind of reminds me of Rocky III. The movie seems meaningless but it has some hilarious moments. Check out Pam Grier who plays Stan Shaw's wife. She's hot!

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