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Overview

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Director:

Fritz Kiersch

Writers:

Greg Collins O'Neill (story) and
Murray Michaels (story) ...
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Release Date:

11 January 1985 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Drama more

Tagline:

Where enemies are made, reputations are earned and love is the most risky affair of all. more

Plot:

A street rebel and his gang have trouble understanding themselves and their world. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

Exclusive Interview: Derek Haas
 (From HeyUGuys. 5 October 2009, 5:35 PM, PDT)

Robert Downey Jr.
 (From The Hollywood News. 16 December 2008, 7:32 PM, PST)

User Comments:

Revenge of the 80's: James Spader's a rebel without a clue! more (23 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Spader ... Morgan Hiller

Kim Richards ... Frankie Croyden
Paul Mones ... Nick Hauser
Matt Clark ... Stuart Hiller

Claudette Nevins ... Page Hiller

Robert Downey Jr. ... Jimmy Parker (as Robert Downey)
Olivia Barash ... Ronnie
Panchito Gómez ... Mickey
Michael Wyle ... Eddie
Catya Sassoon ... Feather

Francis X. McCarthy ... Man at bus stop (as Frank McCarthy)
Art Evans ... Security guard
Herb Mitchell ... Mr. Russell
Ceil Cabot ... Secretary
Donald Fullilove ... Howard
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Additional Details

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

A body double was used for Kim Richards' nude scene. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In James Spader's first appearance in the film the patch on the back of his leather jacket is slashed with a car antenna. Although the patch is still slashed when he arrives at school the next day, it next appears fully intact later the same day at school while Spader is talking to Robert Downey, Jr. more

Quotes:

Frankie Croyden: How many bullets are left in this gun, Nick? Enough for Morgan? For my father? For everybody else who doesn't fit in your turf? more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in To the Devil a Dog (2005) (V) more

Soundtrack:

We Walk The Night more


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Revenge of the 80's: James Spader's a rebel without a clue!, 13 October 2003
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Author: Captain_Couth (sirjosephu@aol.com) from Sacramento, CA

Tuff Turf brings back memories of watching movies on Select TV. This 80's cult hit is about a young rapscallion who's life is turned upside down when his upper class father hits financial trouble forcing his family to move out to the 'hood. James Spader slowly learns how to deal with street life whilst his family adjusts to dealing with people that are of "lower social class". Interesting film staring James Spader as the young punk rich kid, Matt Clark as his shell shocked father, Robert Downey Jr. as his high school buddy and Kim Richards (Escape To Witch Mountain) as his soon to be girlfriend. The only part of the movie that gave me the willies was when his older (more culturally refined) brother pays a visit, there's an oedipal conflict between the two (the scene where the older brother embraces his mom far too long and hugs her too close for comfort)that would have given Freud a thrill to try and psycho-analyzed.

Recommended for 80's fans.

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