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Semi-Tough

  • 19771977
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  • 1h 48m
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Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
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A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
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    • Michael Ritchie
    • Walter Bernstein
    • Dan Jenkins(novel)
    • Ring Lardner Jr.(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Kris Kristofferson
    • Jill Clayburgh
    • Michael Ritchie
    • Walter Bernstein
    • Dan Jenkins(novel)
    • Ring Lardner Jr.(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Kris Kristofferson
    • Jill Clayburgh
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)
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    Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Jill Clayburgh and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Jill Clayburgh in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Jill Clayburgh and Robert Preston in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Jill Clayburgh and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Jill Clayburgh and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh in Semi-Tough (1977)
    Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, and Kris Kristofferson in Semi-Tough (1977)

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    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Billy Clyde Puckett
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Marvin 'Shake' Tiller
    Jill Clayburgh
    Jill Clayburgh
    • Barbara Jane Bookman
    Robert Preston
    Robert Preston
    • Big Ed Bookman
    Bert Convy
    Bert Convy
    • Friedrich Bismark
    Roger E. Mosley
    Roger E. Mosley
    • Puddin Patterson Sr.
    Lotte Lenya
    Lotte Lenya
    • Dr. Clara Pelf
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Phillip Hooper
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
    • Dreamer Tatum
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • T.J. Lambert
    Mary Jo Catlett
    Mary Jo Catlett
    • Earlene Emery
    Joe Kapp
    Joe Kapp
    • Hose Manning
    Ron Silver
    Ron Silver
    • Vlada Kostov
    James MacKrell
    • Bud McNair
    • (as Jim McKrell)
    Peter Bromilow
    Peter Bromilow
    • Kostov's Interpreter
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • Coach Alvin Parks
    • (as Norm Alden)
    Fred Stuthman
    Fred Stuthman
    • Minister Fred
    Janet Brandt
    Janet Brandt
    • Wedding Dressmaker
      • Michael Ritchie
      • Walter Bernstein
      • Dan Jenkins(novel)
      • Ring Lardner Jr.(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Burt Reynolds based his character on friend Don Meredith's football career.
    • Goofs
      When Miami scores the lone touchdown in the playoff game against Green Bay, the scoreboard displays a celebratory message. The game is in Green Bay; no home team ever celebrates an opposing team's touchdown, especially in the fourth quarter of a playoff game.
    • Quotes

      Billy Clyde Puckett: [of a football player in a tuxedo] Now who says that clothes don't make the man? That's a well-dressed phone booth!

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Back In The Saddle Again
      (uncredited)

      Sung by Gene Autry

      Written by Gene Autry and Ray Whitley

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    6/10
    Another Breezy Burt Ride
    The second mainstream football flick for one-time college star turned cinematic superstar Burt Reynolds isn't as gritty as THE LONGEST YARD, which took place in prison involving prisoners vs guards...

    But SEMI-TOUGH centers on a professional team where the most famous and beloved players, odd couple Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson (flanked by muscular loon Brian Dennehy and a stable Roger E. Mosely), hardly compete on the field but, as a romantic comedy, seek a relationship with the team owner's progressive daughter, Jill Clayburgh...

    The first of two giant problems is the horrendous miscasting of the ingenue, looking more like a random substitute teacher than a woman two sex symbols would give up their womanizing freedom for... and second's the fact Kristofferson, technically the best suitor and her fiance through most of the picture, becomes a selfish New Age flake, making the turnout of Burt's maverick winning-out too predictable, far too soon...

    Although as a chance to enjoy the extremely enjoyable mustached star embracing the comedy chops he garnered the same year as the game-changing SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, it's not a bad little feature to sit through: in particular Burt's bizarre, longshot dare to conquer overweight Mary Jo Catlett, and then a grueling EST seminar where he surreptitiously gets the upper hand, which could've been a story all its own -- one that needed way more sport (especially with THE BAD NEWS BEARS director Michael Ritchie at the helm) and a little less... play.
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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1978 (Ireland)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Tarrant County, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Charley Associates
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
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