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Tough Enough

  • 1983
  • PG
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Tough Enough (1983)
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A C and W singer has a family to support so he boxes at a TOUGHMAN amateur boxing contest, hoping to win $5000 and maybe go on to the nationals and sing on national TV.A C and W singer has a family to support so he boxes at a TOUGHMAN amateur boxing contest, hoping to win $5000 and maybe go on to the nationals and sing on national TV.A C and W singer has a family to support so he boxes at a TOUGHMAN amateur boxing contest, hoping to win $5000 and maybe go on to the nationals and sing on national TV.

  • Director
    • Richard Fleischer
  • Writer
    • John Leone
  • Stars
    • Dennis Quaid
    • Carlene Watkins
    • Stan Shaw
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    900
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writer
      • John Leone
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Carlene Watkins
      • Stan Shaw
    • 11User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

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    Dennis Quaid in Tough Enough (1983)
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    Dennis Quaid, Warren Oates, and Stan Shaw in Tough Enough (1983)
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    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 Long
    Terra Perry
    • Wet T-Shirt Girl
    Big John Hamilton
    • Big John
    Steve Ward
    • Heckler in Torreyson's
    Susan Benn
    Susan Benn
    • Girl in Torreyson's
    Mark Edson
    • Janitor in Torreyson's
    Steve 'Monk' Miller
    • Tigran Baldasarian
    Jimmy Nickerson
    • Jackhammer Malamud
    Rod Kieschnick
    • Gregor Samsa
    Preston Salisbury
    • Ike Kennedy
    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writer
      • John Leone
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This movie, the last film of actor Warren Oates was actually filmed before Oates' penultimate picture, Blue Thunder (1983), but was first released stateside about a week after that movie.
    • Goofs
      During the final fight, blood is spattered across the front of Tony Fallon's suit but when shown shortly afterward, the blood has disappeared.
    • Quotes

      Heckler in Torreyson's: Boys, we ain't gon' get them titties back till this bum get's off.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Spacehunter/Tough Enough/WarGames/Harlequin (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Tough Enough
      Music & Lyrics by Tom Bresh (as Thom Bresh) and Lane Brody
      Sung by T.G. Sheppard

    User reviews11

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    old country western brawling
    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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    • IrockGswift
    • Apr 22, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tough Dreams
    • Filming locations
      • Coliseum, Fort Worth Stockyards, 121 E Exchange Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas, USA(Tough Guy fight venue)
    • Production companies
      • American Cinema Productions
      • Pelleport Investments
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,433,722
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $725,117
      • Mar 27, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,433,722
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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