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Tough Guys Don't Dance

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.6K
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POPULARITY
20,566
2,045
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
Mailer ostensibly reads out aloud the review cards from the film's preview screenings, while Wings Hauser tries to ruin everything with his performance.
Play trailer1:53
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ComedyCrimeDrama
Writer, ex-con and 40-something bottle-baby Tim Madden, who is prone to black-outs, awakens from a two-week bender to discover a pool of blood in his car.Writer, ex-con and 40-something bottle-baby Tim Madden, who is prone to black-outs, awakens from a two-week bender to discover a pool of blood in his car.Writer, ex-con and 40-something bottle-baby Tim Madden, who is prone to black-outs, awakens from a two-week bender to discover a pool of blood in his car.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,566
2,045
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    • Director
      • Norman Mailer
    • Writers
      • Norman Mailer(screenplay by)
      • Robert Towne(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Ryan O'Neal
      • Isabella Rossellini
      • Debra Stipe
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Norman Mailer
    • Writers
      • Norman Mailer(screenplay by)
      • Robert Towne(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Ryan O'Neal
      • Isabella Rossellini
      • Debra Stipe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 10 nominations

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:53
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    Photos77

    Wings Hauser and Ryan O'Neal in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Isabella Rossellini and Ryan O'Neal in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Norman Mailer in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Ryan O'Neal and Lawrence Tierney in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Ryan O'Neal and Debra Stipe in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Ryan O'Neal in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Isabella Rossellini in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Ryan O'Neal in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Isabella Rossellini, Ryan O'Neal, and Debra Stipe in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Isabella Rossellini and Ryan O'Neal in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
    Frances Fisher and R. Patrick Sullivan in Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)

    Top cast

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    Ryan O'Neal
    Ryan O'Neal
    • Tim Madden
    Isabella Rossellini
    Isabella Rossellini
    • Madeleine Regency
    Debra Stipe
    Debra Stipe
    • Patty Lareine
    • (as Debra Sandlund)
    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
    R. Patrick Sullivan
    • Lonnie Pangborn
    John Snyder
    John Snyder
    • Spider
    Stephan Morrow
    Stephan Morrow
    • Stoodie
    Clarence Williams III
    Clarence Williams III
    • Bolo
    Kathryn Sanders
    • Beth
    Ira Lewis
    • Merwyn Finney
    Ed Setrakian
    • Lawyer
    Jodi Faith Cahn
    • Rhonda
    • (as Faith Cahn)
    Edward Bonetti
    • Old Cellmate
    Joel Meyerowitz
    • Second Cellmate
    • Director
      • Norman Mailer
    • Writers
      • Norman Mailer(screenplay by) (based on his novel)
      • Robert Towne(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The line of dialogue by Ryan O'Neal, "Oh God! Oh man! Oh God! Oh man! Oh God! Oh man! Oh God! Oh man! Oh God!," has become a popular meme on the world wide web.
    • Quotes

      Madeleine Regency: [narrating a letter] My husband is having an affair with your wife. I don't think we should talk about it... unless you're prepared to kill them.

      Tim Madden: Oh man! Oh God, oh man! Oh God, oh man! Oh God, oh man! Oh God, oh man, oh God!

    • Connections
      Featured in Norman Mailer: The American (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      You'll Come Back (You Always Do)
      Music by Angelo Badalamenti
      Lyrics by Norman Mailer and Angelo Badalamenti
      Sung by Mel Tillis

    User reviews35

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    Top review
    Interesting story, terrible dialogue
    and classically misogynistic in almost every sense.

    It's worth watching, and has some really great moments, and some equally terrible ones.

    I'm sure I could get a really great term paper out of it.

    Terrible, terrible, cheesy dialogue from America's master.

    Cheers and happy viewing

    Jessica
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    8
    • corona-5
    • Apr 4, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Harte Männer tanzen nicht
    • Filming locations
      • Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Golan-Globus Productions
      • Zoetrope Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $858,250
    • Gross worldwide
      • $858,250
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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