Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · Movie · 109 min · ★ 4.7
When Tim Madden wakes up from a memory-erasing drinking binge, he learns that it'll take more than a day to recover after finding blood in his car.
Based on Tough Guys Don't Dance
Also known as Norman Mailer's Tough Guy's Don't Dance
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-09-18
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- TMDB rating
- 4.7/10 (51 votes)
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- amnesia
- based on novel or book
- alcohol
- cocaine
- massachusetts
- police chief
- wealth
- murder
- cancer
- cape cod
- ex-con
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1988
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst New Star · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actress · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actress · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1988 · nominated
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- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actor · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Picture · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Screenplay · 1988 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ryan O'Neal
as Tim Madden
Isabella Rossellini
as Madeleine Regency
Debra Stipe
as Patty Lareine
Wings Hauser
as Capt. Alvin Luther Regency
John Bedford Lloyd
as Wardley Meeks III
Lawrence Tierney
as Dougy Madden
Penn Jillette
as Big Stoop
Frances Fisher
as Jessica Pond
John Snyder
as Spider
- SM
Stephan Morrow
as Stoodie
Directed by Norman Mailer