Tough Enough

Tough Enough

Tough Enough

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Tough Enough

"They are big! They are bad! But are they tough enough to beat the Country Western Warrior?"

1983

1h 46m

5.6(11 votes)

Action

Drama

Romance

Overview

An aspiring country singer, whose money is disappearing faster than his career opportunities, enters a "Tough Man" amateur boxing contest to earn some cash to pay his bills. Amazingly enough, he wins it, and is picked to go onto the national finals. He's torn between his first love, music, and the glitz, glamor and money of the "Tough Man" world.

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20th Century Fox

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Written by: John Leone
Produced by: William S. Gilmore

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