Tough Guys Don't Dance
“A love story haunted by murder.”
Synopsis
Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash. Sensing a setup and in desperate need to clear his name, he begins an investigation that soon begins to expose a web of corruption in the small coastal community of Provincetown.
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Type: Trailer • Published 2021-11-24
Top Cast
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Ryan O'Neal
Tim Madden
Isabella Rossellini
Madeleine Regency
Debra Stipe
Patty Lareine
Wings Hauser
Capt. Alvin Luther Regency
John Bedford Lloyd
Wardley Meeks III
Lawrence Tierney
Dougy Madden
Penn Jillette
Big Stoop
Frances Fisher
Jessica Pond
John Snyder
Spider
Stephan Morrow
Stoodie
Clarence Williams III
Bolo
Kathryn Sanders
Beth
Ira Lewis
Merwyn Finney
Ed Setrakian
Lawyer
Jodi Faith Cahn
Rhonda
Edward Bonetti
Old Cellmate
Katrina Marshall
Topless Girl
Release History & Theatrical Window
Cannes Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
September 18, 1987
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$5M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$858K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.17x
-$4.1M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Norman Mailer
- Screenplay & Story
- Norman Mailer
- Original Score
- Angelo Badalamenti
- Original Title
- Tough Guys Don't Dance
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Production Budget
- $5M
- Worldwide Gross
- $858K
- Production Studios
- Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group, American Zoetrope
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Angelo Badalamenti
John Bailey, Daniel Ducovny
Debra McDermott
Francis Ford Coppola, Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, Tom Luddy
Department Leadership Roster
Norman Mailer
Director
Yoram Globus
Producer
Norman Mailer
Writer
Menahem Golan
Producer
Michael Kaplan
Costume Design
Debra McDermott
Editor
Armin Ganz
Production Design
Don Pike
Stunt Coordinator
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Tough Guys Don't Dance
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What is Tough Guys Don't Dance about?
Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash. Sensing a setup and in desperate need to clear his name, he begins an investigation that soon begins to expose a web of corruption in the small coastal community of Provincetown.
Who directed Tough Guys Don't Dance?
Tough Guys Don't Dance was directed by Norman Mailer.
Who stars in Tough Guys Don't Dance?
The principal cast of Tough Guys Don't Dance includes Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Debra Stipe, Wings Hauser, John Bedford Lloyd.
When was Tough Guys Don't Dance released and how long is it?
Tough Guys Don't Dance was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 1h 49m.
What was the box office and production budget of Tough Guys Don't Dance?
Tough Guys Don't Dance had a reported production budget of $5M and grossed $858K at the worldwide box office (0.17 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Tough Guys Don't Dance?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Tough Guys Don't Dance was composed by Angelo Badalamenti.
Is Tough Guys Don't Dance based on a book or true story?
Tough Guys Don't Dance is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Norman Mailer".