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Tough Guys Don't Dance
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Synopsis
Norman Mailer wrote and directed this demented film noir, which takes place in a Provincetown of perpetual twilight. Most of the tale, based on his best-selling novel, is told in flashback as Dougy Madden (Lawrence Tierney) pays a visit to his son Tim (Ryan O'Neal). Dougy, a tough ex-bartender, is ravaged by cancer and decides to see Tim one last time in order. But Tim is suffering both from writer's block and from the effects of too many years of drink, drugs, and sex. His sexy wife Patty Lariene (Debra Sandlund) has recently left him and disappeared. Even worse, one morning he awakens from his stupor to find the front seat of his car covered with blood and a severed head inside his drug stash. He tries to rekindle a relationship with his ex-wife Madeleine (Isabella Rossellini), now married to the psychotic Provincetown police chief, Alvin Luther Regency (Wings Hauser), and he re-acquaints himself with old prep school friend Wardley Meeks III (John Bedford Lloyd), who was also married to the missing Patty Lareine. As the murders pile up and Tim's psyche takes a beating, Dougy decides to help Tim put an end to this chaotic mess of murders. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

Frances Fisher Jessica Pond
John Bedford Lloyd Wardley Meeks III
Stephen Morrow Stoodie
Ryan O'Neal Tim Madden
Isabella Rossellini Madeline
Debra Sandlund Patty Lorraine
John Snyder Spider
R. Patrick Sullivan Lonny Pangborn
Lawrence Tierney Dougy Madden
Clarence Williams III Bolo
Wings Hauser Regency
Penn Jillette The Big Stoop

Production Crew

Norman Mailer Book Author
Bonnie Timmerman Casting
Bonnie Timmermann Casting
Robert MacDonald Casting
John Bailey Cinematographer
Angelo Badalamenti Composer (Music Score)
Michael Kaplan Costume Designer
Norman Mailer Director
Debra McDermott Editor
Francis Ford Coppola Executive Producer
Tom Luddy Executive Producer
Francis Ford Coppola Producer
Menahem Golan Producer
Tom Luddy Producer
Yoram Globus Producer
Armin Ganz Production Designer
Norman Mailer Screenwriter
Gretchen Rau Set Designer
Drew Kunin Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1987
Runtime: 110
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
TVC color

Produced by
Cannon Group
Golan-Globus Productions
Zoetrope Studios

Release
September 18, 1987 (USA)
by Cannon Group

Awards
1987 - Best Picture - Independent Spirit Award