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Tough Enough
“They are big! They are bad! But are they tough enough to beat the Country Western Warrior?”
5.6 / 10• 1983• 1h 46m•PG• English
ActionDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dennis Quaid
Art Long
Lead
Carlene Watkins
Caroline Long
Stan Shaw
P.T. Coolidge
Pam Grier
Myra
Warren Oates
James Neese
Bruce McGill
Tony Fallon
Wilford Brimley
Bill Long
Fran Ryan
Gert Long
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Fleischer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tough Enough is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
