Tough Guys

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Tough Guys
1986 movie poster
Directed by	Jeff Kanew
Produced by	Joe Wizan
Written by	James Cruikshank James Orr
Starring	Kirk Douglas Burt Lancaster Charles Durning Dana Carvey Eli Wallach
Music by	James Newton Howard
Cinematography	King Baggot
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	October 3, 1986
Running time	104 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Tough Guys is a 1986 comedy starring Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Eli Wallach and Dana Carvey. The movie was directed by Jeff Kanew, who also directed Revenge of the Nerds.

[edit] Plot

Harry (Lancaster) and Archie (Douglas) are released from prison ready to collect their Social Security. How could they get into trouble at their age? Let's count the ways; A parole officer (Carvey) who is a famous criminal groupie, Dead end where people don't know they are dealing with dangerous, though older, criminals, a hit man who can barely see, but who still has an outstanding contract on them. Plus, does anyone still rob trains? At the end, famed locomotive Southern Pacific 4449 crashes.

[edit] Trivia

Red Hot Chili Peppers play themselves in the movie.
The train Southern Pacific 4449 is the same one to pull the Freedom Train exhibit during the Bicentennial, now based in Portland, Oregon.