Tough Enough (film)

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This article is about the 1983 film. For the German film, see Tough Enough (2006 film).

Tough Enough
Directed by	Richard Fleischer
Written by	John Leone
Starring	Dennis Quaid Carlene Watkins Stan Shaw Pam Grier Warren Oates Bruce McGill Wilford Brimley Fran Ryan
Music by	Michael Lloyd Steve Wax
Cinematography	James A. Contner
Editing by	Dann Cahn
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	May 20, 1983
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tough Enough is a 1983 film directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Dennis Quaid, Pam Grier, Warren Oates and Stan Shaw.

This was the final film role for Warren Oates. Filmed in late 1981, it was released over one year after his death.

Plot synopsis

A down-on-his-luck country & western singer from Fort Worth enters a "toughman" competition to help pay his family's bills. Surprisingly, he does well against the other fighters and wins enough matches to qualify for a national championship. An unexpected break forces him to choose between his passion for his music career and his new-found success.

Cast

Dennis Quaid as Art Long
Warren Oates as James Neese
Stan Shaw as Coolidge
Pam Grier as Myra
Carlene Watkins as Caroline
Wilford Brimley as Bill Long

Film Rating

The film is rated PG in New Zealand.

External links

Tough Enough at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Richard Fleischer

Child of Divorce (1946)
Banjo (1947)
Bodyguard (1948)
The Clay Pigeon (1949)
Follow Me Quietly (1949)
Make Mine Laughs (1949)
Trapped (1949)
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
The Narrow Margin (1952)
The Happy Time (1952)
Arena (1953)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Violent Saturday (1955)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Bandido (1956)
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
The Vikings (1958)
Compulsion (1959)
These Thousand Hills (1959)
Crack in the Mirror (1960)
The Big Gamble (1961)
Barabbas (1961)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
The Boston Strangler (1968)
Che! (1969)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
10 Rillington Place (1971)
The Last Run (1971)
See No Evil (1971)
The New Centurions (1972)
Soylent Green (1973)
The Don Is Dead (1973)
The Spikes Gang (1974)
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
Mandingo (1975)
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Crossed Swords (1977)
Ashanti (1979)
The Jazz Singer (1980)
Tough Enough (1983)
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Red Sonja (1985)
Million Dollar Mystery (1987)

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