Tough Enough

Tough Enough

They are big! They are bad! But are they tough enough to beat the Country Western Warrior?

1983•1h 46m•5.1/10

ActionDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.1/10(8)

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.

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Production

American Cinema Productions, 20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Art Long

Carlene Watkins

Carlene Watkins

Caroline Long

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

P.T. Coolidge

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Myra

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

James Neese

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Tony Fallon

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Bill Long

Fran Ryan

Fran Ryan

Gert Long

Christopher Norris

Christopher Long

Terra Perry

Wet T-Shirt Girl

Big John Hamilton

Big John Hamilton

Big John

Steve Ward

Heckler in Torreyson's

Susan Benn

Girl in Torreyson's

Mark Edson

Janitor in Torreyson's

Steve 'Monk' Miller

Tigran Baldasarian

Jimmy Nickerson

Jimmy Nickerson

Jackhammer Malamud

Rod Kieschnick

Gregor Samsa

Preston Salisbury

Ike Kennedy

Darryl Poafpybitty

Mad Dog Redfeather

Tino Zaragoza

Mando Chandovar

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