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1983 film by Richard Fleischer

Tough Enough
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Fleischer
Written by	John Leone
Starring	Dennis Quaid Stan Shaw Carlene Watkins Pam Grier Warren Oates Eli Cummins
Cinematography	James A. Contner
Edited by	Dann Cahn
Music by	Michael Lloyd Steve Wax
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	March 25, 1983 (1983-03-25)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$2,433,722

Tough Enough is a 1983 American romantic drama sports film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Dennis Quaid, Pam Grier, Warren Oates (in his final film appearance) and Stan Shaw.

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
Steve "Monk" Miller as Tigran Baldasarian
Big John Hamilton as Big John
Eli Cummings as Gay Bob
2nd Detroit Referee Robert "Bobby" Watson

References

"AFI|Catalog".
Tough Enough at Box Office Mojo
Maslin, Janet (May 27, 1983). "Tough Enough (1983) 'TOUGH ENOUGH,' PROVING IT BY BOXING". The New York Times.

External links

Tough Enough at IMDb
Tough Enough at Rotten Tomatoes

v t e Films directed by Richard Fleischer
Child of Divorce (1946) Banjo (1947) Design for Death (1947) So This Is New York (1948) 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) The Prince and the Pauper (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)

Films directed by Richard Fleischer

Child of Divorce (1946)
Banjo (1947)
Design for Death (1947)
So This Is New York (1948)
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)
The Prince and the Pauper (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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