Tough Enough (1983 film)

Tough Enough
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Fleischer
Written by	John Leone
Produced by	William F. Gilmore
Starring	Dennis Quaid Stan Shaw Carlene Watkins Pam Grier Warren Oates
Cinematography	James A. Contner
Edited by	Dann Cahn
Music by	Michael Lloyd Steve Wax
Production company	American Cinema Productions
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 [1]
Box office	$2.4 million [2]

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. ^[3]

Plot synopsis

Art Long, 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 Paul Thomas "P.T." Coolidge
• Pam Grier as Myra
• Carlene Watkins as Caroline Long
• Wilford Brimley as Bill Long
• Christopher Norris as Christopher Long
• Steve "Monk" Miller as Tigran Baldasarian
• Big John Hamilton as Big John
• Eli Cummins as Gay Bob
• Doug Lord as 1st Detroit Referee
• Robert "Bobby" Watson as 2nd Detroit Referee

See also

• List of boxing films

References

1. "AFI|Catalog". Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
2. Tough Enough at Box Office Mojo
3. 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