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Sep 18, 1987 · Tough Guys Don't Dance: Directed by Norman Mailer. With Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Debra Stipe, Wings Hauser. Writer, ex-con and 40-something bottle-baby Tim Madden, who is prone to black-outs, awakens from a two-week bender to discover a pool of blood in his car.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Norman Mailer
- 1987-09-18
Tough Guys Don't Dance is a 1987 crime mystery comedy-drama film written and directed by Norman Mailer based on his novel of the same name. It is a murder mystery / film noir piece. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival .
39% Tomatometer 23 Reviews. 47% Audience Score 500+ Ratings. Norman Mailer directed this adaptation of his novel, which focuses on an alcoholic writer involved in a murder mystery. Content ...
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- Norman Mailer
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- Ryan O'neal
Norman Mailer's "Tough Guys Don't Dance" has the form of a thriller and an impressive content of sex and violence, but beneath that is a strange nostalgia that seems to have nothing to do with anything else.
Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash.
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Brief Synopsis. A man awakens after a night of drinking to find blood on his clothing and a series of murders committed; he cannot recall the previous evening in detail and believes he is being framed.
