Tough Guys

Name: Tough Guys
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1986-10-03
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Alexis Smith, Dana Carvey

1986·Movie·PG·104 min·★ 6.0(150)

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“They're Out To Teach A New World Some Old Tricks.”

Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom. and soon realize that they still have the pizzazz when, picking up their prison checks at a bank, they foil a robbery attempt.

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About Tough Guys

Tough Guys is a 1986 English-language comedy and crime film directed by Jeff Kanew. The cast is led by Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning. It has a runtime of 1h 44m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Tough Guys was produced by Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II, and Bryna Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on October 3, 1986, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $10 million, it went on to gross $21 million worldwide.

Director: Jeff Kanew
Writers: Jim Cruickshank, James Orr
Release date: October 3, 1986
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $21 million
Production: Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II, Bryna Productions

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Tough Guys cast & crew

Tough Guys was directed by Jeff Kanew and written by Jim Cruickshank and James Orr.

The cast features Burt Lancaster as Harry Doyle, Kirk Douglas as Archie Long, Charles Durning as Deke Yablonski, Alexis Smith as Belle, Dana Carvey as Richie Evans, and Eli Wallach as Leon B. Little.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by James Newton Howard, cinematography is by King Baggot, and it was produced by Joe Wizan.

Is Tough Guys worth watching?

Tough Guys holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 150 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 44m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and crime, Tough Guys is worth a place on your watchlist.

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