Tuff Turf (1985)

Director:

Fritz Kiersch

Writers:

Greg Collins O'Neill (story) and
Murray Michaels (story) ...

Release Date:

11 January 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Where enemies are made, reputations are earned and love is the most risky affair of all.

Plot:

A street rebel and his gang have trouble understanding themselves and their world.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Violence | Gun | Dance

Awards:

1 win

Cast

James Spader	...	Morgan Hiller
Kim Richards	...	Frankie Croyden
Paul Mones	...	Nick Hauser
Matt Clark	...	Stuart Hiller
Claudette Nevins	...	Page Hiller
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Jimmy Parker (as Robert Downey)
Olivia Barash	...	Ronnie
Panchito Gómez	...	Mickey
Michael Wyle	...	Eddie
Catya Sassoon	...	Feather
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Man at bus stop (as Frank McCarthy)
Art Evans	...	Security guard
Herb Mitchell	...	Mr. Russell
Ceil Cabot	...	Secretary
Donald Fullilove	...	Howard

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

A body double was used for Kim Richards' nude scene.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Video Only: At the beginning of the shot looking at the fallen body, a crewmember's hand can be seen reaching out from just under the platform to make the rope swing.

Quotes:

Nick Hauser: I should just ice your ass right now.
Morgan Hiller: Yeah?
Nick Hauser: Yeah.
Morgan Hiller: Why? Because I danced with one of your boyfriends?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in To a Devil a Dog (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Breakin' the Rules (What Do You Do When Opposites Attract)

Should I give his bike back!

This film was so influential to me back in 1986 that I took my dad's

portable video camera (The kind where you strap the deck over

your shoulder like a bag and has a cord running to the camera),

grabbed the neighborhood kids in our street and re-enacted

scenes from Tuff turf after we had just finished viewing it for the

third time in a rental day row.

Hell, I even stole the soundtrack and dubbed the dialogue into our

version of the film.

The tuff guys, the not-so tuff guy who is misunderstood by his

parents and tuff guys who beat him up every chance they have, a

sexy lead actress (why Kim Richards did not get an award for

longest, straightest hair is a travesty!)

But best of all is the soundtrack! The tense music under the gang

running over Spaders racing bike still haunts me today! Who

wouldn't wet themselves getting humiliated in the school parking

lot in front of your class mates and teachers who did not nothing

but laugh at you wetting your pants.

NOTE the apostrophe in the title summary as the gang leader is

not asking the question, he is merely answering it?