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03/10/1986 Comedy, Crime 1h 44m
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They're Out To Teach A New World Some Old Tricks.

Overview

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.

  1. Jeff Kanew

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Burt Lancaster

    Harry Doyle

  2. Kirk Douglas

    Archie Long

  3. Charles Durning

    Deke Yablonski

  4. Alexis Smith

    Belle

  5. Dana Carvey

    Richie Evans

  6. Eli Wallach

    Leon B. Little

  7. Billy Barty

    Philly

  8. Darlanne Fluegel

    Skye

  9. Darlene Conley

    Gladys Ripps

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-08-30
I'm Peter Pan. I've come to take you to Never-Never Land, okay? But you won't be comin' back!

Tough Guys is directed by Jeff Kanew and written by James Orr and Jim Cruickshank. It stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Eli Wallach, Dana Carvey, Darlanne Fluegel, Alexis Smith and Monty Ash. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography is by King Baggot.

Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men in a world that has changed considerably - but they still aren't going to take no crap from anyone!

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,000,000.00

Revenue
$21,458,229.00

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