Tough guys is a 1986 american action comedy film directed by jeff kanew and starring burt. Harry and archie realize that they still have the pizzazz when, picking up their prison checks at a bank, they foil a. Even though theyve both done a lot better they are a joy to watch as the two. Toughest movie characters ever 25 tough characters in film. Going in style 1979, scorched 2003, quick change 1990, stark raving mad 2002, the crew 2000. For some reason hollywood neglected to release this movie on dvd in the u. Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom, now as old men. Two old train robbers are released from prison after 30 years.
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Lancaster and douglas made several films together over the decades, including i walk alone 1948, gunfight at the ok corral 1957, the devils disciple 1959, and seven days in may 1964, which. There are some actors who are born to play tough guys, and these 100 actors are the best. Burt lancaster, kirk douglas, eli wallach, billy barty harry doyle lancaster and archie lang douglas are two oldtime train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. You look at kirk douglas and burt lancaster, and you remember years and years of. Styles 1980s, live action, macroscopic, main title, optical, tabletop photography, type over scene. Tough guys is a film directed by jeff kanew with burt lancaster, kirk douglas, charles durning, alexis smith, year.
Burt lancaster, kirk douglas, eli wallach, charles. Studios buena vista pictures, touchstone pictures, silver screen partners ii, bryna productions. Jimmy stewart 19081997 is one of the most respected movie stars in american film history. Tough guys 1986 represented the final teaming of longtime movie stars burt lancaster and kirk douglas, the pair having previously worked together on i walk alone 1948, gunfight at the o. Tough guys 1986 trailer burt lancaster kirk douglas charles. Little, but died of complications from a heart attack before the film was finished. Burt lancaster and kirk douglas star as a pair of convicts who, upon their release after thirty years in prison for robbing a train, become frustrated. Please note that this page does not hosts or makes available any of the listed filenames. Its the philosophical backbone of rockys 40year fighting career. This was the first film to be released under the banner of touchstone pictures rather than touchstone films. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Advertisement now theyre back on the street again, two old excons trying to go straight and preserve a certain level of selfrespect. Even when hes clearly too old for this shit, eye of the tiger kicks in and hes up like spinach.
Tough guys is the story of the last two train robbers in america, who stuck up a train in 1956 and were put away for 30 years. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Harry doyle lancaster and archie lang douglas are two oldtime train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. It was also the final film to be released from douglas bryna productions. Tough guys is a 1986 action comedy film starring burt lancaster and kirk douglas. Uomini duri aka three tough guys is an italian made action film from 1974. Its silly phoniness of these two tough old men trying to live in the crazy 80s is the type of film that fans of sitcoms would love. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom. Realizing that they just dont fit in with society anymore, the two return to train robbing and the film moves downhill from this point. But one of the friends is keeping a dangerous secret he has to kill his friend, and his time to find an acceptable alternative is running out. Tough guys 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vhs trailer with introduction for the 1986 comedy thriller tough guys, directed by jeff kanew, starring burt lancaster, kirk douglas and charles durning. Most assumed they were close friends but in actuality they mostly tolerated one another. Harry doyle and archie lang are two oldtime train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years.
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