Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Tough Guys Don't Dance

Tough Guys Don't Dance ★★½ 1987 (R) Mailer directed this self-satiric mystery thriller from his own novel. A writer may have committed murder—but he can't remember. So he searches for the truth among various friends, enemies, lovers, and cohorts. 110m/C VHS. Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Wings Hauser, Debra Sandlund, John Bedford Lloyd, Lawrence Tierney, Clarence Williams III, Penn Jillette, Frances Fisher; Director: Norman Mailer; Writer: Norman Mailer; Writer: John Bailey; Cameo: Angelo Badalamenti. Golden Raspberries '87: Worst Director (Mailer).

At-a-glance
Year Released 1987
Rating R
Length (in minutes) 110
Display Color
Formats VHS
National Film Registry
Awards
Year Source Award
1987 Golden Raspberries Worst Director
Credits
Role Name
Actor Penn Jillette
Actor Debra Sandlund
Actor Clarence Williams III
Actor Ryan O'Neal
Actor Lawrence Tierney
Actor Wings Hauser
Actor John Bedford Lloyd
Actor Frances Fisher
Actor Isabella Rossellini
Cameo Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematographer John Bailey
Director Norman Mailer
Writer Norman Mailer