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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.1 / 100
1986·Comedy / Crime·1h 44m

TOUGH GUYS

“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.

Above the Line
Jeff Kanew·DirectorJim Cruickshank·ScreenplayJames Orr·ScreenplayKing Baggot·Director of PhotographyJames Newton Howard·Original Music ComposerKaja Fehr·Editor
Cast
Burt Lancaster·Harry DoyleKirk Douglas·Archie LongCharles Durning·Deke YablonskiAlexis Smith·BelleDana Carvey·Richie EvansEli Wallach·Leon B. LittleBilly Barty·PhillyDarlanne Fluegel·SkyeDarlene Conley·Gladys RippsNathan Davis·Jimmy Ellis
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Jeff Kanew·DirectorEd Milkovich·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Jim Cruickshank·ScreenplayJames Orr·Screenplay
Camera· 1
King Baggot·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Kaja Fehr·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
James Newton Howard·Original Music ComposerTom C. McCarthy·Supervising Sound EditorB. Tennyson Sebastian II·Sound Re-Recording MixerRobert Thirlwell·Sound Re-Recording MixerBill Varney·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 2
Todd Hallowell·Production DesignErica Edell Phillips·Costume Design
Production· 4
Joe Wizan·ProducerRichard Hashimoto·Co-ProducerJana Sue Memel·Co-ProducerDaniel J. Heffner·Executive In Charge Of Production
Other Departments· 13
Conrad E. Palmisano·Stunt CoordinatorRoydon Clark·StuntsPhil Culotta·StuntsHarold Burns·Stunt DoubleMark Lonsdale·StuntsSteve Kelso·Stunt DriverDick Hancock·StuntsConrad E. Palmisano·Stunt DoubleDenver Mattson·StuntsTom Steele·StuntsRick Sawaya·Stunt DriverBrian J. Williams·StuntsGeorge Holmes·Gaffer
By the Numbers
66.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
57%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$21M
ROI 115%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#336699
#FF6600
Mood
Action Comedy, Playful
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“Two older men, dressed in suits and fedoras, are seated on top of an orange and black train that is emitting white smoke. The man on the left holds a submachine”

comedycrimeaction
Key Elements
TrainSubmachine GunRifleFedorasSuits
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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