Movie
Tough Guys
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-10-03
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II, Bryna Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Harry Doyle
- Kirk Douglas as Archie Long
- Charles Durning as Deke Yablonski
- Alexis Smith as Belle
- Dana Carvey as Richie Evans
- Eli Wallach as Leon B. Little
- Billy Barty as Philly
- Darlanne Fluegel as Skye
- Darlene Conley as Gladys Ripps
- Nathan Davis as Jimmy Ellis
- Hilary Shepard as Sandy
- Jake Steinfeld as Howard
Crew
- Jeff Kanew - Director
- Jim Cruickshank - Screenplay
- James Orr - Screenplay
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