Tough Enough

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Singing honky-tonk tunes doesn't pay the family bills for Art Long (Dennis Quaid), so he decides to go where the money is: fighting. After winning his first bouts in a local Toughman contest, Art finds himself headed for the national championship. Winning would mean $100,000 and a new start. But does he have the skills to make it to the top? With his wife, Caroline (Carlene Watkins), and fight promoter James Neese (Warren Oates) by his side, Art's about to find out.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Richard Fleischer
Producer:

William S. Gilmore
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 3, 2012
Runtime:

1h 46m

Cast & Crew

Dennis Quaid
Art Long

Warren Oates
James Neese

Pam Grier
Myra

Carlene Watkins
Caroline Long

Stan Shaw
P.T. Coolidge

Bruce McGill
Tony Fallon

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Critic Reviews for Tough Enough

Tough Enough never quite breaks out of its prizefight cliches, but it's fun anyway, and there are moments when it really works.

November 4, 2006 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
A not so tough Rocky type of sports drama.

October 12, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Tough Enough is a countrified Rocky wannabe that just isn't good enough.

December 29, 2006 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

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Audience Reviews for Tough Enough

Nov 29, 2011

I should watch this again. MMA eat your heart out.

Sean G Super Reviewer
Aug 08, 2009

I have an odd connection to <i>Tough Enough</i>. When I got out of the service in 1986 I went to work in Dallas. One of my coworkers was a big burly dude named Larry. When film crews came to town, as they often did, Larry would go down and line up to be an extra or walk-on. I asked him if it was ever worth the time and effort and he told me about the tiny, non-speaking role he had in this obscure film called 'Tough Enough'. I searched the video stores and found a copy to rent. If you freeze frame one of the fight scenes you can see Larry in the ring being defeated by another 'actor'. The next day at work Larry asked me what I thought. "It was cool to see you but the film wasn't all that great" I said. Larry didn't speak to me for weeks. Apparently I insulted his artistic integrity.

Randy T Super Reviewer