Tuff Turf

1985 teen drama movie
  • Greg Collins O'Neill
  • Murray Michaels
Produced byDonald P. BorchersStarring
  • James Spader
  • Kim Richards
  • Paul Mones
CinematographyWilly KurantEdited byMarc GrossmanMusic byJonathan Elias
Production
companies
New World Pictures
Planet Productions
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
  • January 11, 1985 (1985-01-11)
Running time
112 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$9,369,329

Tuff Turf is a 1985 American drama film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring James Spader and Kim Richards.[1] The film was released in the United States on January 11, 1985.

Plot

Morgan Hiller (Spader) is an intelligent but bullied teenager from Connecticut who relocates to Los Angeles with his strict mother and his father after his father's business goes under. Morgan befriends Jimmy Parker (Downey) but struggles to make other friends. Trouble ensues when Morgan pursues bad girl Frankie Croyden (Richards), whose sociopathic and psychopathic boyfriend Nick Hauser (Paul Mones) is the leader of a local gang who had a run in with Morgan during an attempted mugging of a businessman. Morgan soon finds pursuing Frankie comes with harsh consequences. Morgan learns some valuable, harsh and hard lessons, and finds out how far he is really willing to go for Frankie. Ultimately, Morgan must face and fight Nick and his gang to test the bounds of his honor, and his love for Frankie.

Cast

  • James Spader as Morgan Hiller
  • Kim Richards as Frankie Croyden
  • Paul Mones as Nick Hauser
  • Matt Clark as Stuart Hiller (Morgan's dad)
  • Claudette Nevins as Mrs. Page Hiller (Morgan's mom)
  • Robert Downey Jr. as Jimmy Parker (credited as Robert Downey)
  • Olivia Barash as Ronnie
  • Catya Sassoon as Feather
  • Bill Beyers as Brian Hiller (Morgan's brother)
  • Gene Pietragallo as Donnie Parker (Jimmy's brother)
  • Panchito Gómez as Mickey
  • Michael Wyle as Eddie
  • Herb Mitchell as Mr. Russell
  • Lou Fant as Mr. Croyden (Frankie's dad)
  • Donald Fullilove as Howard
  • Jered Barclay as Reynolds
  • Evonne Kezios as Muffy
  • Cheryl Ann Clark as Patty
  • Matt Gavin as Alan
  • Chad McCann as Troy
  • Vivian Brown as History teacher
  • Ceil Cabot as Secretary
  • Donna Fuller as Nurse
  • Rosa Sabina Rodriguez as Nurse in elevator
  • Francis X. McCarthy as Man at bus stop
  • Art Evans as Security guard
  • Jeffrey Dawson as Security guard #2

Soundtrack

  • "Tuff Turf" - Southside Johnny
  • "People Who Died" - the Jim Carroll Band
  • "Green Onions" - Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
  • "Voices" - The Jim Carroll Band
  • "So Tuff" - Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
  • "Breakin' the Rules (What Do You Do When Opposites Attract)" - Lene Lovich
  • "Love Hates" - Marianne Faithfull
  • "It's Too Late" - The Jim Carroll Band
  • "She's Looking Good" - Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
  • "Twist and Shout" - Dale Gonyea with J.R. & the Z-Men
  • "We Walk the Night" - Paul Carney dubbed singing voice for James Spader
  • "Breakin' the Rules" - Jonathan Elias (1985 VHS/Beta Home Video Version only)

Liner notes from 1985 LP:[2]
Mastered At– Precision Lacquer, Hollywood CA
Coordinator– Harold Bronson
Design– Grace Amemiya
Mastered By– Stephen Marcussen

References

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (February 1, 1985). "'TUFF TURF,' IN LOS ANGELES". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Discogs - Tuff Turf - The Original Soundtrack 1985 LP

External links

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Films directed by Fritz Kiersch
  • Children of the Corn (1984)
  • Tuff Turf (1985)
  • Winners Take All (1987)
  • Gor (1987)
  • Under the Boardwalk (1989)
  • Into the Sun (1992)
  • The Stranger (1995)
  • Surveillance (2006)
  • The Hunt (2006)