Tuff Turf (1985)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Fritz Kiersch

Writers:

Greg Collins O'Neill (story) and
Murray Michaels (story) ...
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Release Date:

11 January 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Where enemies are made, reputations are earned and love is the most risky affair of all.

Plot:

A street rebel and his gang have trouble understanding themselves and their world.

Plot Keywords:

Gang | Gun | Cult Favorite | Female Nudity | High School Romance

Awards:

1 win

Cast

James Spader	...	Morgan Hiller
Kim Richards	...	Frankie Croyden
Paul Mones	...	Nick Hauser
Matt Clark	...	Stuart Hiller
Claudette Nevins	...	Page Hiller
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Jimmy Parker (as Robert Downey)
Olivia Barash	...	Ronnie
Panchito Gómez	...	Mickey
Michael Wyle	...	Eddie
Catya Sassoon	...	Feather
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Man at bus stop (as Frank McCarthy)
Art Evans	...	Security guard
Herb Mitchell	...	Mr. Russell
Ceil Cabot	...	Secretary
Donald Fullilove	...	Howard
Vivian Brown	...	History teacher
Bill Beyers	...	Brian Hiller
Jered Barclay	...	Reynolds
Lou Fant	...	Mr. Croyden
Gene Pietragallo	...	Donnie Parker
Donna Fuller	...	Nurse
Evonne Kezios	...	Muffy
Cheryl Ann Clark	...	Patty
Matt Gavin	...	Alan
Chad McCann	...	Troy
William J. Bergman	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
John Berry Jr.	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
Rick Braun	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
Mark Campbell	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
James R. Coile	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
Peter Freiberger	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
Andrew Kastner	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
Jack Mack	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
John Paruolo	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
Greg Smith	...	Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
Dale Gonyea	...	Country Club bandleader
Randy Lowell	...	Country Club Band - J.R. & the Z-Man (as Randy Dreyfuss)
Jon Ewen	...	Country Club Band - J.R. & the Z-Man
Tom McShane	...	Country Club Band - J.R. & the Z-Man
Wes Moczulski	...	Country Club Band - J.R. & the Z-Man
Jim Carroll	...	Himself
Ray Zimmerman	...	Country Club Band - J.R. & the Z-Man
Eric Kiertzner	...	Warehouse Band
Mike Lea	...	Warehouse Band
Tom Sims	...	Warehouse Band
Cecilie A. Stuart	...	Featured fancer
Robert Alvarez	...	Dancer
Edye Baca	...	Dancer
Gerie Berling	...	Dancer
Kerry Brennan	...	Dancer
Sheri Cecil	...	Dancer
Gary Christopher	...	Dancer
Bill Cranston	...	Dancer
Marco De La Cruz	...	Dancer
Amy Greenberg	...	Dancer
Tamara Hensick	...	Dancer
John Highbie	...	Dancer
Roger Kachel	...	Dancer
Randy Lang	...	Dancer
Laura McCoy	...	Dancer
Cathy Miller	...	Dancer
Lysa Nalin	...	Dancer
Jeanne O'Connell	...	Dancer
Kelly O'Fallon	...	Dancer
Fred Quihuis	...	Dancer
David Rogers	...	Dancer
Anita Rossell	...	Dancer
William Walentowski	...	Dancer
Ric Watson	...	Dancer
Michelle Whitney-Morrison	...	Dancer
April Underwood	...	Dancer
Tony Young	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leslie Bega	...	Dancer
Jack Mack and the Heart Attack	...	Themselves
Doyle McCurley	...	Construction worker (uncredited)
Michael J. Montes	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Fritz Kiersch

Writing credits
Greg Collins O'Neill		(story) and
Murray Michaels		(story)
Jette Rinck		(writer)

Produced by
Donald P. Borchers	....	producer
Pat Kehoe	....	co-producer
Bob Manning	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jonathan Elias

Cinematography by
Willy Kurant

Film Editing by
Marc Grossman

Casting by
Linda Francis

Art Direction by
Craig Stearns

Set Decoration by
Anne Kuljian		(as Annie Kuljian)

Costume Design by
Kathie Clark

Makeup Department
Teresa M. Austin	....	key hair stylist (as Teresa Austin)
Christy Ann Newquist	....	makeup artist
Julie Purcell	....	assistant makeup artist
Kathy Webright	....	hair stylist
Vera Yurtchuk	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Susan Gelb	....	production manager
Tandi Slater	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stuart B. Hagen	....	second assistant director (as Stuart Hagen)
James R. Murray	....	first assistant director
Jesse Wayne	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Peter Borck	....	set dresser
Dins W.W. Danielsen	....	art department assistant (as Dins Danielson)
Susan Emshwiller	....	set dresser
Lucinda Foy	....	property assistant
Peter Freitas	....	storyboard artist
David E. Harshbarger	....	assistant property master (as David Harshbarger)
Scott A. Lynk	....	art department assistant (as Scott Lynk)
Anna Rita Raineri	....	art department coordinator
Gregory R. Wolf	....	property master (as Gregory Wolf)
Hilary Wright	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	boom operator (as Bob Anderson)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Gregg Barbanell	....	supervising sound editor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Julia Evershade	....	sound editor
Craig Felburg	....	sound mixer
Arnold Finkelstein	....	assistant sound editor
Troy Porter	....	sound recordist
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Ed White	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Pete Antico	....	stunts
Vince Deadrick Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Steven Lambert	....	stunts
Paula Marie Moody	....	stunts (as Paula-Marie Moody)
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Bernie Pock	....	stunts (as Bernhard Pock)
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
Jeff Smolek	....	stunts
Chuck Waters	....	stunts
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
Bob Yerkes	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Bedrosian	....	electrician
Mark Bedrosian	....	grip
Shunil Borpujari	....	grip
Elliot Davis	....	camera operator
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Robert Isenberg	....	first assistant camera
Peter Kalisch	....	second assistant camera (as Peter Kalisch)
Martin J. Layton	....	first assistant camera (as Martin Layton)
Sam Perry	....	playback operator
Tracy Trotter	....	first assistant camera
Ron Wisnesky	....	best boy electric

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giovanna Ottobre-Melton	....	key wardrobe (as Giovanna Melton)
Lillian Youngblood	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Joe Wood Jr.	....	associate editor

Other crew
Robert Banas	....	choreographer (as Bob Banas)
Leslie Bega	....	dancer
Richard Davis Jr.	....	location manager
David DeCoteau	....	craft service
Gordon Hunt	....	dialogue director
Susanne Mierisch	....	photo double: Kim Richards (as Fiona Morris)
Nita Nickerson	....	production accountant
Frankie Nixon	....	script supervisor
Patrica Swenson	....	production coordinator (as Patricia Swenson)
Ray Zimmerman	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• New World Pictures

Distributors

• Succéfilm AB (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Aquarius TV (1993) (Greece) (TV)
• Flashback Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• New World Pictures

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

A body double was used for Kim Richards' nude scene.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Video Only: At the beginning of the shot looking at the fallen body, a crewmember's hand can be seen reaching out from just under the platform to make the rope swing.

Quotes:

Jimmy Parker: Let me see your blade.
Feather: You'll never use it.
Jimmy Parker: Come on, maybe I want to clean my teeth, all right?
Feather: Be careful.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in To the Devil a Dog (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

SHE'S LOOKING GOOD

A great teen action flick

Tuff Turf has everything a teen action flick should have. A great first conflict between the bully and his prey, the bully being set up, a great sex scene and a final showdown. James Spader is great in the lead, Kim Richards has a killer body and Robert Downy Jr . finds great comic relief.