Tough Guys Don't Dance (film)
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| Directed by | Norman Mailer |
| Screenplay by | Norman Mailer Robert Towne (Rewrites) |
| Based on | Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer |
| Produced by | Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
| Starring | Ryan O'Neal Isabella Rossellini Debra Sandlund Wings Hauser |
| Cinematography | Mike Moyer John Bailey (Uncredited) |
| Edited by | Debra McDermott |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
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| Distributed by | The Cannon Group |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5–10 million |
| Box office | $343,300 |
Tough Guys Don't Dance is a 1987 crime mystery drama film written and directed by Norman Mailer based on his novel of the same name. It is a murder mystery/film noir piece. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
The film received a mixed reaction from critics and was a box office bomb. It was also nominated for four 1988 Independent Spirit Awards.