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Semi-Tough (1977) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: May 8, 2001
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 48 minutes
Country USA
Studio United Artists
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Other Titles
• Semi-Tough
• Superprofis trumpfen auf (1978)
• Zwei ausgebuffte Profis (1978)
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Genre: Comedy, Sports, Buddies, Spoof, Suspense, Satire, Love Triangle
Tagline: It's The World's Greatest Game (And It Sure Ain't Football)
Plot: Michael Ritchie revisits the satirical territory of 1975’s SMILE with this hysterical comedy about professional football, New Age lifestyles, and bizarre health remedies. Teammates and roommates Billy Clyde "B.C." Puckett (Burt Reynolds) and Marvin "Shake" Tiller (Kris Kristofferson) find their lives upended when they both begin to fall for the same woman, Barbara Jane "B.J." Bookman (Jill Clayburgh). Making matters even worse is the dangerous knowledge that B.J. just so happens to be their coach’s daughter. Eventually, things get even weirder when Shake finds himself falling under the hypnotic spell of a wacky cult leader. All the while, the team is trying to win a game on the field, even if the players can’t seem to keep their lives together when the pads are off.Ritchie’s sensitive approach to the potentially two-dimensional material is what makes SEMI-TOUGH such a rewarding viewing experience. This, coupled with the superb performances by his all-star cast (most notably Kristofferson and Reynolds), as well as the toned-down script by Walter Bernstein (adapted from Dan Jenkins’s novel), adds even greater poignancy to the lighthearted proceedings.
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Related Movies:
- Semi-Tough (1980) [sequel]
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| Written by |
Walter Bernstein
The Legend of Billie Jean, The Front, The House on Carroll Street | |
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Jerry Fielding
The Wild Bunch, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Escape from Alcatraz |
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