Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · 1h 49m · Comedy, Crime, Thriller · United States of America
A love story haunted by murder.
Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash. Sensing a setup and in desperate need to clear his name, he begins an investigation that soon begins to expose a web of corruption in the small coastal community of Provincetown.
Written & directed by
Norman MailerBased on the novel by
Norman Mailer5.5Smart score
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