Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · 109 MIN · IMDB 4.9 · 1,980 VOTES · DIR. Norman Mailer
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,084 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 I keep saying to myself
00:07:11 There's something going on here, I can feel it.
00:11:40 They say they're too old, baby.
00:15:37 Part of the bodies.
00:19:33 150 years ago, out there
00:23:53 No word.
00:29:14 Ignore the séance.
00:32:39 "nor a darling little churchman who is hot to trot.
00:36:09 - Love is just one side of the street. - What's the other side?
00:40:40 - Yeah, and you were in misery all night. - You heard?
00:45:01 Wardley Meeks confided in you, therefore?
00:48:24 You don't like him.
00:53:10 For what? Set up for what?
00:57:16 Why do you think I'm telling you this story?
01:05:08 Forget the drink.
01:09:04 Unreasonable, aren't I?
01:14:16 When she was trying to convince me to murder you.
01:18:30 - How do I get to Race Point? - At the motel exit, take a right.
01:23:55 You're just a door hanging on one hinge.
01:27:50 with you two unspeakable sleazos!
01:31:30 But now I want to take my rightful place.
01:35:18 I guess you're in luck.
01:40:53 and your son cracked her up in a car and destroyed the womb.
01:46:07 Carry me over the threshold, you dummy.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,084
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line01:46:07
Production Record
DirectorNorman Mailer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$858,250
IMDb votes1,980