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Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

They Lead The League In Scoring... After The Game!

19775.51h 48mR

Overview

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.

Directed by Michael Ritchie
Written by Walter Bernstein, Dan Jenkins
Produced by David Merrick
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Top Cast

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Billy Clyde Puckett

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Shake Tiller

Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Barbara Jane Bookman

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Big Ed Bookman

Bert Convy

Bert Convy

Friedrich Bismarck

Roger E. Mosley

Roger E. Mosley

Puddin

Lotte Lenya

Lotte Lenya

Carla Pelf

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Phillip Hooper

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers

Dreamer Tatum

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

T.J. Lambert

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Themes & Keywords

sportsamerican football

About Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1977 exploring themes of sports, american football. Directed by Michael Ritchie, it stars Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh. A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.

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