Semi-Tough (1977)
November 18, 1977Release Date
Semi-Tough (1977)
November 18, 1977Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Burt Reynolds](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12593-burt-reynolds.webp)
Burt Reynolds
Billy Clyde Puckett
![Kris Kristofferson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10981-kris-kristofferson.webp)
Kris Kristofferson
Shake Tiller
![Jill Clayburgh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29205-jill-clayburgh.webp)
Jill Clayburgh
Barbara Jane Bookman
![Robert Preston](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/47905-robert-preston.webp)
Robert Preston
Big Ed Bookman
![Bert Convy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25950-bert-convy.webp)
Bert Convy
Friedrich Bismark
![Roger E. Mosley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/75142-roger-e-mosley.webp)
Roger E. Mosley
Puddin
![Lotte Lenya](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6553-lotte-lenya.webp)
Lotte Lenya
Clara Pelf
![Richard Masur](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33840-richard-masur.webp)
Richard Masur
Phillip Hooper
![Ring Lardner, Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92093-ring-lardner-jr.webp)
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Writer
![Carl Weathers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3207-carl-weathers.webp)
Carl Weathers
Dreamer Tatum
![Brian Dennehy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8206-brian-dennehy.webp)
Brian Dennehy
T.J. Lambert
![Mary Jo Catlett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/18019-mary-jo-catlett.webp)
Mary Jo Catlett
Earlene Emery
![Michael Ritchie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10522-michael-ritchie.webp)
Michael Ritchie
Director
![Joe Kapp](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/183240-joe-kapp.webp)
Joe Kapp
Hose Manning
![Dan Jenkins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Dan Jenkins
Writer
![Ron Silver](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23632-ron-silver.webp)
Ron Silver
Vlada Kostov
![Jim McKrell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/14812-jim-mckrell.webp)
Jim McKrell
Bud McNair (as Jim McKrell)
![Walter Bernstein](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/285036-walter-bernstein.webp)
Walter Bernstein
Writer
![Peter Bromilow](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/183260-peter-bromilow.webp)
Peter Bromilow
Kostov's Interpreter
![David Merrick](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/285160-david-merrick.webp)
David Merrick
Producer
![Norman Alden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/991-norman-alden.webp)
Norman Alden
Coach Alvin Parks
![Charles Rosher Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Charles Rosher Jr.
Cinematographer
![Fred Stuthman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/183227-fred-stuthman.webp)
Fred Stuthman
Minister Fred
![Richard A. Harris](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Richard A. Harris
Editor
![Patricia Mock](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Patricia Mock
CastingDirector
![Janet Brandt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23634-janet-brandt.webp)
Janet Brandt
Wedding Dressmaker
![William Wolf](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William Wolf
Tuxedo Fitter
![Walter Scott Herndon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Walter Scott Herndon
ProductionDesigner
![Jenifer Shaw](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/301092-jenifer-shaw.webp)
Jenifer Shaw
Stewardess
![Kevin Furry](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kevin Furry
Puddin Patterson Jr.
![Ava Roberts](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ava Roberts
Puddin's Wife
![Melonie Magruder](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Melonie Magruder
Linda
![Mickey Caruso](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mickey Caruso
Curtis
![Ed Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/183691-ed-jones.webp)
Ed Jones
Football Player
![Jerry Belson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76623-jerry-belson.webp)
Jerry Belson
TV Director
![Mark Franklin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mark Franklin
B.E.A.T. Attendant Tom
![Mary Rae Hoskins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mary Rae Hoskins
B.E.A.T. Woman
![Niki Flacks](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Niki Flacks
B.E.A.T. Woman
![Rose Pearson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rose Pearson
B.E.A.T. Woman
![Thom Alan Phillips](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Thom Alan Phillips
B.E.A.T. Man (as Thom Phillips)
![Hugh Gorrian](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hugh Gorrian
B.E.A.T. Man
![Dick Schaap](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Dick Schaap
Dick Schaap - TV Sportscaster
![Lindsey Nelson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lindsey Nelson
Lindsey Nelson - TV Sportscaster
![Paul Hornung](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Paul Hornung
Paul Hornung - TV Newscaster
![Jim Beaver](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15171-jim-beaver.webp)
Jim Beaver
B.E.A.T. Member (uncredited)
![Robert F. Cawley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert F. Cawley
Partygoer (uncredited)
![Vincent Di Paolo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/804943-vincent-di-paolo.webp)
Vincent Di Paolo
Passenger (uncredited)
![Bill Bragg](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bill Bragg
CBS TV Cameraman (uncredited)
![Chuck Dawson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chuck Dawson
Extra (uncredited)
![Rick Herod](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rick Herod
Football Player (uncredited)
![Jo McDonnell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jo McDonnell
Choir Leader (uncredited)
![Christoph Noth](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Christoph Noth
Extra (uncredited)
![Greg Pursino](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Greg Pursino
Football Coach (uncredited)
![Janet Quist](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Janet Quist
(uncredited)
![Mike G. Shannon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mike G. Shannon
Football Fan (uncredited)
![Kurt Taylor](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kurt Taylor
Issac (uncredited)
![Jerry Fielding](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jerry Fielding
Original Music Composer
![Cheryal Kearney](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Cheryal Kearney
Set Decoration
![Theoni V. Aldredge](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
![Alan Levine](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alan Levine
Production Manager
![Tim Board](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tim Board
Assistant Editor
![Donald B. Nunley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Donald B. Nunley
Property Master
![Roger Ragland](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Roger Ragland
Carpenter
![Eugene Finley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Eugene Finley
Sound Editor
![Tom Bullock](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tom Bullock
Sound Editor
![Victor Bergstrand](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Victor Bergstrand
Set Costumer
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Details.
Release DateNovember 18, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingR
Genres
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Wiki.
Semi-Tough is a 1977 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Lotte Lenya, and Bert Convy. It is set in the world of American professional football.
The plot involves a love triangle between the characters portrayed by Reynolds, Kristofferson, and Clayburgh. Semi-Tough also includes a parody of Werner Erhard's Erhard Seminars Training (est), depicted in the film as an organization called "B.E.A.T.".The film is based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Dan Jenkins. It was adapted for the screen by writer Walter Bernstein and director Ritchie, who added a new storyline that included a satire of the self-help movement and new religions.
Semi-Tough follows the story of pro football friends Billy Clyde Puckett and Marvin "Shake" Tiller, who have a third roommate, Barbara Jane Bookman. A romance develops between Shake and Barbara Jane when he becomes self-confident after completing a self awareness course called "B.E.A.T.", at which point Billy Clyde slyly makes a play to win her for himself.
The film received mixed receptions. Some reviewers praised its parodies of the est training, Erhard and other new age movements such as Rolfing. Others criticized the script and direction, noting that some of director Ritchie's previous films had more of a personal tone. Still other reviews lamented the film's departure from the novel Semi-Tough, which dealt with football rather than the new age movement.