Tuff Turf
Original film poster
Directed by	Fritz Kiersch
Screenplay by	Jette Rinck
Story by	Greg Collins O'Neill Murray Michaels
Produced by	Donald P. Borchers
Starring	James Spader Kim Richards Paul Mones
Cinematography	Willy Kurant
Edited by	Marc Grossman
Music by	Jonathan Elias
Production companies	New World Pictures Planet Productions
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	January 11, 1985 (1985-01-11)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$9,369,329

Tuff Turf is a 1985 American drama film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring James Spader and Kim Richards.^[1] The film was released in the United States on January 11, 1985.

Plot

Morgan Hiller (Spader) is an intelligent but bullied teenager from Connecticut who relocates to Los Angeles with his strict mother and his father after his father's business goes under. Morgan befriends Jimmy Parker (Downey) but struggles to make other friends. Trouble ensues when Morgan pursues bad girl Frankie Croyden (Richards), whose sociopathic and psychopathic boyfriend Nick Hauser (Paul Mones) is the leader of a local gang who had a run in with Morgan during an attempted mugging of a businessman. Morgan soon finds pursuing Frankie comes with harsh consequences. Morgan learns some valuable, harsh and hard lessons, and finds out how far he is really willing to go for Frankie. Ultimately, Morgan must face and fight Nick and his gang to test the bounds of his honor, and his love for Frankie.

Cast

James Spader as Morgan Hiller
Kim Richards as Frankie Croyden
Paul Mones as Nick Hauser
Matt Clark as Stuart Hiller (Morgan's dad)
Claudette Nevins as Mrs. Page Hiller (Morgan's mom)
Robert Downey Jr. as Jimmy Parker (credited as Robert Downey)
Olivia Barash as Ronnie
Catya Sassoon as Feather
Bill Beyers as Brian Hiller (Morgan's brother)
Gene Pietragallo as Donnie Parker (Jimmy's brother)
Panchito Gómez as Mickey
Michael Wyle as Eddie
Herb Mitchell as Mr. Russell
Lou Fant as Mr. Croyden (Frankie's dad)
Donald Fullilove as Howard
Jered Barclay as Reynolds
Evonne Kezios as Muffy
Cheryl Ann Clark as Patty
Matt Gavin as Alan
Chad McCann as Troy
Vivian Brown as History teacher
Ceil Cabot as Secretary
Donna Fuller as Nurse
Rosa Sabina Rodriguez as Nurse in elevator
Francis X. McCarthy as Man at bus stop
Art Evans as Security guard
Jeffrey Dawson as Security guard #2

Soundtrack

"Tuff Turf" - Southside Johnny
"People Who Died" - the Jim Carroll Band
"Green Onions" - Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
"Voices" - The Jim Carroll Band
"So Tuff" - Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
"Breakin' the Rules (What Do You Do When Opposites Attract)" - Lene Lovich
"Love Hates" - Marianne Faithfull
"It's Too Late" - The Jim Carroll Band
"She's Looking Good" - Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
"Twist and Shout" - Dale Gonyea with J.R. & the Z-Men
"We Walk the Night" - Paul Carney dubbed singing voice for James Spader
"Breakin' the Rules" - Jonathan Elias (1985 VHS/Beta Home Video Version only)

Liner notes from 1985 LP:^[2]
Mastered At– Precision Lacquer, Hollywood CA
Coordinator– Harold Bronson
Design– Grace Amemiya
Mastered By– Stephen Marcussen

References

External links

Films directed by Fritz Kiersch

Films directed by Fritz Kiersch
Children of the Corn (1984) Tuff Turf (1985) Winners Take All (1987) Gor (1987) Under the Boardwalk (1989) Into the Sun (1992) The Stranger (1995) Surveillance (2006) The Hunt (2006)