''Tiger Warsaw'' is a 1988 American

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directed by Amin Q. Chaudhri, written by

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, starring

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. It was produced by Continental Film Group.

Plot

Chuck "Tiger" Warsaw (Swayze) brought sorrow to his family fifteen years earlier when he shot his father Michael ( Lee Richardson) and made him a semi-invalid. After fifteen years of self-destruction, Tiger returns home to the steel production community of

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to seek forgiveness.

Cast

as Chuck "Tiger" Warsaw *

Piper Laurie Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films ''The Hustler'' (1961), '' Carrie'' (1976), and '' Children of a Lesser God'' (1986), all of which brought her Academy Award no ...

as Frances Warsaw * Lee Richardson as Michael Warsaw *

Mary McDonnell Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in '' Dances with Wolves'' and May-Alice Culhane in ''Passion Fish''. Mc ...

as Paula Warsaw * Barbara Williams as Karen *

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as Tony * Jenny Chrisinger as Val * James Patrick Gillis as Roger * Michelle Glaven as Emily * Kevin Bayer as Robin *Beeson Carroll as Uncle Gene * Sally-Jane Heit as Aunt Barbara *

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as Aunt Thelma *

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as Lt. Fontana * Cynthia Lammel as Paula's secretary * Steve Jaklic as Kid in Womb

Production

The outside of the "Buhl Mansion" in the film was actually the Buhl Casino founded in the early 1910s by Frank H. Buhl on his 300-acre farm that he turned into a park and donated it to the people of the Shenango Valley for families to come and enjoy.

Tagline

The film was advertised with the tagline "Years ago he shattered his life. Now he's back to pick up the pieces."

Reception

The film only grossed $422,667 in the United States upon its spring 1988 release.

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* * * 1988 films 1988 drama films 1988 independent films American drama films American independent films Films about families Films set in Pennsylvania Mercer County, Pennsylvania Sony Pictures films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-drama-film-stub