''Tuff Turf'' is a 1985 American

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directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring

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and

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. 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

Soundtrack

* "Tuff Turf" -

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* "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)" -

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* "Love Hates" -

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* "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

* "Breakin' the Rules" -

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(1985 VHS/Beta Home Video Version only) Liner notes from 1985 LP:Discogs - ''Tuff Turf - The Original Soundtrack'' 1985 LP
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Mastered At– Precision Lacquer, Hollywood CA
Coordinator– Harold Bronson
Design– Grace Amemiya
Mastered By– Stephen Marcussen

References

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* * * {{Fritz Kiersch 1985 films 1980s teen drama films American teen drama films Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Los Angeles Films scored by Jonathan Elias Hood films New World Pictures films Teensploitation Films directed by Fritz Kiersch 1985 drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films