'Tough Guy's Don't Dance' is the subject of arguably the greatest episode of the YouTube series 'Welcome to the Basement'. I tried to read the book a number of years ago but didn't finish; perhaps I'll give it another chance. Novelist Norman Mailer adapted and directed his own novel for Cannon Pictures, who in the 80's were open to just about anything. It is a Cape Code set neo-noir with lots of eccentric characters and odd directing choices. A gonzo kind of movie held together by lead Ryan O'Neal playing it straight while those around him turn the melodrama up to 11. I would rewatch this. **1/2
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