A comedy about two football players and their mutual girlfriend. Includes many spoofs and parodies about various self-help groups and personal self-improvement seminars that were wildly popular during the 1970's.
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- Mister ArnMay 21, 2025Due to its three lead actors' charm and charisma, " Semi-Tough " succeeded at the box office. The movie relies on their witty conversations, with little depth in the plot. The shock value crucial to the story doesn’t work today. While I enjoyed this film when it came out, it's best appreciated within the 1977 context that created it.
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Semi-Tough was released on November 18, 1977.
Semi-Tough was directed by Michael Ritchie.
Semi-Tough has a runtime of 1h 48m.
Semi-Tough was produced by David Merrick.
A comedy about two football players and their mutual girlfriend. Includes many spoofs and parodies about various self-help groups and personal self-improvement seminars that were wildly popular during the 1970's.
The key characters in Semi-Tough are Billy Clyde Puckett (Burt Reynolds), Shake Tiller (Kris Kristofferson), Barbara Jane Bookman (Jill Clayburgh).
Semi-Tough is rated R.
Semi-Tough is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film.
Semi-Tough has an audience rating of 3.3 out of 10.
Semi-Tough has made $37.2M at the box office.