Semi-Tough
They Lead The League In Scoring... After The Game!
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Produced by Charley Associates
A breezy, character-driven comedy about friendship and romance among professional athletes, balancing humor with genuine emotional stakes.
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Essence
Ensemble
Burt Reynolds
Billy Clyde Puckett
Kris Kristofferson
Shake Tiller
Jill Clayburgh
Barbara Jane Bookman
Robert Preston
Big Ed Bookman
Bert Convy
Friedrich Bismarck
Roger E. Mosley
Puddin
Lotte Lenya
Carla Pelf
Richard Masur
Phillip Hooper
Carl Weathers
Dreamer Tatum
Brian Dennehy
T.J. Lambert
Mary Jo Catlett
Earlene
Joe Kapp
Hose Manning
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