Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)

Tim Madden awakens one morning to discover a fresh tattoo on his arm, his car covered in blood, his girlfriend in bed with the town sheriff, and a woman's severed head in his weed stash. Sensing a setup and in desperate need to clear his name, he begins an investigation that soon begins to expose a web of corruption in the small coastal community of Provincetown.

Released Sept. 18, 1987 109 min 18+

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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