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Tuff Turf
Tuff Turf is a 1985 American drama film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring James Spader and Kim Richards.[1] The film was released in the United States on January 11, 1985. Producer Donald Borchers later said the film was a personal favorite of his. "That's Donald P. Borchers on a plate," he said. "That's what happens when I get to make a movie and nobody stands in my way."[2] PlotMorgan 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
ProductionThe film was produced by Donald Borchers who had made several films for New World including Children of the Corn and Angel. Borchers was inspired to make the film after seeing an R and B concert where one of the song was "She's So Tough". This led to the title Tuff Turf.[2] Borchers claims that shortly before filming began head of production Robert Rehme wanted to cease production because of the financial failure of Streets of Fire - which Rehme had greenlit at Universal. However Borchers appealed to the owners of fhe studio and filming proceeded.[3] Borchers also claimed Rehme wanted to change the title to Rules Don't Apply.[2] The screenwriter was "Jette Rinck", the legally adopted name of Ina May. She wrote the film in three and a half weeks and says it was shot in four weeks in Reseda.[4] The female lead was originally offered to Madonna at the suggestion of New World executive Jonathan Axelrod. However Borchers found out that Madonna wanted to make Desperately Seeking Susan so instead he offered the role to Kim Richards who the producer thought "was the sexiest 19 year old on the planet" although "if I had known about the cocaine problems I probably wouldn't have cast her." Richards agreed to appear nude in a scene but after filming her management requested the scene be removed from the final movie.[2] The role of Spader's best friend was offered to Crispin Glover but he was making another movie for New World so Robert Downey Jr was cast instead.[2] Downey, Richards and fellow cast member Catya Sassoon all had notable drug problems.[5] The dance sequence was choreographed by Robert Banas.[2] Soundtrack
Liner notes from 1985 LP:[6] References
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