Two years after he brought us "Revenge of the Nerds", director Jeff Kanew presented us with a film that could have been entitled "Revenge of the Elderly Ex-cons", as two senior citizens who have just completed a thirty year jail sentence find themselves at odds with the society that they have been forced to re-enter.
Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas are Harry Doyle and Archie Long, the last two "Tough Guys" to rob a train, way back in 1955. When the pair hear that the Gold Coast Flyer, the very train they attempted to do over three decades earlier, is making it's final run, the temptation to try again is very strong indeed.
Basically geared as a comedy, Kanew's film fails to send its audience into hysterics as everything comes off second rate. Douglas and Lancaster appear to enjoy themselves, but neither is capable of any inspiration, in a show which displays similarities to "Cocoon", with its theme of the oldies showing the young ones how its done.
Fans of the two veteran actors may get the odd laugh from "Tough Guys", but don't expect too much form this B-grade comedy.
Sunday, June 26, 1994 - Video
Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas are Harry Doyle and Archie Long, the last two "Tough Guys" to rob a train, way back in 1955. When the pair hear that the Gold Coast Flyer, the very train they attempted to do over three decades earlier, is making it's final run, the temptation to try again is very strong indeed.
Basically geared as a comedy, Kanew's film fails to send its audience into hysterics as everything comes off second rate. Douglas and Lancaster appear to enjoy themselves, but neither is capable of any inspiration, in a show which displays similarities to "Cocoon", with its theme of the oldies showing the young ones how its done.
Fans of the two veteran actors may get the odd laugh from "Tough Guys", but don't expect too much form this B-grade comedy.
Sunday, June 26, 1994 - Video