# Tuff Turf (1985)

> A privileged Connecticut teen transplanted to the San Fernando Valley risks everything by pursuing a gang leader’s girlfriend and confronting the local pecking order.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17355

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Romance
- Director: Fritz Kiersch
- Cast: James Spader, Kim Richards, Paul Mones, Matt Clark, Claudette Nevins, Olivia Barash, Robert Downey Jr., Panchito Gómez
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090213/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: rebellious, energetic, romantic, 1980s nostalgia night, teen movie marathon

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- [Valley Girl (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/11523)
- [Gleaming the Cube (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/920)
- [Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/9828)
- [Pretty in Pink (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/6491)
- [Foxes (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/20088)
- [Crazy/Beautiful (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/5756)
- [Fame (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/2219)
- [All the Right Moves (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/10923)

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