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词条 Tougher Than Leather (film)
释义

  1. Plot

  2. Cast

  3. Critical reaction and release

  4. Connections to Blaxploitation

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox film
|name = Tougher Than Leather
|image = File:Tougher Than Leather (film).jpg
|image_size = 225px
|caption = Movie poster
|director = Rick Rubin
|producer = Vincent Giordano
|writer = Rick Rubin
Ric Menello
| starring = {{Plainlist|
  • Run-D.M.C.
  • Richard Edson
  • Jenny Lumet
  • The Beastie Boys

}}


|music = Run–D.M.C.
Beastie Boys
|distributor = New Line Cinema
|studio = New Line Cinema
|released = {{film date|1988|09|16|NYC}}
|runtime = 92 minutes
|country = United States
|language = English
|gross = $3,546,846[1]
}}

Tougher Than Leather is an American film released in 1988 and distributed by New Line Cinema. The film was directed by Rick Rubin and stars the hip-hop group Run–D.M.C. They created the film to coincide with the release of their fourth studio album also titled Tougher Than Leather.

Plot

At the beginning of the film, D.M.C. is released from jail, at which time he returns to New York City with his band-mates, Run and Jam Master Jay. They are ready to schedule some gigs and kick-start their musical careers when things take a dark turn. Their friend Runny Ray, played by Raymond White, has been murdered by Vic Ferrante (Rick Rubin); this pulls the group into a seedy world of crime and violence. Vic and the police cover up the murder to look like Ray died from drugs, As they attempt to determine who is responsible for the murder, their own lives become endangered. They take matters into their own hands trying to find Ray's killer. However, the action is balanced with a series of musical performances by the stars and other late 1980s hip-hop stars including Slick Rick and Beastie Boys.

Cast

  • Darryl McDaniels – D.M.C
  • Joseph Simmons – Run
  • Jason Mizell – Jam Master Jay
  • Richard Edson – Bernie Carteez
  • Rick Rubin – Vic Ferrante
  • Jenny Lumet – Pam
  • Russell Simmons – Himself
  • Adam Yauch – Himself
  • Mike D – Himself
  • Adam Horovitz – Himself
  • Slick Rick – Himself
  • Vic Noto as Bartender Steve

Critical reaction and release

While the music usually garners a favorable response, critics generally panned the film. According to The Washington Post, the film is "vile, vicious, despicable, stupid, sexist, racist and horrendously made."[2] It was also described as "poorly executed and exploitative fare." [3] It carried a 43% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

The film failed at the box office, but was released on VHS. It is now out of print.

Connections to Blaxploitation

{{Main article| List of blaxploitation films}}

In response to the negative reactions to the film, critics like Randall Clark have pointed out the many connections between the movie and the history of the "Blaxploitation" genre. Much like earlier films such as Shaft and Black Samson, the plot features inner-city anti-heroes who need to take the law into their own hands as they have been neglected by the more traditional avenues of justice.[5]

References

1. ^{{Mojo title|tougherthanleather}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/tougherthanleatherrharrington_a0aa95.htm|title=Tougher Than Leather |first=Richard|last=Harrington|website=Washingtonpost.com|accessdate=29 September 2017}}
3. ^Videohound. Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever. Jim Craddock, Ed. Detroit, New York, San Francisco, New Haven, Waterville, and London: Gale Gengage Learning (2009), 1021. Paperback {{ISBN|1-4144-2218-0}}.
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tougher_than_leather|title=Tougher Than Leather|work=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=31 December 2016}}
5. ^Clark, Randall. At a Drive-In Near You. London: Routledge (1992), 162. Paperback {{ISBN|0-8153-1951-7}}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|0096291}}

5 : 1988 films|Run–D.M.C.|1980s hip hop films|Hood films|New Line Cinema films

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