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Tougher Than Leather
This time they've been pushed too far. Now someone else is gonna dance to the music.
1988 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Rick Rubin |
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| Writer: | Rick Rubin, Ric Menello, Bill Adler, Lyor Cohen |
| Staring: |
| Legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive who murdered their friend. Along the way, they encounter racist bikers, blonde bimbos, and the Beastie Boys! | |
| Release Date: | Sep 26, 1988 |
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| Director: | Rick Rubin |
| Writer: | Rick Rubin, Ric Menello, Bill Adler, Lyor Cohen |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Music |
| Keywords | new york city, hip-hop, release from prison, crack, blaxploitation cinema, live music, rap, beastie boys, band, def jam, junkyard, hollis, queens |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Def American Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,582,760
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 11, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels | DMC |
| Joseph Simmons | Run |
| Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell | Jam Master Jay |
| Russell Simmons | Self |
| Rick Rubin | Vic Ferrante |
| Slick Rick | Self |
| Adam Yauch | Self |
| Adam Horovitz | Self |
| Michael Diamond | Self |
| Richard Edson | Bernie Carteez |
| Jenny Lumet | Pam |
| George Godfrey | Nathan Burdette |
| Ric Menello | Arthur Ratnor |
| Vic Noto | Bartender Steve |
| Daniel Simmons | Prison Warden |
| Steven N. Williams | Vic's Bodyguard No. 2 |
| Raymond White | Raymond "Runny Ray" Walker |
| Mickey Rubin | Marty Ferrante |
| Lois Ayres | Charlotte Hopper |
| The Junkyard Band | |
| Michael Cesarano | Concertgoer |
| Patrick Disanto | Graffiti artist |
| Vanya Edwards | Hasidic Jew |
| Arthur Forte | Rabbi |
| Francesca Hodge-Abbey | Mrs. Walker Runny Ray Walkers Mother |
| Christopher Jones | Bodyguard #5 |
| George Meyers | Vic's Bodyguard (as Rick Rhodes) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rick Rubin | Writer, Director |
| Ric Menello | Writer |
| Bill Adler | Story |
| Lyor Cohen | Story |
| Feliks Parnell | Director of Photography |
| Steven Brown | Editor |
| Alexandra Bruce | Production Design |
| Tanya Seeman | Costume Design |
| John Michael Reefer | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Dennis T. Benatar | Production Manager |
| George Seminara | Production Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Russell Simmons | Producer |
| Vincent Giordano | Producer |
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