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Semi-Tough is a 1977 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Lotte Lenya, and Bert Convy. It is set in the world of American professional football.
film poster by Robert McGinnis
Burt Reynolds, 1991: Leonard Maltin wrote that Reynolds' charm made up for deficiencies in the script of Semi-Tough.
Burt Reynolds
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Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor and considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971). He had leading roles in films such as Navajo Joe (1966) and 100 Rifles (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).
Reynolds in 1991
Reynolds (right) with Darren McGavin in Riverboat
Reynolds (left) with John Williams as William Shakespeare in The Twilight Zone featuring Reynolds parodying look-alike Marlon Brando
Reynolds as Quint Asper in Gunsmoke, 1962