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''Tough Guys'' is a 1986 American comedy action directed by Creator/JeffKanew and starring Creator/BurtLancaster and Creator/KirkDouglas.

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''Tough Guys'' is a 1986 American comedy action movie directed by Creator/JeffKanew and starring Creator/BurtLancaster and Creator/KirkDouglas.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Archie's second boss, a restauranteur, makes a big show of being warm, posh, and welcoming when Richie drops him off. The second Richie leaves, her smile disappears and she tells Archie she hates having to hire ex-convicts and smugly gives him the most demeaning jobs she can find.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Archie's second boss, a restauranteur, makes a big show of being warm, posh, and welcoming when Richie drops him off. The second Richie leaves, her smile disappears disappears, and she tells Archie she hates having to hire ex-convicts and smugly gives him the most demeaning and humiliating jobs she can find.



* GayBarReveal: Harry and Archie are let out of prison after decades inside and trying to make contact with people they used to work with. Needless to say the bar they used to hang out at has changed management. Unlike many examples, on being propositioned and realizing what's going on, Archie simply downs his pint in one and walks out wordlessly.

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* GayBarReveal: Harry and Archie are let out of prison after decades inside and trying to make contact with people they used to work with. Needless to say say, the bar they used to hang out at has changed management. Unlike many examples, on being propositioned and realizing what's going on, Archie simply downs his pint in one and walks out wordlessly.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Harry and Archie are the last guys to rob a train, back in the 1950s, and are coping with the different world they were released from prison into a quarter-century later.

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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Harry and Archie are the last guys to rob a train, back in the 1950s, and are coping with the different world they were released from prison into a quarter-century 30 years later.



'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!'' ''[[[GroinAttack kicks him in the groin]]]'' Or this! ''[[[EyeScream pokes him in the eye]]]'' Or this! ''[gives him a right cross with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]]'' Now does everyone everyone understand the rules?\\

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'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!'' ''[[[GroinAttack kicks him in the groin]]]'' Or this! ''[[[EyeScream pokes him in the eye]]]'' Or this! ''[gives him a right cross with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]]'' Now does everyone everyone understand the rules?\\



* MayDecemberRomance: Archie spends a while dating Skye, a gym manager over thirty years younger than him. The two get along pretty well, but Archie gets too exhausted from constant sex and dancing after a while, and eventually, they part ways amicably.

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* MayDecemberRomance: Archie spends a while dating Skye, a gym manager over thirty years younger than him. The two get along pretty well, but Archie gets too exhausted from constant sex and dancing after a while, and eventually, eventually they part ways amicably.



* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Harry Doyle and Archie Long are released from prison after serving 30 years in prison and they're shocked by how much the world has changed while they were in prison.
* UnsatisfiableCustomer: After getting out of prison, Archie is hired at a yogurt store. His first customer is a BrattyHalfPint who is constantly changing his mind and giving contradictory instructions. Archie ends up [[FoodSlap Throwing the yogurt in his face]], and gets fired.

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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Harry Doyle and Archie Long are released from prison after serving 30 years in prison and they're shocked by how much the world has changed while they were in prison.
* UnsatisfiableCustomer: After getting out of prison, Archie is hired at a yogurt store. His first customer is a BrattyHalfPint who is constantly changing his mind and giving contradictory instructions. Archie ends up [[FoodSlap Throwing throwing the yogurt in his face]], and gets fired.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Skye abruptly dyes her hair blue about halfway through the film.
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The film also stars Creator/CharlesDurning, Creator/DanaCarvey, Creator/EliWallach, Creator/DarlanneFluegel, and Creator/BillyBarty.

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The film also stars Creator/CharlesDurning, Creator/DanaCarvey, Creator/EliWallach, Creator/DarlanneFluegel, and Creator/BillyBarty.
Creator/BillyBarty. Also featured as the ''Gold Coast Flyer'' is the iconic steam locomotive Southern Pacific 4449 in her film debut, with her engineer Doyle [=McCormack=] making a cameo appearance at the throttle.
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Two elderly gangsters (Lancaster and Douglas) are released from prison and have problems adjusting to modern day life as old men who still can get in trouble.

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Two elderly gangsters (Lancaster and Douglas) are have spent the last 30 years in prison for robbing the Southern Pacific Railroad's ''Gold Coast Flyer''. After being released from prison and have problems adjusting prison, the two try to adjust to the modern day life as age, but old men who still can get in trouble.
habits die hard, and soon they decide to rob the ''Flyer'' on its final run.
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* UnsatisfiableCustomer: After getting out of prison, Archie is hired at a yogurt store. His first customer is a BrattyHalfPint who is constantly changing his mind and giving contradictory instructions. Archie ends up [[FoodSlap Throwing the yogurt in his face]], and gets fired.
--> '''Boy:''' Do you have peanut butter M&M's?
--> Archie takes out the M&M's.
--> '''Boy:''' Hey, what are you doing? I didn't say I WANTED m&m's! I just asked if you HAD them!
--> '''Archie:''' Yeah, we got 'em.
--> '''Boy:''' Well, I don't want 'em! Do you have Oreo pieces?
--> '''Archie:''' You want 'em?
--> '''Boy:''' ''(condescendingly)'' That's why I asked.
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* AxCrazy: Leon Little is a hitman who's been waiting thirty years for Harry and Archie to get out of jail so he can kill them, even though his employer has been dead for most of that time. Leon expresses regret that he ''didn't'' shoot Richie after knocking him unconscious in a hostage situation. When he's forced into an EnemyMine situation with Harry and Archie during the train robbery, he suggests wrecking the train for the fun of it.
* BearerOfBadNews: Richie has to reluctantly tell Harry and Archie a lot of bad news upon their release (such as that Harry has reached mandatory retirement despite his desire to have a job and that the terms of their parole forbid them from hanging out for three years).
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Archie's second boss, a restauranteur, makes a big show of being warm, posh, and welcoming when Richie drops him off. The second Richie leaves, her smile disappears and she tells Archie she hates having to hire ex-convicts and smugly gives him the most demeaning jobs she can find.


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* FlippingTheBird: A prison guard condescendingly tells Harry and Archie that they'll be back in jail within a week and gets a middle finger pointed at him as the two walk away.


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* InspectorJavert: Sergeant Yablonski is determined to send Harry and Archie back to jail despite his supervisor telling him to leave them alone. He shows up to mock Archie at his busboy job and tries to goad Harry into punching him in a bar even when Harry greets him with a compliment on his promotion and offers him a drink. [[EveryoneHasStandards However, he only wants to send them back to prison, and is upset when it looks like they may die in a shootout.]]


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* MayDecemberRomance: Archie spends a while dating Skye, a gym manager over thirty years younger than him. The two get along pretty well, but Archie gets too exhausted from constant sex and dancing after a while, and eventually, they part ways amicably.


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* WorkOutFanservice: Archie visits a gym primarily frequented by women in spandex doing a lot of stretching. Archie finds himself staring at the crotch of one woman doing leg stretching exercises.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Skye abruptly dyes her hair blue about halfway through the film.
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* HelpingGrannyCrossTheStreet: A Boy Scout tries to help one of the elderly ex-con protagonists across the street. He's not amused, threatens to break the kid's arm, and gets sworn at in response.


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* MuggingTheMonster: A bunch of thugs try to rob the title characters, who show them how it's done old school.
* NotStayingForBreakfast: Elderly ex-con Archie does on a date with much younger Skye. After a night of passion, Archie tells Skye to go ahead to the gym and he'll join her later, as she's worn him out.
-->'''Skye:''' Archie... are you going to be here when I get back?\\
'''Archie:''' ''[beat]'' No.\\
'''Skye:''' Why?\\
'''Archie:''' Skye, you're a sweet kid but... I need to start acting my age.

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'''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.\\'''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.\\

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'''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.\\'''Archie''': \\
'''Archie''':
You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.\\



'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a ''[[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]]'' Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? ''[[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]]''.

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'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] ''this!'' ''[[[GroinAttack kicks him in the groin]]]'' Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] ''[[[EyeScream pokes him in the eye]]]'' Or this! [right crosses ''[gives him a right cross with a ''[[ImprovisedWeapon [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]]'' Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? rules?\\
''[[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]]''.flee]]]''

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A 1986 American comedy action directed by Creator/JeffKanew that has two elderly gangsters (Creator/BurtLancaster and Creator/KirkDouglas) getting released from prison and having problems adjusting to modern day life as old men who still can get in trouble.

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''Tough Guys'' is a
1986 American comedy action directed by Creator/JeffKanew that has two and starring Creator/BurtLancaster and Creator/KirkDouglas.

Two
elderly gangsters (Creator/BurtLancaster (Lancaster and Creator/KirkDouglas) getting Douglas) are released from prison and having have problems adjusting to modern day life as old men who still can get in trouble.




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'''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.\\
'''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.\\
'''Gang leader''': Rules? What kind of rules?\\
'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a ''[[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]]'' Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? ''[[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]]''.

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'''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.\\'''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.\\
'''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.\\\n '''Gang leader''': Rules? What kind of rules?\\
rules?\\
'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a ''[[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]]'' Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? ''[[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]]''.



* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Harry Doyle and Archie Long are released from prison after serving 30 years in prison and they're shocked by how much the world has changed while they were in prison.

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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Harry Doyle and Archie Long are released from prison after serving 30 years in prison and they're shocked by how much the world has changed while they were in prison.prison.
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'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]].

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'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon ''[[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]] quarters]]]'' Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere ''[[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]].flee]]]''.
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'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]].

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'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[GroinAttack'']] ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]].
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-->'''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.\\

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-->'''Archie''': '''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.\\



'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]].\\

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'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[GroinAttack'']] Or this! [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters]]] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee]]].\\
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'''Harry''': Now wait a minute, this ain't a fair fight.\\
'''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.\\

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'''Harry''': -->'''Harry''': Now wait a minute, this ain't a fair fight.\\
'''Archie''': -->'''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.\\
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--> '''Harry''': Now wait a minute, this ain't a fair fight.
--> '''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.
--> '''Harry''': And you've got knives, and we've got nothing.
--> '''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.
--> '''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.
--> '''Gang leader''': Rules? What kind of rules?
--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee].

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--> '''Harry''': Now wait a minute, this ain't a fair fight.
-->
fight.\\
'''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.
-->
us.\\
'''Harry''': And you've got knives, and we've got nothing.
-->
nothing.\\
'''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.
-->
win.\\
'''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.
-->
streetfighting.\\
'''Gang leader''': Rules? What kind of rules?
-->
rules?\\
'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] [[''EyeScream'']] Or this! [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters] quarters]]] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [ScrewThisImOutOfHere [[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee].flee]]].\\
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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee].

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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] ''this!''[[GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right [right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] quarters] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee].
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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee].

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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere [ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee].
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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[''ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee'']].

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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [[''ScrewThisImOutOfHere [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee'']].flee].
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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [''ScrewThisImOutOfHereother gangbangers flee''].

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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [''ScrewThisImOutOfHereother [[''ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee''].flee'']].
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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [''ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee''].

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--> '''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [''ScrewThisImOutOfHere other [''ScrewThisImOutOfHereother gangbangers flee''].
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'''Harry''': Now wait a minute, this ain't a fair fight.
'''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.
'''Harry''': And you've got knives, and we've got nothing.
'''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.
'''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.
'''Gang leader''': Rules? What kind of rules?
'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [''ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee''].

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--> '''Harry''': Now wait a minute, this ain't a fair fight.
fight.
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'''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.
us.
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'''Harry''': And you've got knives, and we've got nothing.
nothing.
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'''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.
win.
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'''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.
streetfighting.
-->
'''Gang leader''': Rules? What kind of rules?
rules?
-->
'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [''ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee''].
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* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Spoofed as the two aging ex-cons find themselves confronted by {{gangbangers}}.\\

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* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Spoofed as the two aging ex-cons find themselves confronted by {{gangbangers}}.\\
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* GaryBarReveal: Harry and Archie are let out of prison after decades inside and trying to make contact with people they used to work with. Needless to say the bar they used to hang out at has changed management. Unlike many examples, on being propositioned and realizing what's going on, Archie simply downs his pint in one and walks out wordlessly.

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* GaryBarReveal: GayBarReveal: Harry and Archie are let out of prison after decades inside and trying to make contact with people they used to work with. Needless to say the bar they used to hang out at has changed management. Unlike many examples, on being propositioned and realizing what's going on, Archie simply downs his pint in one and walks out wordlessly.
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A 1986 American comedy action directed by Creator/JeffKanew that has two elderly gangsters (Creator/BurtLancaster and Creator/KirkDouglas) getting released from prison and having problems adjusting to modern day life as old men who still can get in trouble.

The film also stars Creator/CharlesDurning, Creator/DanaCarvey, Creator/EliWallach, Creator/DarlanneFluegel, and Creator/BillyBarty.

It was released on October 3, 1986.

!Tropes for the film:
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Harry and Archie are the last guys to rob a train, back in the 1950s, and are coping with the different world they were released from prison into a quarter-century later.
* GaryBarReveal: Harry and Archie are let out of prison after decades inside and trying to make contact with people they used to work with. Needless to say the bar they used to hang out at has changed management. Unlike many examples, on being propositioned and realizing what's going on, Archie simply downs his pint in one and walks out wordlessly.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Spoofed as the two aging ex-cons find themselves confronted by {{gangbangers}}.\\
'''Harry''': Now wait a minute, this ain't a fair fight.
'''Archie''': There's six of you; only two of us.
'''Harry''': And you've got knives, and we've got nothing.
'''Gang leader''': But that's how we win.
'''Archie''': You know when we lived in this neighborhood, there were ''rules'' to streetfighting.
'''Gang leader''': Rules? What kind of rules?
'''Archie''': Well for one thing, you couldn't do ''this!''[[''GroinAttack'']] Or this! [''EyeScream''] Or this! [''right crosses with a [[ImprovisedWeapon fistful of quarters''] Now does everyone everyone understand the rules? [''ScrewThisImOutOfHere other gangbangers flee''].
* RunForTheBorder: Archie and Harry escape to Mexico - with a stolen Southern Pacific steam locomotive- just to find out that the track ends a few feet short of crossing the border. Not that they care much. They, too, face [[BolivianArmyEnding a well-armed Mexican border patrol]], but they solve that problem [[GroinAttack their way]].
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Harry Doyle and Archie Long are released from prison after serving 30 years in prison and they're shocked by how much the world has changed while they were in prison.

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