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Randy Quaid swings clubs and crashes marriages in this forgotten '80s golf fever dream.
TMDB
60
IMDb
66
Rotten Tomatoes
89
Google
89

Dead Solid Perfect (1988)

sweaty desperationcountry club sleazesecond-place energy

Overview

DramaTV Movie

A second-string pro golfer desperate for his shot at success tours the country.

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Content warning
golf
masculine obsolescencethe cost of ambitionperformance and authenticityclass aspiration

Standout Aspects

Acting

Randy Quaid commits to unlikable with zero vanity.

Direction

Bobby Roth captures '80s golf culture like anthropology.

Best for:Streaming: Late night when you want sports movie without the inspiration.·Solo: For when you need to feel better about your own life choices.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Multiple affairs, some very unsexy motel encounters.
Bobby Roth

Director

Bobby Roth

ReleasedDec 18, 1988
Runtime1h 33m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
HBO

Top Cast

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Kenny Lee

Kathryn Harrold

Kathryn Harrold

Beverly T. Lee

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

Hubert 'Bad Hair' Wimberly

Corinne Bohrer

Corinne Bohrer

Janie Rimmer

Brett Cullen

Brett Cullen

Donny Smithern

Larry Riley

Larry Riley

Spec

Delane Matthews

Delane Matthews

Katie Beth Smithern

John M. Jackson

John M. Jackson

Grover Scomer

Bibi Besch

Bibi Besch

Rita

John Durbin

John Durbin

Man

Peter Jacobson

Peter Jacobson

Self

Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann

Golf Commentator

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

TV Director

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Based on Dan Jenkins' novel; Jenkins hated the film so much he barely acknowledged its existence.

Cultural

This bombed on HBO because 1988 audiences wanted 'Caddyshack' golf, not 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' with bogeys.

YouTube

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