Dead Solid Perfect

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Dead Solid Perfect

"A professional at golf. An amateur at love."

1988

1h 33m

5.7(6 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Randy Quaid

Kenny Lee

Acting

Kathryn Harrold

Beverly T. Lee

Acting

Jack Warden

Hubert 'Bad Hair' Wimberly

Acting

Corinne Bohrer

Janie Rimmer

Acting

Brett Cullen

Donny Smithern

Acting

Larry Riley

Spec

Acting

Delane Matthews

Katie Beth Smithern

Acting

John M. Jackson

Grover Scomer

Acting

Bibi Besch

Rita

Acting

John Durbin

Man

Acting

Peter Jacobson

Self

Acting

Keith Olbermann

Golf Commentator

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