Tiger Warsaw

1988 film by Amin Q. Chaudhri

Patrick Swayze
Piper Laurie
Mary McDonnell

CinematographyRobert DraperEdited byBrian Smedley-AstonMusic byErnest Troost

Production
company

Continental Film Group Ltd.

Distributed bySony Pictures

Release date

September 23, 1988 (1988-09-23)

Running time

93 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$2 millionBox office$422,627

Tiger Warsaw is a 1988 American drama film directed by Amin Q. Chaudhri, written by Roy London, starring Patrick Swayze. It was produced by Continental Film Group.^[1]

Plot

Chuck "Tiger" Warsaw (Swayze) brought sorrow to his family fifteen years earlier when he shot his father Michael (Lee Richardson) and made him a semi-invalid. After fifteen years of self-destruction, Tiger returns home to the steel production community of Sharon to seek forgiveness.

Cast

Patrick Swayze as Chuck "Tiger" Warsaw
Piper Laurie as Frances Warsaw
Lee Richardson as Michael Warsaw
Mary McDonnell as Paula Warsaw
Barbara Williams as Karen
Bobby DiCicco as Tony
Jenny Chrisinger as Val
James Patrick Gillis as Roger
Michelle Glaven as Emily
Kevin Bayer as Robin
Beeson Carroll as Uncle Gene
Sally-Jane Heit as Aunt Barbara
Kaye Ballard as Aunt Thelma
Thomas Mills Wood as Lt. Fontana
Cynthia Lammel as Paula's secretary
Steve Jaklic as Kid in Womb

Production

The outside of the "Buhl Mansion" in the film was actually the Buhl Casino founded in the early 1910s by Frank H. Buhl on his 300-acre farm that he turned into a park and donated it to the people of the Shenango Valley for families to come and enjoy.

Tagline

The film was advertised with the tagline "Years ago he shattered his life. Now he's back to pick up the pieces."

Reception

The film only grossed $422,667 in the United States upon its spring 1988 release.

References

^ Dye, David (March 31, 2018). "'Tiger Warsaw' returns: Historical society commemorates movie shot and set in Sharon". Sharon Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.