{{Short description|1988 film by Bobby Roth}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_size = | alt = | genre = Drama<br>Sport | caption = | director = Bobby Roth | executive_producer = | producer = Bill Badalato | based_on = {{Based on|''Dead Solid Perfect''|Dan Jenkins}} | writer = Bobby Roth | starring = Randy Quaid<br>Kathryn Harrold<br>Jack Warden<br>Corinne Bohrer<br>Brett Cullen | music = Tangerine Dream | location = Dallas<br>Fort Worth<br>Santa Barbara, California | cinematography = Tim Suhrstedt | editor = | company = HBO Pictures | network = HBO | released = {{Start date|1988|12|18}} | runtime = 93 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''Dead Solid Perfect''''' is a 1988 American film following the life of a professional golfer on the PGA Tour. It was produced by HBO films and based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Dan Jenkins and written and directed by Bobby Roth.<ref name=LAT>{{cite web|work=Los Angeles Times|authorlink=Kevin Thomas (film critic)|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-17-ca-58-story.html|title=Television Reviews : 'Dead Solid Perfect' Views Life on Pro Golf Tour|date=December 17, 1988|author=Thomas, Kevin}}</ref>
==Cast== {{div col|colwidth=28em}} * Randy Quaid as Kenny Lee * Kathryn Harrold as Beverly T. Lee * Jack Warden as Hubert "Bad Hair" Wimberly * Corinne Bohrer as Janie Rimmer * Brett Cullen as Donny Smithern * Larry Riley as Spec * DeLane Matthews as Katie Beth Smithern * John M. Jackson as Grover Scomer * Bibi Besch as Rita * Billy Akin as Donny's Caddy * Linda Dona as Blonde * John Durbin as Man * Kate Finlayson as Writer * Bob Harrison as Himself * Ron Hayes as Official * Peter Jacobsen as Himself * Dixie K. Wade as Nedra * Michael Laskin as Associate Producer * Frank Li'Bay as Walter * Burr Middleton as 1st Official * Lindy Miller as Himself * Don Morrow as Golf Commentator * Richardson Morse as 2nd Official * Rob Nilsson as Writer #2 * Mac O'Grady as Himself * Keith Olbermann as Golf Commentator * Annie O'Neill as Vera * Dan Priest as Official * Kate Rodger as Shapely Adorable (credited as Kathleen Rodger) * R.J. Rudolph as Dr. Bernie Glatzer (credited as Dick Rudolph) * Henry G. Sanders as TV Director * David Schickele as The Bartender * Julie Simone as Fan * Bill Smillie as Official * Ann Walker as Waitress * Chris Adamec as Overzealous Fan (uncredited) * James Andrew Clark as Spectator (uncredited) * Riley Roden as Teenage Boy (uncredited) * Dan Jenkins as Hotel Guest (uncredited cameo) {{div col end}}
==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Dead Solid Perfect | type = Soundtrack | artist = Tangerine Dream | cover = | alt = | released = 1991 | recorded = 1988 | venue = | studio = | genre = Electronic music | length = | label = Silva Screen | producer = Tangerine Dream | prev_title = Canyon Dreams | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = The Park is Mine | next_year = 1991 }}
'''''Dead Solid Perfect''''' is the fifteenth soundtrack album by Tangerine Dream and their forty-first overall. It was recorded in 1988 but not released until 1991.<ref>{{Discogs release|179935| Dead Solid Perfect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|type=album}}</ref><ref>{{cite vitn |title=Dead Solid Perfect |url=dead_solid_perfect}}</ref>
{{track listing |title1=Theme from "Dead Solid Perfect" |length1=3:20 |title2=In the Pond |length2=1:15 |title3=Beverly Leaves |length3=0:59 |title4=Of Cads and Caddies |length4=2:12 |title5=Tournament Montage |length5=2:38 |title6=A Whore in One |length6=2:13 |title7=Sand Trap |length7=1:21 |title8=In the Rough |length8=0:42 |title9=Nine Iron |length9=1:38 |title10=U.S. Open |length10=1:40 |title11=My Name is Bad Hair |length11=2:31 |title12=In the Hospital Room |length12=0:36 |title13=Welcome to Bushwood/Golfus Interruptus |length13=1:32 |title14=Deja Vu (I've Heard This Before!) |length14=1:31 |title15=Birdie |length15=1:20 |title16=Divot |length16=1:18 |title17=Kenny and Donny Montage |length17=1:40 |title18=Off to See Beverly |length18=0:32 |title19=Phone to Beverly |length19=1:19 |title20=Nice Shots |length20=2:42 |title21=Sinking Putts |length21=2:04 |title22=Kenny's Winning Shot |length22=1:06 }}
==Home media== HBO Video didn't issue the film until 1993, when Warner Home Video released it on VHS. To date, ''Dead Solid Perfect'' has not been released on DVD or Blu-ray.
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0094965|title=Dead Solid Perfect}} * {{Discogs release|179935}}
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Category:1988 films Category:1988 comedy-drama films Category:1988 television films Category:1980s sports comedy-drama films Category:American sports comedy-drama films Category:Films directed by Bobby Roth Category:Films scored by Tangerine Dream Category:American golf films Category:HBO Films films Category:American comedy-drama television films Category:1988 American films