# Dead Solid Perfect
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{{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 =
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| genre = Drama
Sport
| caption =
| director = [Bobby Roth](/source/Bobby_Roth)
| executive_producer =
| producer = Bill Badalato
| based_on = {{Based on|''Dead Solid Perfect''|[Dan Jenkins](/source/Dan_Jenkins)}}
| writer = Bobby Roth
| starring = [Randy Quaid](/source/Randy_Quaid)
[Kathryn Harrold](/source/Kathryn_Harrold)
[Jack Warden](/source/Jack_Warden)
[Corinne Bohrer](/source/Corinne_Bohrer)
[Brett Cullen](/source/Brett_Cullen)
| music = [Tangerine Dream](/source/Tangerine_Dream)
| location = [Dallas](/source/Dallas)
[Fort Worth](/source/Fort_Worth)
[Santa Barbara, California](/source/Santa_Barbara%2C_California)
| cinematography = [Tim Suhrstedt](/source/Tim_Suhrstedt)
| editor =
| company = [HBO Pictures](/source/HBO_Pictures)
| network = [HBO](/source/HBO)
| released = {{Start date|1988|12|18}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Dead Solid Perfect''''' is a 1988 [American](/source/United_States) film following the life of a professional golfer on the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour). It was produced by [HBO](/source/HBO) films and based on the 1974 novel of the same name by [Dan Jenkins](/source/Dan_Jenkins) and written and directed by Bobby Roth.[{{cite web|work=[Los Angeles Times](/source/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}}]
==Cast==
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* [Randy Quaid](/source/Randy_Quaid) as Kenny Lee
* [Kathryn Harrold](/source/Kathryn_Harrold) as Beverly T. Lee
* [Jack Warden](/source/Jack_Warden) as Hubert "Bad Hair" Wimberly
* [Corinne Bohrer](/source/Corinne_Bohrer) as Janie Rimmer
* [Brett Cullen](/source/Brett_Cullen) as Donny Smithern
* [Larry Riley](/source/Larry_Riley_(actor)) as Spec
* [DeLane Matthews](/source/DeLane_Matthews) as Katie Beth Smithern
* [John M. Jackson](/source/John_M._Jackson) as Grover Scomer
* [Bibi Besch](/source/Bibi_Besch) as Rita
* Billy Akin as Donny's Caddy
* Linda Dona as Blonde
* [John Durbin](/source/John_Durbin) as Man
* Kate Finlayson as Writer
* Bob Harrison as Himself
* [Ron Hayes](/source/Ron_Hayes) as Official
* [Peter Jacobsen](/source/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](/source/Lindy_Miller) as Himself
* [Don Morrow](/source/Don_Morrow) as Golf Commentator
* Richardson Morse as 2nd Official
* [Rob Nilsson](/source/Rob_Nilsson) as Writer #2
* [Mac O'Grady](/source/Mac_O'Grady) as Himself
* [Keith Olbermann](/source/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](/source/Henry_G._Sanders) as TV Director
* [David Schickele](/source/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](/source/Dan_Jenkins) as Hotel Guest (uncredited cameo)
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==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Dead Solid Perfect
| type = [Soundtrack](/source/Soundtrack)
| artist = [Tangerine Dream](/source/Tangerine_Dream)
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1991
| recorded = 1988
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [Electronic music](/source/Electronic_music)
| length =
| label = Silva Screen
| producer = Tangerine Dream
| prev_title = [Canyon Dreams](/source/Canyon_Dreams)
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [The Park is Mine](/source/The_Park_Is_Mine_(1985_film))
| next_year = 1991
}}
'''''Dead Solid Perfect''''' is the fifteenth soundtrack album by [Tangerine Dream](/source/Tangerine_Dream) and their forty-first overall. It was recorded in 1988 but not released until 1991.[{{Discogs release|179935| Dead Solid Perfect (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|type=album}}][{{cite vitn |title=Dead Solid Perfect |url=dead_solid_perfect}}]
{{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](/source/HBO_Video) didn't issue the film until 1993, when [Warner Home Video](/source/Warner_Home_Video) released it on VHS. To date, ''Dead Solid Perfect'' has not been released on DVD or Blu-ray.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0094965|title=Dead Solid Perfect}}
* {{Discogs release|179935}}
{{Bobby Roth}}
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
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