Kiedis was quoted as saying they recorded it solely for the movie and had no intention of releasing it themselves. The 1977 Bing Crosby recording of Duke Ellington's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is featured. The Fabulous Thunderbirds song "Tuff Enuff" plays in the armored truck hijacking scene on the truck's radio and during the ending credits. Production The film began filming with Adolph Cesar in the role of Leon B. Little, but the actor suffered a stroke only a few weeks in and the scenes had to be re-shot with his replacement Eli Wallach. The locomotive Southern Pacific 4449 played the Gold Coast Flyer. It was also used to pull the American Freedom Train exhibit during the Bicentennial, now based in Portland, Oregon. The locomotive engineer is played by Doyle L. McCormack, the man most responsible for the actual restoration of SP 4449. A portion of the Eagle Mountain Railroad was used in the filming of the movie. During the filming of the exterior shots of SP 4449, the train was stored nightly at the Eagle Mountain rail yards. The local school children from Eagle Mountain School took a field trip in early 1986 to see and tour the train on location along the Eagle Mountain Railroad south of Interstate 10. As of November 2, 2019, the full size replica prop, which was used at the end of the film, was sold at an Auction to a student at Desert Center, California. Reception Box office The film was released in theaters on October 3, 1986 in the United States, it opened up on its first weekend making US$4.5 million and would eventually make $21,458,229 in total worldwide. Critical response Tough Guys received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 53% based on 15 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on eleven critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". Walter Goodman of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, saying, “We know that when the he-men of “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” are picked on by a bunch of callow toughs, the toughs are going to regret they started up. But it's fun anyhow waiting for what it is.” Roger Ebert gave the film a two out of four stars, stating, "Watching Tough Guys, you begin to meditate. You look at Kirk