Dead Solid Perfect
Encyclopedia
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 novel of the same name by Dan Jenkins
.
Instrumental music for the soundtrack was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film following the life of a professional golfer on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
. It was produced by HBO films and based on the novel of the same name by Dan Jenkins
Dan Jenkins
Dan Jenkins is an American author and sportswriter, most notably for Sports Illustrated.Jenkins was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended R .L. Paschal High School and Texas Christian University , where he played on the varsity golf team...
.
Instrumental music for the soundtrack was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
Cast
- Randy QuaidRandy QuaidRandall Rudy "Randy" Quaid is an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films, including his Oscar nominated performance in The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain...
... Kenny Lee - Kathryn HarroldKathryn Harrold-Background:Harrold was born in Tazewell, Virginia. She attended Mills College in Oakland, California, majoring in Drama.-Television:She has appeared in a number of TV series, including The Rockford Files, MacGruder and Loud, The Bronx Zoo, I'll Fly Away, The Larry Sanders Show, and Mister...
... Beverly T. Lee - Jack WardenJack WardenJack Warden was an American character actor.-Early life:Warden was born John Warden Lebzelter in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Laura M. and John Warden Lebzelter, who was an engineer and technician. He was of Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry...
... Hubert 'Bad Hair' Wimberly - Corinne BohrerCorinne BohrerCorinne Vilhelma Bohrer is an American movie and television actress.-Early life:She grew up in Arlington, Texas, a suburb of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex area, where she attended Lamar High School. She was active in drama, band, and student government...
... Janie Rimmer - Brett CullenBrett CullenPeter Brett Cullen is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures and television programs. Early in 2007, he was cast as the role of an estranged father to one of the American football players, Tim Riggins , in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights.Cullen was born in Houston,...
... Donny Smithern - Larry RileyLarry RileyLarry Riley, who has 23 years of experience in the NBA, is the General Manager of the Golden State Warriors, replacing Chris Mullin in 2009.A graduate of Chadron State with an honors degree in education, Riley was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993...
... Spec - DeLane MatthewsDeLane MatthewsDeLane Matthews is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Beth Barry in the CBS television series Dave's World from 1993 to 1997.-Career:...
... Katie Beth Smithern - John M. JacksonJohn M. JacksonJohn Murice Jackson is an American actor, best known for playing Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on the CBS series JAG....
... Grover Scomer - Bibi BeschBibi BeschBibiana "Bibi" Besch was an Austrian/American actress.-Early life:Besch was born in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of theater actress Gusti Huber, who starred in German films during World War II and left Austria in the mid 1940s. Besch had a stepfather, Joseph Besch, a radio executive and former...
... Rita - Billy Akin ... Donny's Caddy
- Linda Dona ... Blonde
- John DurbinJohn Durbin- Filmography :* Take Out ... as Hershel Kammer* Sabrina, the Teenage Witch** episode I Fall to Pieces ... as Ed* Angel** episode Quickening ... as Dr. Fetvanovich* The Breed ... as Boudreaux* Star Trek: Voyager...
... Man - Kate Finlayson ... Writer
- Bob Harrison ... Himself
- Ron HayesRon HayesRonald G. Hayes was an American television actor who, as an activist in the environmental movement, worked for the establishment of the first Earth Day, observed on April 22, 1970. He was a member of the Sierra Club and a founder of the ecological interest group Wilderness World...
... Official - Peter JacobsenPeter JacobsenPeter Erling Jacobsen is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champions Tour, both majors.-Early years:...
... Himself - Dixie K. Wade ... Nedra
- Michael Laskin ... Associate Producer
- Frank Li'Bay ... Walter
- Burr Middleton ... 1st Official
- Lindy MillerLindy MillerLindy Miller is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour.Miller was born, raised and has lived most of his life in Fort Worth, Texas. During his teens, he won the 1973 Fort Worth Junior Golf Association Championship...
... Himself - Don MorrowDon MorrowDon Morrow is an American actor and announcer. He started his broadcast career while a student at Syracuse University on the GI Bill shortly after World War II. His first job was with Syracuse's first TV station WHEN as newscaster and announcer...
... Golf Commentator - Richardson Morse ... 2nd Official
- Rob NilssonRob NilssonRob Nilsson is an American independent film director, writer, and sometimes actor. He has won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.-Early life and education:...
... Writer #2 - Mac O'GradyMac O'GradyMac O'Grady born Phil McGleno, aka Phillip McClelland O'Grady, is an American professional golfer and golf teaching professional who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s, known mainly for his eccentric behavior and brash statements, in addition to his attending PGA Tour qualifying school...
... Himself - Keith OlbermannKeith OlbermannKeith Theodore Olbermann is an American political commentator and writer. He has been the chief news officer of the Current TV network and the host of Current TV's weeknight political commentary program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, since June 20, 2011...
... Golf Commentator - Annie O'Neill ... Vera
- Dan Priest ... Official
- Kate Rodger ... Shapely Adorable (as Kathleen Rodger)
- R.J. Rudolph ... Dr. Bernie Glatzer (as Dick Rudolph)
- Henry G. Sanders ... TV Director
- David Schickele ... Bartender
- Julie Simone ... Fan
- Bill Smillie ... Official
- Ann Walker ... Waitress
- Chris Adamec ... Overzealous fan (uncredited)
- James Andrew Clark ... Spectator (uncredited)
- Riley Roden ... Teenage boy (uncredited)
- Dan JenkinsDan JenkinsDan Jenkins is an American author and sportswriter, most notably for Sports Illustrated.Jenkins was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended R .L. Paschal High School and Texas Christian University , where he played on the varsity golf team...
... Hotel Guest (uncredited cameo)