A younger-man, older-woman romance with hints of screwball comedy and an aura of teen male fantasy, A TIGER'S TALE is set in a dusty Texas town. C. Thomas Howell plays Bubber Drumm, a 19-year-old high school senior who lives with his ex-veterinarian dad (Charles Durning) along with an
assortment of animals, including a tiger named Valentino. Bubber spends his nights with Shirley Butts, a bratty, sex-starved young woman played by Kelly Preston. But before long, Bubber has shifted his attention to Shirley's mother, Rose (Ann-Margret), and they begin a hot and heavy relationship.
Things get complicated when Rose learns she is pregnant. Although A TIGER'S TALE is playe...
Released:
1988
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins