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Play It To The Bone
1999
Shelton turns his sports-minded attention to the world of boxing in this road trip comedy. Cesar (Banderas) and Vince (Harrelson) are down on their luck boxers living in Los Angeles, reminiscing over their near brushes with the big time. When they receive a call to fight in Las Vegas, they jump at the opportunity. Accompanied .. Read more
| Starring | Woody Harrelson, Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Lolita Davidovich |
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| Director | Ron Shelton |
| Genres | Drama |
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Play It To The Bone
Shelton turns his sports-minded attention to the world of boxing in this road trip comedy. Cesar (Banderas) and Vince (Harrelson) are down on their luck boxers living in Los Angeles, reminiscing over their near brushes with the big time. When they receive a call to fight in Las Vegas, they jump at the opportunity. Accompanied by Grace (Davidovich), Vince's former girlfriend who's now dating Cesar, the quirky triangle is completed and the journey begins. By the time the boxers finally step into the ring for the film's climax--after a series of comic misadventures--it is very apparent that they are doing this for more than just the money. What better way to exercise personal demons than to beat them out of each other?
| Starring | Woody Harrelson, Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Lolita Davidovich, Robert Wagner, Tom Sizemore |
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| Director | Ron Shelton |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 58 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 19 Mar 2001 |
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Episodic account of a couple of would-be contenders that goes nowhere; it is understandably cynical about professional boxing, but at the same time suggests its participants are to be admired.
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Really, really poor
Great actors let down by a dull script and flaccid direction. Ron Shelton seems to have lost his talents here. There is a fight sequence in the middle of this ... read more »
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Excellent film
A cracking movie that's funny, sad and exciting. Excellent acting from everyone involved and a great storyline. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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Inane , bordering on bad
An American film of the type that supposes it's amusing but is in fact rather pathetically inane. What beats me is that the actors can keep straight faces ... read more »
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I thought this was so funny!
And I am completely mystified as to why it never made it to the Big Screen in the UK in any big way that I can recall. In fact, I can't even remember it ... read more »
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Play It To The Bone
Shelton turns his sports-minded attention to the world of boxing in this road trip comedy. Cesar (Banderas) and Vince (Harrelson) are down on their luck boxers living in Los Angeles, reminiscing over their near brushes with the big time. When they receive a call to fight in Las Vegas, they jump at ...
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