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Play It to the Bone (1999)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Sport  -  21 January 2000 (USA)
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Two best friends and former middleweight contenders travel to Las Vegas to fight each other for the first time.

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Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the middleweight title. They enlist Grace, Cesar's current and Vinnie's ex girlfriend, to drive them to Vegas. On the trip, we see flashbacks to their previous title shots, their competitive friendship, and Grace's motivational wiles. (She has her own entrepreneurial dreams.) The fight itself is historic: ten rounds of savagery and courage. Who will win, who'll get the title shot, who gets Grace, and where will she find venture capital? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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No one hits as hard as your best friend. See more »

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Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Rated R for brutal ring violence, strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, pervasive language and some drug content | See all certifications »

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Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,366 (USA) (24 December 1999)

Gross:

$8,427,204 (USA) (10 March 2000)
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Trivia

Woody Harrelson reportedly based his character on boxer Angel Manfredy. See more »

Goofs

In the Greek restaurant, as Grace leaves for the restrooms outside, an extra (girl reading a paper) passes the boxers as they stay seated. In the next shot the same girl, reading the paper, comes on walking from where she must have been before we saw her following in the direction Grace left. See more »

Quotes

Vince Boudreau: You don't have to hate a man to completely destroy him.
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Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (2000) See more »

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"Gonna Be a Lovely Day"
Written by Kirk Franklin, Bill Withers, Skip Scarborough
Performed by Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation Project
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Nothing to get excited over
28 May 2001 | by See all my reviews

This film isn't much. Dumb plot, few laughs, and a good boxing bout between two men who were given a second chance to show the people that they got what it takes to become a champ. Neither of them walk away a winner- (predictable) but instead walk away with a newly improved friendship. This is surely a forgettable film, but doesn't fail to entertain. If you go to Blockbuster at 9:00 on a Friday night and 2/3's of their movies are rented out. Rent this one...Its good for a few laughs. 5.8/10


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