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Play It to the Bone

  • 1999
  • R
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
12K
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Two best friends and former middleweight contenders travel to Las Vegas to fight each other for the first time.Two best friends and former middleweight contenders travel to Las Vegas to fight each other for the first time.Two best friends and former middleweight contenders travel to Las Vegas to fight each other for the first time.

  • Director
    • Ron Shelton
  • Writer
    • Ron Shelton
  • Stars
    • Woody Harrelson
    • Antonio Banderas
    • Lolita Davidovich
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ron Shelton
    • Writer
      • Ron Shelton
    • Stars
      • Woody Harrelson
      • Antonio Banderas
      • Lolita Davidovich
    • 62User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Antonio Banderas, Lolita Davidovich, and Woody Harrelson in Play It to the Bone (1999)
    Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson in Play It to the Bone (1999)
    Cesar, Vince & Grace
    Vince, Lia & Cesar
    Vince &Cesar fight over Grace
    Vince and Cesar get instruction from the ref (Darrel Foster), flanked by their trainers, played by Eloy Casados (left) and Henry G. Sanders (right).  Famed ring announcer, Michael Buffer stands behind the ref.
    Vince and Cesar go at it
    Vince and Cesar go at it
    Vince & Cesar
    Writer/director Ron Shelton with producer Stephen Chin
    Antonio Banderas at an event for Play It to the Bone (1999)
    Kevin Costner, Annie Costner, and Lily Costner at an event for Play It to the Bone (1999)

    Top cast

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    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Vince Boudreau
    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • Cesar Dominguez
    Lolita Davidovich
    Lolita Davidovich
    • Grace Pasic
    Marie Park
    Marie Park
    • Waitress in Cafe
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Joe Domino
    Lucy Liu
    Lucy Liu
    • Lia
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Hank Goody
    Richard Masur
    Richard Masur
    • Artie
    Willie Garson
    Willie Garson
    • Cappie Caplan
    Cylk Cozart
    • Rudy
    Jack Carter
    Jack Carter
    • Dante Solomon
    Aida Turturro
    Aida Turturro
    • Mad Greek Waitress
    Louie Leonardo
    Louie Leonardo
    • Freddy Green
    Slade Barnett
    • Vegas Cop
    Cameron Milzer
    • Vegas Paramedic
    Julio García
    • Chiquito Rosario
    John Ortiz
    John Ortiz
    • Gym Owner
    Jordy Oakland
    • Julie
    • Director
      • Ron Shelton
    • Writer
      • Ron Shelton
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      As well as Mike Tyson, several famous faces from the world of boxing make cameo appearances in this movie, former champion George Foreman, commentators Jim Lamply and Larry Merchant, and trainer Teddy Atlas.
    • Goofs
      When driving to Las Vegas, Grace is constantly driving the car over the double yellow line and across it as if she is being towed by the camera truck.
    • Quotes

      Vince Boudreau: If a man builds a thousand bridges and sucks one dick, they don't call him a bridge-builder... they call him a cocksucker.

    • Alternate versions
      Italian and German theatrical release are approx. 15 minutes shorter than the original US version, removing one sex scene and some dialogue.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Worst Films of 1999 (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Here's to Life
      Music by Artie Butler

      Lyrics by Phyllis Molinary

      Performed by Jacintha

    User reviews62

    Review
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    Featured review
    weak fight scenes ruins an otherwise viewable film
    I just saw this movie the other day and, unlike some reviewers, I had a problem with the fight scenes. I thought they were too unrealistic.

    First off, let me say that I loved the celebrity cameos at the arena; they certainly added a touch of realism, and having Lucy Liu's character show up with Rod Stewart was a stroke of genius. But I thought it too unrealistic the way the two boxers slugged each other without lingering effect. How many times did one of them get knocked down and struggle to barely get up at the count of nine? Too many to count. And in real boxing matches, whenever someone struggles to get up at the count of nine, it is all they can do just to hang on until the end of the round. Yet in this movie, each time someone gets up at the count of nine they immediately launch a counteroffensive that has their opponents on the ropes. They just does not happen in real life.

    Am I nitpicking? Perhaps, but it ruined the film for me.
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    • Aug 10, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Play It
    • Filming locations
      • Baker, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Play It Inc.
      • Shanghai'd Films
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,434,146
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,366
      • Dec 26, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,678,812
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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