A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.
Director:
Peter Segal
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Jim Lampley | ... | Jim Lampley |
| Sylvester Stallone | ... | Henry 'Razor' Sharp | |
| Robert De Niro | ... | Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen | |
| Rich Little | ... | Boxing Announcer (voice) | |
| Ireland Baldwin | ... | Young Sally (as Ireland Basinger Baldwin) | |
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Anthony Bean | ... | Dante Slate, Sr. |
| Mason Mackie | ... | Young Dante | |
| Kevin Hart | ... | Dante Slate, Jr. | |
| Barry Primus | ... | Joey the Bartender | |
| Oscar Gale | ... | Shipyard Co-Worker | |
| Frederick Douglas Plunkett Jr. | ... | Walter | |
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BJ Guyer | ... | Jabby the Puppet |
| Jen Kober | ... | Tough Female Customer | |
| Anthony Anderson | ... | Mr. Sandpaper Hands | |
| Carrie Lazar | ... | Nora | |
Henry "Razor" Sharp and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen are two boxers who thirty years ago were rivals. Just before a big match Razor decides to retire because Billy slept with his girlfriend, Sally Rose and got her pregnant. Today a promoter, Dante Slate wants to have them fight each other but Razor doesn't want to. But when he loses his job and learns he's broke, he has no choice. So he trains under his old trainer. Billy while training, meets B.J., the son he had with Sally Rose and he asks B.J. to train him. And Sally Rose tries to get Razor to forgive her but he can't. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
Like so many other people my first thought after seeing the trailer was: "WHY are they doing it? This will be pathetic!". Our family still went to see this movie on the opening day - and me, my wife, and the kids aged 10 and 14 all had a lot of fun watching it. Yes, it had some cheesy lines and less than perfect moments but I would never call it pathetic. I liked it so much that I registered on IMDb to write my first review. The movie actually answers the "why" question - and somehow this answer is the best way to describe how the film makes you feel. Yes, De Niro and Stallone fully realize that they are way past their prime and will never make anything comparable to "Raging Bull" or original "Rocky". They just do not make the drama out of it, do not take themselves too seriously and do not see the roles that made them famous as some sacred ground that can't be touched. They just want to have some fun while they are alive - and may be help others have fun as well. Not a bad way to feel about getting older!