Play It to the Bone (1999)

Regista:

Ron Shelton

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Ron Shelton (written by)

Data di uscita:

21 gennaio 2000 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

Slogan:

Two best friends take a shot at hitting it big.

Plot:

Two best friends and former boxers travel to Las Vegas to fight for the first time.

Plot Keywords:

Las Vegas Strip | Box Office Flop | Champagne | Whining | Blood

Recensioni degli utenti:

Great Boxing Scenes but Movie too Long

Cast

Antonio Banderas	...	Cesar Dominguez
Woody Harrelson	...	Vince Boudreau
Lolita Davidovich	...	Grace Pasic
Tom Sizemore	...	Joe Domino
Lucy Liu	...	Lia
Robert Wagner	...	Hank Goody
Richard Masur	...	Artie
Willie Garson	...	Cappie Caplan
Cylk Cozart	...	Rudy
Jack Carter	...	Dante Solomon
Aida Turturro	...	Mad Greek Waitress
Louie Leonardo	...	Freddy Green
Slade Barnett	...	Vegas Cop
Cameron Milzer	...	Vegas Paramedic
Julio García	...	Chiquito Rosario

Alias:

Play It (USA) (promotional title)
Incontriamoci a Las Vegas (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal ring violence, strong sexuality including dialogue, nudity, pervasive language and some drug content.

Durata:

124 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

Iceland:14 | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Luoghi delle riprese:

Barstow, California, USA

Company:

Play It Inc.

Curiosità:

Woody Harrelson reportedly based his character on boxer Angel Manfredy.

Errori:

Continuity: 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.

Citazioni:

Vince Boudreau: You don't have to hate a man to completely destroy him.

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Rocky (1976)

Colonna sonora:

Memory Gospel

Great Boxing Scenes but Movie too Long

This movie had some great boxing scenes. The hits looked real and the cuts and bruises did too. The only problem with this movie was it was a little over two hours. Instead of flying to Las Vegas, they drove there. This led to over 40 minutes in the car (Nice car though). If the movie was 90 minutes, it would have been much better.

A nice touch was the use of real boxing personality. For the casual fan, people would reconize George Foreman, Mike Tyson and other from HBO. It also had real cutmen and trainers in the corners. The director/writer does his research and the movie does show it.

Still the movie is a 5 out of 10.