Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone

1999•2h 4m•5.4/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(173)

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.

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Production

Touchstone Pictures, Shanghai'd Films, Play It Inc.

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Cesar Dominguez

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Vince Boudreau

Lolita Davidovich

Lolita Davidovich

Grace Pasic

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

Cylk Cozart

Rudy

Jack Carter

Jack Carter

Dante Solomon

Aida Turturro

Aida Turturro

Mad Greek Waitress

Dana Lee

Dana Lee

Man with Ferrari

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner (Ringside Fan)

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)

James Woods

James Woods

James Woods (Ringside Fan)

Natasha Gregson Wagner

Natasha Gregson Wagner

Natasha Gregson Wagner (Ringside Fan)

Drew Carey

Drew Carey

Drew Carey (Ringside Fan)

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly (Ringside Fan)

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis (Ringside Fan)

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