Play It to the Bone
1999 · Movie · R · 124 min · ★ 5.4 · 22% critics
Two longtime friends and aging boxers in Los Angeles get a last-minute offer to fill a Las Vegas undercard fight—against each other—with a promised shot at a championship on the line. With an ex caught between them driving, the rushed road trip turns into a test of loyalty, pride, and how far they’ll go for one more chance.
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 22/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (175 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a boxing-tinged buddy road movie with bickering humor, cameos, and a big final match; Not for you if you need nonstop ring action or a tight, surprising story like Money Train.
Pros: strong buddy chemistry; fun road-trip banter; exciting final bout | Cons: uneven comedy tone; thin character depth; predictable, anticlimactic finish
Themes
- sports
- boxing
Cast & crew
Antonio Banderas
as Cesar Dominguez
Woody Harrelson
as Vince Boudreau
Lolita Davidovich
as Grace Pasic
Tom Sizemore
as Joe Domino
Lucy Liu
as Lia
Robert Wagner
as Hank Goody
Richard Masur
as Artie
Willie Garson
as Cappie Caplan
Cylk Cozart
as Rudy
Jack Carter
as Dante Solomon
Directed by Ron Shelton