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Play It to the Bone

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Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas star as best friends and professional boxing rivals Vince Boudreau and Caesar Dominguez, both of whom haven't worked in years. Finally, from out of the blue, they get the chance of a lifetime: an assignment to work together in Vegas. The job promises big money, but there's a hitch: They have to be there now.
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Critics Consensus

Flat characters and uninspired comedy yield forgettable results.

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Glenn Lovell San Jose Mercury News The least engrossing (non-)grudge match in memory. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Steven Rosen Denver Post Remember Raging Bull? This is just bull. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Robert Koehler Variety The hope that Shelton would bring fresh insight to the sweet science is unfulfilled on nearly every level. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A sometimes funny boxing screwball comedy. Rated: C+ Jun 29, 2015 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Leonard Schwarz Palo Alto Weekly Rated: 2/4 May 20, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carlos I Play It to the Bone has a fun premise, pitting Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas against each other as aging boxers, and the two actors are indeed enjoyable playing off one another. However, despite the charismatic leads and interesting setup, the film ultimately delivers a pretty flat experience that never quite lives up to its potential. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/22/25 Full Review CHRIS M Not terrible(that is the best I can say). Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/25 Full Review Georges G Nice to see movie with a great Lolita ! See the personality transformation in the gas station and the red dress. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review ashley h Play It to the Bone is a disappointing film. It is about two best friends and former middleweight contenders who travel to Las Vegas to fight each other for the first time.. Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas give horrible performances. The script is badly written. Ron Shelton did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Its a good movie to watch when your board. I like the characters but not much happens and then it ends. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member entertaining and fun movie.sure could've been better,but I wasn't displeased when it ended-fully appealing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ron Shelton

Director

Antonio Banderas

Cesar Dominguez

Woody Harrelson

Vince Boudreau

Tom Sizemore

Joe Domino

Lolita Davidovich

Grace Pasic

Lucy Liu

Lia

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Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone (1999) Play It to the Bone (1999) Play It to the Bone (1999) Play It to the Bone (1999) Woody Harrelson as Vince, Lucy Liu as Lia and Antonio Banderas as Cesar in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Woody Harrelson as Vince and Antonio Banderas as Cesar in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Tom Sizemore and Robert Wagner as fight promoters Joe Domino and Hank Goody in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Woody Harrelson, Lolita Davidovich and Antonio Banderas in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Vince Boudreau (Woody Harrelson, second from left) and his buddy Cesar Dominguez (Antonio Banderas, second from right) receive last-minute rules from referee Darrell Foster (center) Woody Harrelson as Vince and Antonio Banderas as Cesar trading blows in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone View more photos

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Synopsis Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas star as best friends and professional boxing rivals Vince Boudreau and Caesar Dominguez, both of whom haven't worked in years. Finally, from out of the blue, they get the chance of a lifetime: an assignment to work together in Vegas. The job promises big money, but there's a hitch: They have to be there now.
Director
Ron Shelton
Producer
Stephen Chin
Screenwriter
Ron Shelton
Distributor
Touchstone Pictures
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Shanghai'd Films
Rating
R (Coarse Language|Brutal Violence|Drug Content|Language|Strong Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 21, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.4M
Runtime
2h 4m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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