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      Play It to the Bone

      1999, Comedy/Drama, 2h 4m

      79 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      Flat characters and uninspired comedy yield forgettable results. Read critic reviews

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      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, Lolita Davidovich and Antonio Banderas in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Woody Harrelson as Vince, Lucy Liu as Lia and Antonio Banderas as Cesar in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Writer/Director Ron Shelton, Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas on the set of 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 Vince (Woody Harrelson) recovers numerous times from near defeat, blow after blow, until the final bell in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Woody Harrelson as Vince and Antonio Banderas as Cesar trading blows 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, Writer/Director Ron Shelton and Antonio Banderas on the set of Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Antonio Banderas as Cesar and Woody Harrelson as Vince fighting the fight of their lives in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Antonio Banderas as Cesar in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas in Touchstone's Play It To The Bone Writer/Director Ron Shelton and producer Stephen Chin on the set of Touchstone's 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.

      • Rating: R (Coarse Language|Brutal Violence|Drug Content|Language|Strong Sexuality)

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Ron Shelton

      • Producer: Stephen Chin

      • Writer: Ron Shelton

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $8.4M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Touchstone Pictures

      • Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Shanghai'd Films, Walt Disney Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Antonio Banderas
      Woody Harrelson
      Tom Sizemore
      Willie Garson
      Jack Carter
      Aida Turturro
      Louie Leonardo
      Cameron Milzer
      Julio Garcia
      Fred Lewis
      Kellie Davis
      David V. Lester
      Alex Wurman
      Mark Vargo
      Paul Seydor
      Claire Jenora Bowin
      Mary Finn
      Danielle Berman
      Kathryn Morrison
      Steve LaPorte
      David A. Siegel
      H. Gordon Boos
      David V. Butler
      Alexandra Gonzales
      William Jacobs

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      • Feb 10, 2012

        Awful, unfunny comedy and not good drama that just make you lost time and an opportunity of watch a really great film. Rotten.

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      • Oct 20, 2008

        An amazing film best boxing film of all time.

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      • Jan 25, 2007

        really fun flick to watch if you wanna see something brainless but entertaining

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      • Dec 05, 2006

        I didn't despise it but I didn't give it another thought until I typed this up.

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