Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone

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Release Date

12/25/1999

Runtime

124 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$24,000,000

Revenue

$8,434,146

Homepage

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Two aging boxer friends get one last shot at glory in a Vegas overnight adventure that's as much about their fading dreams as it is about the fight itself. It's a road movie disguised as a sports comedy, balancing laughs with the melancholy of men running out of time.

Mood

BittersweetPlayfulWistful

Themes

FriendshipAmbitionComing apart

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Road movie

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