Play It to the Bone

Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas make genial sparring buddies in this bright comedy-drama. They play pro boxers who are slightly over the hill, but have a chance to redeem their careers—if they fight against each other in a Las Vegas match. Lolita Davidovich, Lucy Liu, Tom Sizemore, Robert Wagner, Richard Masur. Directed by Ron Shelton (“Bull Durham”)., Two fighters who never made it to the championships receive one final chance at glory in this boxing road movie. But their purse requires them to be ready to rumble in Vegas in less than five hours., Boxing comedy drama about two ageing fighters who never made the big time but remain good friends. When an undercard bout in Las Vegas is cancelled at short notice, they are asked to step in. Unfortunately, they have to fight each other., After covering baseball in Bull Durham, basketball in White Men Can’t Jump. and golf in Tin Cup, writer, director, and obvious sports fan Ron Shelton takes on the world of boxing in this comedy. Vince Boudreau (Woody Harrelson) and Cesar Sota (Antonio Banderas) are close friends and aspiring boxers struggling on the lowest rungs of the fight game. When a major boxing promoter needs to fill out the card for a heavyweight bout in Las Vegas, Vince and Cesar both get the call to head out to Sin City. But the excitement sours when they realize that there’s a small problem: the promoter’s schedule has the two pals fighting each other. Play It to the Bone also features Lolita Davidovich, Lucy Liu, Tom Sizemore, and Robert Wagner.