Play It to the Bone Page #5

Synopsis: 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. On the trip, we see flashbacks to their previous title shots, their competitive friendship, and Grace's motivational wiles. (She has her own entrepreneurial dreams.) The fight itself is historic: ten rounds of savagery and courage. Who will win, who'll get the title shot, who gets Grace, and where will she find venture capital?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Director(s): Ron Shelton
Production: Touchstone Pictures
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
32
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%
R
Year:
1999
124 min
Website
318 Views


Sometimes.

SometimesI'm not in the mood.

Sometimes I'm in the moodfor a warm bath, fresh robe.

Glass of wine.To be left alone.

- I love church music.- Church music.

It's too good for the church.Jesus wastoo good for the church,you ask me.

You know, He shook things up.He was, uh--

He was a anarchist, you know?And He, uh--

You know He threw the moneylenders outta the temple.

First thing He's gonna do whenHe comes back is torch the Vatican.

Vince ! Come on.

Aw, whatever.

Sometimes I miss you, Vince.

Sometimes I miss you.

You know, my mom died.

No, I didn't.I'm sorry.

She liked you the bestof all my boyfriends.

But you didn't.

I'm lookin' for something else.I don't know what.

The right man?

The right career ?

The right circumstance.I don't know.

But I'm lookin' for something.

Maybe you're lookin'for Jesus.

No. I am not looking for Jesus.

I'm lookin' for money.

One ! Two !

Three ! Four ! Five !

Six ! Seven !

Aah.

Guys.

I have come to the conclusion thatI am a truly underappreciated fighter...

and human being.

I love you, man.

I do.I love all Mexicans.

I love Mexicans too,but I am a Spaniard.

You speak Mexican, right?

No, Mexicans speakSpanish from Spain.

- You from Madrid?- Yeah.

And Madrid is in Mexico,right? Right?

Sure. Yeah.

And besides-- You know, I understandMexicans are our neighbors,

but what the hell did Spanish peopleever do to deserve to bein this country?

We-- We discoveredthis land.

- Italians discovered it.- And who paid for-- for the trip?

- Do you have your green card?- Of course I have my green card !

- Let me see your green card.- Why--- Guys.

- - Guys, cool it !

- Hey !- Get out of here. Come on.

- Cesar.- Yeah.

What happened to youat the Garden?

Hmm?

Grace, the sun is gonna kill us.

- Can you get this top up?- Yeah. Good idea.We shouldn't be in the sun too long.

What are you sayin'aboutthe sun? The sun is good for you.

Guys, I'm gonna stay in Vegas an extrafew days to make some business contacts,

so you guys can takethe car home.

I'll treat itlike it was my own.

Cesar's driving.

What did you want to doin Las Vegas, alone?

I can take careof myself.

- It's stuck.- Oh, yeah. She does that sometimes.

- Be gentle.- Yeah, right.

Hey, hey, hey.Not with our hands.

- We gotta save our hands for tonight.- All right.

Then elbow the son of a bitchlike you'll be doing me tonight.

Hey, I am not a dirty fighter.All right?

It's not dirty to elbowon the inside.

You know, like I've been showin' you.Roberto Duran had the best elbowsin the business.

Careful.Come on.

Get off the paint job !That's sassy-grass green !

You just gotta coax it.

Hold on.Come on, sweetie.

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Ron Shelton

Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is an American Oscar-nominated film director and screenwriter. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. more…

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