Play It to the Bone

Director: Ron Shelton
Genre: Comedy, Buddy film, Sports, Boxing, Comedy-drama, Road movie, Drama
Year: 1999
Country: United States of America
Starring: Lolita Davidovich, Lucy Liu, Woody Harrelson, Tom Sizemore, Robert Wagner, Antonio Banderas, Mike Tyson, Willie Garson, Richard Masur, Jack Carter, Aida Turturro, Louie Leonardo, Cylk Cozart, Joseph Arsenault, Julio García, Jordy Oakland, William Utay, Drew Carey, Rod Stewart, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Tilly, James Woods, Tony Curtis

Play It to the Bone is a 1999 sports/comedy-drama film, starring Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson, written and directed by Ron Shelton.

It follows the adventures of two boxers and best friends who travel to Las Vegas in order to fight each other for the sake of a chance to compete for the middleweight title. The film also starred Lolita Davidovich, Tom Sizemore, Lucy Liu, and Robert Wagner.

Cameo appearances include: Tony Curtis, Wesley Snipes, Mike Tyson, Kevin Costner, Rod Stewart, Jennifer Tilly, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Drew Carey. The film was released to neither critical acclaim nor commercial success.

Aging prizefighters and longtime pals Cesar Dominguez (Banderas) and Vince Boudreau (Harrelson) always regretted not getting one last shot. Out of the blue, such an opportunity comes their way — except it is to fight each other.

Boxing promoter Joe Domino (Sizemore) has a problem on his hands. The fighters scheduled to be on his undercard in Vegas, a preliminary to a main event featuring heavyweight Mike Tyson, suddenly become unavailable at the last minute. He needs replacements fast, so a call is made to a gym in Los Angeles to see if Dominguez and Boudreau would be

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