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Titolo originale: Diggstown
Regia: Michael Ritchie |
Anno: 1992
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Dramma
Tag: transporter | sports | con man | boxing |
Cast: James Woods | Louis Gossett Jr. | Oliver Platt | Heather Graham | Randall "Tex" Cobb | Thomas Wilson Brown | Bruce Dern | Marshall Bell | Duane Davis | Willie Green | Orestes Matacena | Kim Robillard | John Short | Michael McGrady | Roger Hewlett | Rocky Pepeli | Jeff Benson | Jim Caviezel | Frank Collison | Raymond C. Turner | Wilhelm von Homburg | George D. Wallace | John Walter Davis | Alex Garcia | Cynthia L. James | Kenneth White | David Fresco | Benny Urquidez | Jeremy Roberts | Michael DeLorenzo | Troy Smith | Larry Ham | David Candreva | Jose Alcala | Victor Koliacos | Nelly Bly | Laura Mae Tate | Kevin LaRosa |

Il truffatore Gabriel Caine è finito in prigione per aver venduto copie di antichi capolavori, realizzati in plastica. Tra le quattro mura della gattabuia ha sentito parlare per la prima volta di Diggstown, la capitale delle scommesse sugli incontri di boxe clandestini. Gabriel cerca di imbrogliare il boss locale John Gillon, organizzando un combattimento truccato, durante il quale Roy "Honey" Palmer ex campione sfida dilettanti uno dopo l'altro. Il problema è informare Roy che gli incontri non sono veri...

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The film was released as "Midnight Sting" in Australia to capitalize on the success of the classic, [...] D
Roy Palmer's wife was played by Louis Gossett, Jr.'s real-life wife at the time, Cyndi James Gossett [...] D
Heather Graham and James Woods briefly dated during the making of this movie, despite Woods being al [...] D
James Woods and Louis Gossett, Jr. appeared in Curse of the Starving Class (1994). D
The original title of the film was "Midnight Sting". D
Benny Urquidez (the referee) is a kickboxing world champion. D
When Emily (Heather Graham) is looking into John Gillon's (Bruce Dern's) finances at the bank, the n [...] D
This is Michael Ritchie's fifth sports movie, and his first boxing film which includes his directori [...] D
There's a deleted scene that appeared only in the theatrical trailer on the DVD. Roy looks to Caine [...] D
The bet made originally by John Gillon (Bruce Dern) to Fitz (Oliver Platt) was $10,000 versus $100,0 [...] D
When Gabriel (James Woods) is trying to motivate Honey Roy (Louis Gossette Jr) during one of the fig [...] D
The two pinball machines deep in the background of the bar when the big bet is being made are Bally' [...] D
"Honey" Roy Palmer's (Louis Gossett, Jr.'s) training distance running time was seven minutes and thr [...] D
The film ends with the same "take a dive" instruction by Gabriel Caine (James Woods) that was introd [...] D
Louis Gossett Jr. went on to do another movie that was filmed in Southwest Montana, called Return to [...] D
One of two sports films released by MGM in 1992. The other was The Cutting Edge (1992), which was re [...] D
The prison at the start of the film where James Woods is serving time is the same prison used in ano [...] D
One of ten blockbuster sports related films that were released in 1992 which included: Gladiator (19 [...] D
Filming at the Old Montana Prison at Deer Lodge took only 2 days to film, starting on October 11th & [...] D
Bruce Dern, an avid sports gambler, has two sports he won't bet on: boxing and horse racing. D

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