Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 08/14/1992(USA)
Release Date: 01/18/1999
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
In this comedy, a charming con man teams up with a boxer fallen on hard times in hopes of making some quick money. After doing time for selling art that turned out to be forged, Gabriel Caine (
James Woods) and his partner Fitz (
Oliver Platt) set their sights on a village called Diggstown; Fitz arrives first and takes several well-heeled locals in a high-stakes poker game, and then Gabriel follows to make a sporting proposition to John Gillon (
Bruce Dern), the city's wealthiest citizen. Gabriel tells Gillon he has a boxer that can beat any ten opponents Gillon can line up, in the same day. Gillon takes the challenge and places a big enough wager to make matters even more interesting, but now Gabriel has to convince Honey Ray Palmer (
Louis Gossett Jr.), a middle-aged former boxer who has been taken for a ride by Gabriel in the past, to go along with this scheme. In the meantime, Gabriel works out a deal with gangster Victor Corsini (
Orestes Matacena) to back his bets while romancing Emily (
Heather Graham), the sister of a large and ill-tempered fighter Gabriel met while behind bars.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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