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A Balasaur Score of 41 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 11%, Metacritic 32/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,446 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime.
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes11%
Metacritic32/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
178 audience votes
Key crew
- Ron SheltonDirector
- Ron SheltonWriter
- Alex WurmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Antonio BanderasCesar Dominguez
- Woody HarrelsonVince Boudreau
- Lolita DavidovichGrace Pasic
- Tom SizemoreJoe Domino
- Lucy LiuLia
- Robert WagnerHank Goody
- Richard MasurArtie
- Willie GarsonCappie Caplan
- Cylk CozartRudy
- Jack CarterDante Solomon
- Aida TurturroMad Greek Waitress
- Dana LeeMan with Ferrari
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Themes
sportsboxing