Diggstown (1992)

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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… More 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, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: Michael Ritchie
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 14, 1992 Wide
On DVD: May 15, 2001
Studio: MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Clint Morris, Brag Magazine
Gossett reminds us why he's an Academy Award WInner - great flick!
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
More people should be fans of this movie.

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Cast

            James Woods as Gabriel Caine

            Louis Gossett Jr as Honey Ray Palmer

            Bruce Dern as John Gillon

            Oliver Platt as Fitz

            Heather Graham as Emily Forrester

            Randall "Tex" Cobb as Wolf Forrester

            Thomas Wilson Brown as Robby Gillon

            Duane Davis as Hambone Busby

            Willie Green as Hammerhead Hagan

            Orestes Matacena as Victor Corsini

            Jose Alcala as Boxing Kid

            Marshall Bell as Warden Bates

            Jeff Benson as Tank Miller

            Nelly Bly as Emily's Friend

            David Candreva as Coach

            Jim Caviezel as Billy Hargrove

            Frank Collison as Prison Guard

            John Walter Davis as Chet Willis

            Michael De Lorenzo as Paulo

            David Fresco as Fish

            Alex Garcia as Minoso Torres

            Cindi Gossett as Mary Palmer

            Larry Ham as Betting Guard

            Roger Hewlett as Sam Lester

            Victor Koliacos as Boxing Kid

            Michael McGrady as Frank Mangrum

            Rocky Pepeli as Buck Holland

            Jeremy Roberts as Sonny

            Kim Robillard as Sheriff Stennis

            John Short as Corney "Buster" Robbins

            Troy A. Smith as Betting Guard

            Laura Mae Tate as Marcy

            Raymond D. Turner as Slim Busby

            Benny Urquidez as Referee

            Wilhelm von Homburg as Charles Macum Diggs

            George D. Wallace as Bob Ferris

            Kenneth White as Ben Culver

            Richard Pagano
            
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Diggstown (1992)

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