Diggstown

Diggstown

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1992-08-14
Duration:98 min
Director:Michael Ritchie
Actors:James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Oliver Platt, Heather Graham, Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. Roy 'Honey' Palmer is that man that, at 48, many say he is too old.

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