Diggstown (1992)

Regisseur:

Michael Ritchie

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Leonard Wise (novel)
Steven McKay (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

14. August 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sportfilm

Werbezeile:

Where the pros meet the cons.

Plot:

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. The business...

Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Con Trick | Revenge | Southern U.S. | Based On Novel

Nutzerkommentare:

the con is on...

Besetzung

James Woods	...	Gabriel Caine
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	'Honey' Roy Palmer
Bruce Dern	...	John Gillon
Oliver Platt	...	Fitz
Heather Graham	...	Emily Forrester
Randall 'Tex' Cobb	...	Wolf Forrester
Thomas Wilson Brown	...	Robby Gillon
Duane Davis	...	Hambone Busby
David Fresco	...	Fish
Willie Green	...	Hammerhead Hagan
Orestes Matacena	...	Victor Corsini
Kim Robillard	...	Sheriff Stennis
John Short	...	Corny 'Buster' Robbins
Michael McGrady	...	Frank Mangrum
Roger Hewlett	...	Sam Lester

Alternativ:

Midnight Sting
Ihr größter Coup (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]
Superfaust, Die (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Länge:

98 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (DeLuxe)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #31768) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG

Drehorte:

Deer Lodge, Montana, USA

Dies und das:

There's a deleted scene that appears only in the theatrical trailer on the DVD. Roy looks to Caine before fighting Hammmerhead Hagen and says, "He seems awful mad... did you tell him he was black?"

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The roof on Gabriel's Mercedes changes from a hard-top to a soft-top (white to black) and back again during the trip to the train station

Dialogzitate:

John Gillon: We gonna go kill something now.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt The Sting (1973)

Soundtrack:

Home Is Where the Heart Is

the con is on...

Tremendously overlooked conjob flick concerning Woods and co. trying to mastermind a huge payday over a smalltown giant. Jimmy gets out of the pokey and heads to the title town, which is lorded over by Dern. A bet is made that Woods boxer, played by Gossett, can wipe out ten men in one night. What ensues is a ton of double-crossing, trickery, and surprises right up until the final moment, which is a doozy. Terrific performances by all (Woods as always is a dynamo), as the comedy and suspense are mixed perfectly. Film wasn't given much of a chance, as most movies get about 2,000 screens, this one only found its way to a little over 700, which would explain its anonymity. But if you find it you should get hooked like us cult fans who had the chance to go along for the great ride.