The film, which is about a master con mans ultimate con, is itself a shallow hustle. After being released from a georgia prison, smoothtalking con man gabriel caine james woods teams up with his partner in crime, fitz oliver platt, and travels to remote diggstown. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Diggstown 1992 directed by michael ritchie genres comedy, crime, drama subgenres crime comedy, sports comedy release date aug 14, 1992 usa run time 100 min. Gabriel caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. Our 7,100 square foot facility was created just for dogs and provides a safe and entertaining indooroutdoor environment that will be your dogs home away from home. Diggstown also known as midnight sting sees con men james woods and oliver platt, along with the help of aging but willful boxer louis gossett jr. Honey roy palmer is that man although at 48, many say he is too old. This 1992 effort got knocked out at the box office, but certainly deserves another look on bluray its a winner. During ring sequences, gossett is bloated, stiff, out of shape and shows hardly any boxing skill. In this episode, trevor has kyle catch up on the 1992 boxinggambling flick, diggstown. If a current client refers you, they get a free day too. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Gallery of 7 movie poster and cover images for diggstown 1992.
Released 1992, diggstown stars james woods, louis gossett jr. The cutting edge 1992 was the more profitable and well received of the two films. The business man owns most of a boxingmad town called diggstown. The first minutes of diggstowns second season debut will leave you on the edge of your seat. A sub plot is thrown in about charles macum diggs the heavyweight champion that gave the town its name and who is now confined to a wheelchair. Diggstown is a canadian legal drama television series created by floyd kane. In talking about his great 1953 film pickup on south street, director sam fuller said that a pickpocket was more of an artist than a criminal, and that gets at the reason why we watch con movies like diggstown. Diggstown soundtrack from 1992, composed by james newton howard. Read the diggstown movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The blh movie club will chug on today with diggstown, a 1992 cult. Theres nothing fancy or particularly impressive about the way diggstown aka midnight sting is filmed, but it does feature some very talented actors having fun with a highly entertaining story. Watch diggstown full movie in hd visit movie 19143 gabriel caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with. The bet is that gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. This time he decides to hustle a professional georgia gambler by setting.
Diggstown ringers and diggstown usa were two working titles for the film. Its an ugly item, masquerading as good oldfashioned entertainment. While serving time for moving forged artwork, he meets up with a convict who tells him about a small town in georgia called diggstown, and about the super wealthy and crooked john gillon bruce dern. Diggstown 1992 after being released from a georgia prison, smoothtalking con man gabriel caine james woods teams up with his partner in crime, fitz oliver platt, and travels to remote. A con man baits a tanktown big shot with a gimmick bout. But, if you are a fan of the film or like boxingcon movies, pick it up. The cutting edge 1992 was the more profitable and well received of.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of diggstown with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. A sub plot is thrown in about charles macum diggs the heavyweight champion that gave the town. Episode 7 diggstown 1992 by catching up on cinema a. This 1992 effort got knocked out at the box office, but certainly deserves another. New listing 1992 press photo bruce dern diggstown actor film dfpg14005. Upon arriving, fitz and caine bet the wealthiest resident, former boxing manager john gillon bruce dern, that they know a guy who can beat diggstown s 10 best fighters in one day. Diggstown 1992 full movie download full hd youtube. Diggstown, also known as midnight sting, is a 1992 american sports comedydrama film. Financial analysis of diggstown 1992 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Released by varese sarabande in 1992 vsd 5379 containing music from diggstown 1992. For a man who must fight ten challengers within 24 hours, this spells cinematic disaster. The bet is that gabe can find a boxer that will knock out ten diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within twentyfour hours.
Thieves and cheats are the bane of society, but when they can do it with panache, thats a whole different story. Gabriel caine played by james woods is a conman just released from prison. Costarring john saxon and featuring the debut performance of jim kelly, as well as featuring cameos from jackie chan, sammo hung and yuen biao, enter the dragon is one of most. Diggstown, also known as midnight sting, is a 1992 american sports comedy film directed by michael ritchie, and stars james woods. James woods and bruce dern trying to outsleaze each other. Upon arriving, fitz and caine bet the wealthiest resident, former boxing manager john gillon bruce dern, that they know a guy who can beat diggstowns 10 best fighters in one day. It was all such great stuff and think it should get more credit then it gets as a heistcon movie. Rent diggstown 1992 starring james woods and heather graham on dvd and bluray. Palmer looks done for, but he gets new motivation after seeing diggs, who is sitting courtside, move his hand slightly which he interprets as a show of. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie. Diggstown trailer directed by michael ritchie and starring james woods, louis gossett jr. Nov, 2018 directed by robert clouse, the film is the last completed and most culturally significant film in the career of the chineseamerican martial arts icon, bruce lee.
Diggstown, the latest sweet science crowd pleaser with james woods and louis. The first canadian drama series to feature a black canadian woman as its lead character, 2 the series stars vinessa antoine as marcie diggs, a lawyer who leaves her highpowered corporate job to work for a legal aid clinic in dartmouth, nova scotia, after her aunt. Strictly for archive purposes for crossreference on accreditation. Diggstown film summary gabriel caine is a great conman who, after just being released from prison, organizes an operation in which a local town will be released from the clutches of john gillon bruce dern the citys wealthiest citizen. The film began shooting october 11, 1991, and was completed on december 20, 1991. Rent, buy or watch diggstown movie now family video. The first canadian drama series to feature a black canadian woman as its lead character, the series stars vinessa antoine as marcie diggs, a lawyer who leaves her highpowered corporate job to work for a legal aid clinic in dartmouth, nova scotia, after her aunt commits suicide the first season premiered on cbc. He has several highly anticipated independent film projects completed, including remember me 2019, the artists wife.
Diggstown 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As amazing race swells, a womans body is thrown through the air in a slowmotion dance that. In this lighthearted sports comedy, an exconvict is no sooner back on the streets than he is working on a brand new scam. Watch diggstown full movie in hd visit movie 19143 gabriel caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet wit. Jun 16, 2018 closing credits for diggstown from 1992. Diggstown, also known as midnight sting, is a 1992 american sports comedydrama film directed by michael ritchie, and stars james woods, louis gossett, jr.
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