Diggstown |  | Director: Michael Ritchie
Actors: James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt, Heather Graham
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 21121
Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D907990D
ISBN: 0792843320
UPC: 027616799029
EAN: 9780792843320
ASIN: B000035P5A
Theatrical Release Date: August 14, 1992
Release Date: January 18, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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For some reason, James Woods seldom does straight comedies, but this 1992 film comes close. Playing Gabriel Caine, a con man fresh out of jail, Woods teams up with aging prizefighter "Honey" Roy Palmer (Louis Gossett Jr.) to run a scam on the boss of Diggstown, John Gillon (Bruce Dern). The bet: that "Honey" Roy can defeat any 10 boxers that Gillon throws at him in 24 hours. A combination of scams and double-crosses ensues, in which Woods, at his motor-mouth best, spars wonderfully (verbally, of course) with both Dern and Gossett. Working with director Michael Ritchie, who thrives in a milieu that involves competition, Woods has fun in an underrated comedy-thriller. It's more The Sting than Raging Bull, and thankfully so. --Marshall Fine
Description
The con is on and so are the laughs in this two-fisted comedy packed with surprises and "rock 'em sock 'em action" (David Sheehan, KNBC). James Woods and Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* Louis Gossett, Jr. are a potent one-two punch as a pair of mismatched partners in for the scam of their lives in a "movie that's hard to resist" (Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune). For con artist Gabriel Caine (Woods), Diggstown is the promised land, legendary for its high-stakes boxing matches that attract high rollers from miles around. Gabe, recognizing a golden opportunity, bets the town's powerful boss (Bruce Dern) that his fighter will defeat ten opponents in 24 hours. It's far from a sure thing, though, since Gabe's fighter is "Honey" Roy Palmer (Gossett, Jr.), a cranky, over-the-hill 48-year-old who has just come out of retirement. But Roy comes out swinging, pulverizing one contender after another, leading to a final exciting bout that may decide the ownership of the town itself! *1982: Supporting Actor, An Officer and a Gentleman
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 AKA Midnight Sting September 3, 2009
A. McClelland
I love this movie and am so glad I finally found a copy to buy. They call this movie Midnight Sting in Australia and had told me that they no longer made the movie so it would be impossible to find... then I found it years later on Amazon! :) Thanks
 Diggstown February 10, 2009
Bret H. Hess (Massillon, OH)
Arrived promptly. Has a slow start but pay attention. Has one of the best endings ever.
DVD viewing June 30, 2008
eep (T-OK)
This was a gift for my husband. He had looked at all the stores and couldn't find it. Amazon always has what I'm looking for in DVDS. My husband has enjoyed this movie very much. For all you James Woods fans I would recommend this DVD highly!!!
Diggstown delivers a Knockout! February 10, 2008
Bowie V. Ibarra (In the great republic of Texas)
Probably one of the greatest con artist movies in the history of film, Diggstown delivers a knockout in entertainment and suprises.
James Woods plays an outstanding professional con man opposite a sinister and intelligent Bruce Dern. Dern is so elegantly evil in a wise southern gentleman way and provides a master class in "evil leader". Oliver Platt does an outstanding job in the opening bar scene, where the mammoth con begins, and is very humourous througout. And Gossett plays his usual calm common man tough guy that has made him a staple in cinema for years.
The ending is breathtaking!
Cinemaphiles will love how the story is told. Boxing and MMA fans will love the fights. If you've seen it once, you need to see it again. If you haven't seen it, get it now. The movie delivers!
 "Rockford Files" Meets "Dukes of Hazzard" October 9, 2007
Only-A-Child
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although its genre is "comedy", you will be hard pressed to find many laughs in "Diggstown" (1992). The fights scenes won't make you forget "Raging Bull" but they are nicely staged and relatively entertaining.
The film is really just a long episode of "The Rockford Files", without James Garner. Rockford regulars James Woods and Louis Gossett Jr. have the two biggest parts as they run a Rockford- style con on Bruce Dern-who plays a slim version of Boss Hogg.
Woods bets Dern that his aging fighter (Gossett) can defeat ten opponents in 24 hours. Heather Graham fans should not expect much, she looks great but her part is very small and seems tacked onto the story as an excuse to get her name associated with the film. Oliver Platt ("Ready to Rumble") and Gossett give the strongest performances.
Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
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