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Actors: James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Oliver Platt and Heather Graham
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Diggstown |
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Gabriel Caine (Woods), a con man fresh out of jail, stops by a small city called Diggstown to catch a boxing match.
While at the bout, a local businessman talks him into making a bet that will be hard to accomplish.
That bet is Caine has to find a boxer who will have to knock out 10 Diggstown men in a boxing ring in a 24 hour period. 48-year-old former heavyweight contender “Honey” Roy Palmer (Gossett Jr.) is that man.
Considered too old to box by many, Palmer trains for the fights of his life. As the 10 fighter tournament starts, Honey and Caine learn the town has a few con moves of their own.
--Adam Tobias, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Diggstown |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of sports story:
- boxing
Sports story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
City:
- New Orleans
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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