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Do you know the difference between a hustler and a good con-man? Diggstown (also known as Midnight Sting) is directed by Michael Ritchie and stars James Woods, Louis Gossett Junior, Bruce Dern, Heather Graham, Oliver Platt, a pre-fame James Caviezel and Randall "Tex" Cobb. The…
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Diggstown
“Where the pros meet the cons.”
63%
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1h 38m
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Diggstown (1992) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Diggstown (1992) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Drama with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Diggstown 63% (128 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1992-08-14
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 19143
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James Woods
Gabriel Caine
Louis Gossett Jr.
"Honey" Roy Palmer
Oliver Platt
Fitz
Heather Graham
Emily Forrester
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Wolf Forrester
Thomas Wilson Brown
Robby Gillon
Bruce Dern
John Gillon
Marshall Bell
Warden Bates
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Duane Davis
Hambone Busby
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Willie Green
Hammerhead Hagan
Orestes Matacena
Victor Corsini
Kim Robillard
Sheriff Stennis
John Short
Corny 'Buster' Robbins
Michael McGrady
Frank Mangrum
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Roger Hewlett
Sam Lester
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Rocky Pepeli
Buck Holland
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Jeff Benson
Tank Miller
Jim Caviezel
Billy Hargrove
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Do you know the difference between a hustler and a good con-man? Diggstown (also known as Midnight Sting) is directed by Michael Ritchie and stars James Woods, Louis Gossett Junior, Bruce Dern, Heather Graham, Oliver Platt, a pre-fame James Caviezel and Randall "Tex" Cobb. The plot sees Woods as con-man Gabriel Caine, recently out of prison he and his cohort Fitz (Platt), set up a boxing "sting" in Diggstown, a hickville place out in Olivair County that is run by egomaniac John Gillon (Dern). The set-up entails Caine's old friend Honey Roy Palmer (Gossett Jr) having to fight, and beat, 10 Diggstown men in one day. As the money goes down and secrets come out, corruption and violence is never far away. Midnight Sting was one of those film's that came to my attention in the early hours of one morning. I couldn't sleep and turned the TV on out of pure frustration at a lack of sleep. What I didn't know at that time of irksome sleepy annoyance was that I would fall in love with a movie, a love that lasts to this very day. The TV announcer said the name of the movie and that it stars James Woods. Since Woods is always value for money I thought I would give it a go, for the next 98 minutes I laughed out loud, I cringed at some sad moments and I punched the air on more than one occasion. It quickly became one of my favourite movies of all time. On the surface it looks a very simple tale, but it has so much more to offer outside of the excellent fight sequences and some belting one liners. Based on Leonard Wise's novel "The Diggstown Ringers", the film deals in loyalties, friendships, greed, power, corruption and lies - not to mention small town mentality being under the microscope. It's impeccably acted as well, with the Woods and Gossett play off one of the most engaging duets of the 1990s. The twists within, and there are some corkers, really crown what was already a smart and witty script. It was a film that went largely unnoticed upon its release, and even now in this age of rampant internet usage it appears to still be under seen or sadly forgotten. It of course will not become a personal favourite of all newcomers to it, but just maybe one day if you can't sleep or you are stuck for a rental then you should give it a chance. Because it deserves a chance to at least try to welcome you into its fan club. I love it, you know that by now, and there's a chance that you will too. Punch the air brilliant. 10/10
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