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Honeyboy

Honeyboy

The media made him a star — now he's got to prove himself.

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Rico 'Honeyboy' Ramirez is a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx who finds fame and fortune as a middleweight boxer. But he soon learns that it's not all it's cracked up to be when he loses sight of his goals. He becomes romantically involved with his attractive publicist, and then he has to prove himself in the ring after learning that his biggest victory was rigged by his shady, mob-connected, promoters.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

17 October 1982

Country

United States of America

Cast

Erik Estrada

Erik Estrada

Rico "Honeyboy" Ramirez

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

Judy Wellman

James McEachin

James McEachin

Nate Walker

Robert Costanzo

Robert Costanzo

Tiger's Trainer

Yvonne Wilder

Yvonne Wilder

Hortensia Ramirez

Phillip R. Allen

Phillip R. Allen

Jimmy Bowford

Robert Alan Browne

Robert Alan Browne

Frank Ingalls

Jill Jaress

Jill Jaress

Arlene Ingalls

Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

Ring Announcer

Jem Echollas

Jem Echollas

Tiger Maddox

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Emilio Ramirez

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson

Himself

Fred Dennis

Fred Dennis

Amos White

Claudio Martínez

Claudio Martínez

Roberto

Lydia Nicole

Lydia Nicole

Soledad

Church Ortiz

Church Ortiz

Manolo

Carlos Lacámara

Carlos Lacámara

Pablo

Red McIlvaine

Red McIlvaine

Mallory

Frank Romano

Frank Romano

Official

Murray Westgate

Murray Westgate

Doctor

Ernest Snow

Ernest Snow

Timekeeper

Ron Flagge

Ron Flagge

Waiter

Carl Milinac

Carl Milinac

Bartender

Al Allen

Al Allen

Spectator

Jocko Marcellino

Jocko Marcellino

Stranger

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