Honeyboy

Honeyboy

Honeyboy

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Honeyboy

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

1982

1h 40m

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Overview

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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25 members

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Erik Estrada

Rico "Honeyboy" Ramirez

Erik Estrada

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Morgan Fairchild

Judy Wellman

Morgan Fairchild

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James McEachin

Nate Walker

James McEachin

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Robert Costanzo

Tiger's Trainer

Robert Costanzo

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Yvonne Wilder

Hortensia Ramirez

Yvonne Wilder

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Phillip R. Allen

Jimmy Bowford

Phillip R. Allen

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Robert Alan Browne

Frank Ingalls

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Jill Jaress

Arlene Ingalls

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Bill Baldwin

Ring Announcer

Bill Baldwin

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Jem Echollas

Tiger Maddox

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Héctor Elizondo

Emilio Ramirez

Héctor Elizondo

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Sugar Ray Robinson

Himself

Sugar Ray Robinson

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Fred Dennis

Amos White

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Claudio Martínez

Roberto

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Lydia Nicole

Soledad

Lydia Nicole

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Church Ortiz

Manolo

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Carlos Lacámara

Pablo

Carlos Lacámara

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Red McIlvaine

Mallory

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Frank Romano

Official

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Murray Westgate

Doctor

Murray Westgate

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Ernest Snow

Timekeeper

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Ron Flagge

Waiter

Ron Flagge

Crew

Carl Milinac

Bartender

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Al Allen

Spectator

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Jocko Marcellino

Stranger

Jocko Marcellino

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