Body And Soul (Full Frame)

VHS, R, MGM

Sometimes when a fighter laces up his gloves, steps into the ring and answers the bell, he doesn't know who his toughest opponent will be - the other boxer...or the corrupt system. Starring former World Welterweight Champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini along with a strong supporting cast that includes Oscar- Winner Rod Steiger ("Mars Attacks") and Golden Globe nominees Jennifer Beals ("Devil In A Blue Dress") and Joe Mantegna ("Searching For Bobby Fischer"), "Body and Soul" packs a mighty punch! Small-town boxing sensation Charlie Davis (Mancini) is known in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania as the "boy who would be king." But Charlie wants more than a kingdom...he wants the world...the welterweight championship of the world to be exact. Together with his best friend and manager (Michael Chiklis, "The Commish"), Charlie heads for the title fight in Reno. His mind is set, his body's honed, and he's ready for anything the competition can throw at him...but the one thing Charlie's not prepared for is the devastating blow he's about to receive from the boxing association itself! Featuring powerful performances and incredible "KO footage [that leaves other films] hard-pressed to duplicate the boxing action" (Variety), "Body And Soul" is hard hitting entertainment that really delivers!.