Playing for Keeps (1986): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Playing for Keeps is a 1986 comedy directed by Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein, starring Daniel Jordano as Danny, Marisa Tomei and Kim Hauser. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes and earned $2.7 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Directors
- Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Miramax
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Playing for Keeps About?
The premise of Playing for Keeps without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An ambitious trio of inner‑city high‑school graduates aim to turn a rundown country hotel into a rock‑and‑roll resort with live music around the clock. They confront skeptical townsfolk, shady businessmen and a tax collector, all determined to halt their plans. Undeterred, the three friends fight on, armed with determination and a song.
Playing for Keeps Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- traveling salesman
- xenophobia
- bully
- reference to christopher columbus
- entreprenuership
- bank loan
- intolerance
- land developer
- reference to michael jackson
- reference to billy idol
- small town mentality
- city slicker
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- reference to mtv
- diner
- bullying
- derelict house
- love interest
- flirting
- corporate conspiracy
- skinny dipping
- brief topless female nudity
- date on a lake
- young adult
- pop soundtrack
- caretaker
- derelict hotel
- bandage over eye
- small town corruption
- manipulator
- disillusioned
- blue collar
- twin towers
- stockholder
- graduation day
- renovation
- strict father
- small town prejudice
- prejudice
- female bank teller
- new yorker
- montage
- corrupt sheriff
- incarceration
- police abuse
- blackmail
- ditch digging
- corrupt mayor
- past coming back to haunt
- older brother younger sister relationship
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
Playing for Keeps Cast & Characters
Daniel Jordano leads the cast as Danny, with Marisa Tomei as Tracy and Kim Hauser as Marie. Directed by Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Harvey Weinstein
- Co-director Bob Weinstein
- Daniel Jordano as Danny
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Marisa Tomei as Tracy - Kim Hauser as Marie
- Leon W. Grant as Silk
Also Starring in Playing for Keeps
· 7 more- Matthew Penn Spikes
- Lenore Pemberton Dancer - Spikes' Fantasy
- Jimmy Baio Steinberg
- Robert Milli Cromwell
- Harold Gould Rockerfeller
- John Randolph Jones Sheriff Billy Sullivan
- Mary B. Ward Chloe
Playing for Keeps Plot Summary
What happens in Playing for Keeps from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
18-year-old Danny d’Angelo, an alumnus of Benjamin Franklin High School in New York City, shares a small apartment with his mother Tracy and a charitable sister Marie. One July day they learn they have inherited the long-closed Hotel Majestic in Bethany, Pennsylvania, along with a debt of $8,000 in unpaid taxes (equal to about $22,948 today). The property had belonged to Danny’s great-aunt Theresa, who died before she could settle the bill. What they don’t know is that a firm called Pritchard Chemicals plans to buy the site to push a Fox River project and turn it into a chemical waste dump.
Full summary
The whole story of Playing for Keeps, scene by scene
Playing for Keeps Box Office
Playing for Keeps grossed $2.7 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$2.7M
- US & Canada
- $2.7M
How Well Do You Know Playing for Keeps?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is the name of the 18‑year‑old protagonist who inherits the Hotel Majestic?
Playing for Keeps Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “高卒物語” and “Sólo para muchachos”.
- Also known as
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- 高卒物語
- Sólo para muchachos
- Η τρελή συμμορία
- Kovan päivän ilta
- Hotel nastolatków
- El caliente otoño del 86
- Loucuras Arriscadas
- Rock Hotel Majestic
- 틴에이지 호텔
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Playing for Keeps FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Playing for Keeps, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Playing for Keeps?
Playing for Keeps runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Playing for Keeps released?
Playing for Keeps was released on October 3, 1986.
Who directed Playing for Keeps?
Playing for Keeps was directed by Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein.
More films by Harvey Weinstein Who is in the cast of Playing for Keeps?
Playing for Keeps stars Daniel Jordano as Danny, Marisa Tomei as Tracy and Kim Hauser as Marie, among 11 credited actors.
How much did Playing for Keeps make at the box office?
Playing for Keeps grossed $2.7 million worldwide.
Does Playing for Keeps have a post-credit scene?
No. Playing for Keeps has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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