Resurrecting the Champ
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Resurrecting the Champ | |
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Directed by | Rod Lurie |
Produced by | Bob Yari |
Written by | Michael Bortman Allison Burnett |
Starring | Samuel L. Jackson Josh Hartnett Teri Hatcher Kathryn Morris Alan Alda |
Music by | Kevin J. Edelman Andrew Gowan |
Cinematography | Adam Kane |
Editing by | Sarah Boyd |
Distributed by | Aurum Producciones S.A. Blue Sky Media |
Release date(s) | TBA 2007 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett. It stars Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett, among others. It was filming in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
[edit] Plot
Erik, an up-and-coming sports reporter, rescues a homeless man only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. Erik sees an opportunity to resurrect the Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success.
[edit] Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson...The Champ
- Josh Hartnett...Erik
- Kathryn Morris...Joyce
- Dakota Goyo...Teddy
- Alan Alda...Metz
- Rachel Nichols...Polly
- Nick Sandow...Marciana
- David Paymer...Whitley
- Ryan McDonald...Kenny
- Harry J. Lennix...Satterfield Jr.
- Peter Coyote...Epstein
- Teri Hatcher...Flak
- John Elway...Himself
- Chris Ippolito...Jaws
- Stephen Strachan...Tilman
- Eugene Clark...Washburn
- Peter Skagen...Dunkin
- Lori Ravensborg...Reporter #1
- J. Winston Carroll ...Rosen
- Caitlynne Medrek...Amber
- Larry Austin...Crony
- Chris Kelly...Police Officer #1
- Terrance Morris...Hood
- Hannah Stewart...Jenny
- Kristen Shaw...Perlmutter
- Jesse Lipscombe...McCracken
- David Trimble...Champ (Young)
- Hugh Delaney...Announcer
- Suzanne Pringle...Woman with Kenny
- Ron Carothers...Champs Cornerman