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 | Larry Groupe Rod Lurie/Julianna Raye Kevin J. Edelman Andrew Gowan |
| Cinematography | Adam Kane |
| Editing by | Sarah Boyd |
| Distributed by | Yari Film Group |
| Release date(s) | August 24, 2007 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on the L.A. Times Magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Alan Alda, and Josh Hartnett, among others. It was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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[edit] Plot
When up-and-coming sports writer Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) saves a homeless man from a scrap with a group of rowdy college kids, he unwittingly finds himself face-to-face with no ordinary bum, but the one-time boxing great Bob Satterfield (Samuel L. Jackson). What begins as a story resurrecting a once-great man turns into an incredible journey, and an opportunity for Erik to reexamine his own life, his relationship with his young son (Dakota Goyo) and his recently separated wife (Kathryn Morris).
[edit] DVD
This movie was released on DVD widescreen. April 8, 2008.
[edit] Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Champ
- Josh Hartnett as Erik Kernan
- Kathryn Morris as Joyce Kernan
- Dakota Goyo as Teddy Kernan
- Alan Alda as Ralph Metz
- Rachel Nichols as Polly
- Teri Hatcher as Andrea Flak
- Kristen Shaw as Perlmutter
- Nick Sandow as Rocky
- David Paymer as Whitley
- Harry J. Lennix as Robert "Bob" Satterfield Jr.
- Peter Coyote as Ike Epstein
- Ryan McDonald as Kenny
- Chris Ippolito as Jaws
- John Elway as himself
- Jake Plummer as himself
