Resurrecting the Champ
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Director and co-screenwriter (along with Chris Gerolmo, Allison Burnett, and Michael Bortman) Rod Lurie tells the uplifting tale of a sports writer who almost lost it all before stumbling into the story of a lifetime in this uplifting sports-themed drama starring Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson. Erik (Hartnett) is a Denver-based sports writer whose prose is dull and whose marriage is failing. Not only is Erik having a difficult time dealing with his stubborn editor Metz (Alan Alda) - who refuses to take the suffering scribe off of the boxing beat - but the pain of being separated from his young son has weighed heavier on Erik's conscience than he could have ever imagined. When Erik sees a local homeless man (Samuel L. Jackson) being violently assaulted by a gang of sadistic street toughs, he instinctively comes to the suffering man's rescue. As fate would have, Erik discovers that the nondescript homeless man is actually the former boxing champion Battling Bob Satterfield, whom many sports fans had assumed dead. Now driven to tell the story that may establish him as a successful sports writer, Erik gradually begins to make the transformation from ordinary man to extraordinary champion - largely by turning inward and by reexamining his relationship with his own son. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviCast
- Samuel L. Jackson - Battling Bob Satterfield
- Josh Hartnett - Erik Kernan
- Kathryn Morris - Joyce
- Alan Alda - Metz
- Teri Hatcher - Flak
Credit
Bill Ives - Art Director, Kathleen Tomasik - Casting, Candice Elzinga - Casting, Rhonda Fisekci - Casting, Kathleen Black - Casting, Murray Ord - Co-producer, Tom Cox - Co-producer, Jordy Randall - Co-producer, Wendy Partridge - Costume Designer, Rod Lurie - Director, Sarah Boyd - Editor, Frederick Zollo - Executive Producer, Arnie Messer - Executive Producer, Louis Philips - Executive Producer, Bradley J. Fischer - Executive Producer, James Spies - Line Producer, Larry Groupe - Composer (Music Score), Kevin J. Edelman - Musical Direction/Supervision, Ken Rempel - Production Designer, Adam Kane - Cinematographer, Bob Yari - Producer, Marc Frydman - Producer, Mike Medavoy - Producer, Rod Lurie - Producer, Arnie Messer - Producer, Kelly Coe - Special Effects, Michael Bortman - Screen Story, Allison Burnett - Screen Story, Michael Bortman - Screenwriter, Allison Burnett - Screenwriter, Chris Gerolmo - Screenwriter, Rod Lurie - Screenwriter, Trevor Jolly - Supervising Sound Editor, Paul Healy - Set Decorator, J.R. Moehringer - Short Story Author| Resurrected (1988 Film), Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2010 Film) | |
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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 |
| Box office | $3,242,427[1] |
Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American 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.[2] It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Alan Alda, among others. It was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[3] The film is set in Denver, Colorado. This film centers around the life and career of professional boxer Bob Satterfield.
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Box office
The film earned $3,172,573 in the United States and Canada. On a very limited release, it took $69,854 in the rest of the world.[4]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews, with a 59% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] One reviewer praised the newsroom scenes as "authentic" and noted that the film was above all "about fathers and sons, a male weepie" rather than being primarily focused on journalistic ethics or sports.[6]
Accuracy of film
In an article about the film Los Angeles Times reporter Dana Parsons has said that the film largely distorts the actual events. In the film the reporter, Kernan Jr. (who works for a major Denver paper), does not learn that Satterfield is an impersonator until after the article is published and then seriously considers ignoring this fact for the sake of his burgeoning career. In reality the actual reporter, J.R. Moehringer, did extensive research and discovered the boxer's true identity long before any article was ever published. Moehringer then changed the focus of the article to "describe how he'd been duped." [7] Parsons goes on to express irritation that the film depicted journalism in such a disparaging light.
Media releases
This movie was released on Region One DVD widescreen on April 8, 2008.[8] It has also been released in many other region formats.
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
- Justin S. Crowe as Reporter
- John Elway as himself
- Jake Plummer as himself
References
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=resurrectingthechamp.htm
- ^ J.R. Moehringer (1997-05-04). "RESURRECTING THE CHAMP". Los Angeles Times.com. http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:b39gi9wRM9gJ:articles.latimes.com/1997-05-04/magazine/tm-55180_1_bob-satterfield&cd=20&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416185/
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=resurrectingthechamp.htm
- ^ http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/resurrecting_the_champ/
- ^ "Review: Movie is a 'Champ' - CNN.com". CNN. 2007-08-24. http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/23/review.champ/. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Dana Parsons (2007-08-30). "Film resurrects champ but takes punch at journalism". Los Angeles Times.com. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/aug/30/local/me-parsons30. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Resurrecting-Champ-Teri-Hatcher/dp/B000YDMPC4
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External links
- Official Movie Site
- Resurrecting the Champ at the Internet Movie Database
- Resurrecting the Champ at Rotten Tomatoes
- Resurrecting the Champ at Box Office Mojo
- Resurrecting the Champ at the Movie Review Query Engine
- Resurrecting the Champ review at TheCinemaSource.com
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