
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
6.3|14 Jun, 2007|112 min
Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.
6.3|14 Jun, 2007|112 min
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Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Keywords
sports
boxing
Casts

Samuel L. Jackson
Champ

Josh Hartnett
Erik Kenman Jr.

Alan Alda
Ralph Metz

Teri Hatcher
Andrea Flak

Kathryn Morris
Joyce Kernan

Dakota Goyo
Teddy Kernan

Rachel Nichols
Polly

Nick Sandow
Marciano

Kristen Shaw
Kristen Shaw

David Paymer
Whitley

Harry Lennix
Bob Satterfield Jr.

Peter Coyote
Ike Epstein

Chris Ippolito
Jaws
J. Winston Carroll
Roselle
Suzanne Pringle
Woman with Kenny
Troy Amos-Ross
Young Champ

Rod Lurie
Toby Eagleburger
John Elway
John Elway

Jake LaMotta
Jake LaMotta (voice)
Jameson Trenholm
Runt

Ryan McDonald
Kenny
Crews

Rod Lurie
Director
Michael Bortman
Screenplay
Allison Burnett
Screenplay

Marc Frydman
Producer

Rod Lurie
Producer

Mike Medavoy
Producer

Bob Yari
Producer

Adam Kane
Director of Photography

Sarah Boyd
Editor
Candice Elzinga
Casting

Rhonda Fisekci
Casting
Kathleen Tomasik
Casting
Ken Rempel
Production Design

Wendy Partridge
Costume Design
Gail Kennedy
Makeup Department Head

Bill Ives
Art Direction
Paul Healy
Set Decoration
Nancy Joy McDonald
Script Supervisor
Larry Groupé
Original Music Composer
Chris Large
Still Photographer
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