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Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Language
Budget$25,000,000
Revenue $129,190,869
English
Budget$25,000,000
Revenue $129,190,869
Keywords
sports
irish-american
boxer
biography
family business
dysfunctional family
family conflict
hometown
boxing trainer
crack addict
lowell massachusetts
jumping rope
shadow boxing
boxing
boxer hero
professional athlete
black sheep
devoted girlfriend
local hero
Casts
Mark Wahlberg
Micky Ward
Christian Bale
Dicky Eklund
Amy Adams
Charlene Fleming
Melissa Leo
Alice Ward
Mickey O'Keefe
Mickey O'Keefe
Jack McGee
George Ward
Melissa McMeekin
"Little Alice" Eklund
Bianca Hunter
Cathy "Pork" Eklund
Erica McDermott
Cindy "Tar" Eklund
Jill Quigg
Donna Eklund Jaynes
Dendrie Taylor
Gail "Red Dog" Eklund
Kate B. O'Brien
Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund
Jenna Lamia
Sherri Ward
Frank Renzulli
Sal Lanano
Paul Campbell
Gary "Boo Boo" Giuffrida
Caitlin Dwyer
Kasie Ward
Chanty Sok
Karen
Ted Arcidi
Lou Gold
Ross Bickell
Mike Toma
Sean Malone
Wolfie
José Antonio Rivera
Gilberto Brown aka Jose
Richard Farrell
HBO Cameraman #1
Matthew Muzio
HBO Cameraman #2
Steven Barkhimer
HBO Producer
Art Ramalho
Art Ramalho
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard
Jackson Nicoll
Little Dicky
Alison Folland
Laurie Carroll
Sean Patrick Doherty
Jimmy (Laurie's Husband)
Sue Costello
Becky
Thomas Benton
Businessman
Ray Greenhalge
Ray Ramalho
Tino Kimly
Pran
Epifanio Melendez
Carlos Garcia
Jeremiah Kissel
Bald Businessman
Sean Eklund
Man in Diner
Roeun Chea
Chan
Brian Nguyen
Brian
Rikki Kleiman
Court Clerk
Michael Dell'Orto
WBU Commissioner
Paul Locke
Reporter #1
Kim Carrell
Reporter #2
Colin Hamell
John Hyland
Dale Place
Referee Micky Vann
Eddie Lee Anderson
Referee Joe Cortez
Joe Lupino
Referee Mitch Halpern
Bonnie Aarons
Crackhead Bonnie
Walter Driscoll
Court Officer
Matt Russell
Photo Guy On Street
A. Joseph Denucci
Man on Street #1
Dicky Eklund
Man on Street #2
George Michael Ward
Man on Street #3
Dicky Eklund Jr.
Man on Street #4
Jack Greenhalge
Man on Street #5
Kevin Paige
Man on Street #6
David A. Ramalho Sr.
Trainer
Ziad Akl
Inmate
Simon Hamlin
Movie Patron
Gerald Greenhalge
Uncle Jerry
Matthew Russell
Running Kid #1
Tommy Eklund
Running Kid #2
Rita Mercier
Woman on Street #1
Deborah Bolanger
Woman on Street #2
Kerry Moore
Woman on Street #3
Philip Dorn Hebert
Micky's Cutman
Raul Vera
Sanchez Trainer
Jack Lally
Neary Trainer
Carlos L. Smith
Sugar Ray Leonard Bodyguard
Lee Wesley
Fight Spectator #1
Hugh Long
Fight Spectator #2
Catherine Lynn Stone
Fan
Eric Weinstein
Micky's Friend
Bo Cleary
Cop
Anthony Molinari
Neary
Peter Cunningham
Mike "Machine Gun" Mungin
Miguel Espino
Alfonso Sanchez
Anthony "Ace" Thomas
Castillo
Brian Christensen
Drunk Guy
Jen Weissenberg
Drunk Girl
Michael Buffer
Fight Announcer
Larry Merchant
Fight Announcer
Jim Lampley
Fight Announcer
Emanuel Steward
Fight Announcer
Roy Jones Jr.
Fight Announcer
George Foreman
Fight Announcer
Don Dunphy
Fight Announcer
James Donnelly
Donut Shop Patron (uncredited)
Al Conti
Larry Merchant (uncredited)
Crews
David O. Russell
Director
Scott Silver
Screenplay
Paul Tamasy
Screenplay
Eric Johnson
Screenplay
Paul Tamasy
Story
Eric Johnson
Story
Keith Dorrington
Story
Darren Aronofsky
Executive Producer
Dorothy Aufiero
Producer
Keith Dorrington
Executive Producer
David Hoberman
Producer
Eric Johnson
Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh
Producer
Todd Lieberman
Producer
Paul Tamasy
Producer
Tucker Tooley
Executive Producer
Leslie Varrelman
Executive Producer
Mark Wahlberg
Producer
Hoyte van Hoytema
Director of Photography
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Michael Brook
Original Music Composer
Pamela Martin
Editor
Paul E. Short
Utility Stunts
Judy Becker
Production Design
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Mark Bridges
Costume Design
Gene Serdena
Set Decoration
Laura Ballinger
Art Direction
Karen Golden
Script Supervisor
Hugo Dominguez
Visual Effects
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Ken Halsband
Co-Producer
Jeff G. Waxman
Co-Producer
Kristen Barry
Hairstylist
Rob Fitz
Makeup Artist
Ken Halsband
Executive In Charge Of Production
Mark Kamine
Unit Production Manager
Christopher Kulikowski
Post Production Supervisor
Haley Sweet
Production Supervisor
Andrew Troy
Post-Production Manager
Michele Ziegler
Assistant Director
Donald Frazee
Special Effects Coordinator
Brian Ricci
Special Effects
Ben Bornstein
Prosthetic Supervisor
Ray Siegle
Stunt Coordinator
Cameron Crowe
Thanks
Susan Jacobs
Thanks
Brad Weston
Thanks
Odin Benitez
Sound Designer
Brian Courchine
Boom Operator
Tim Carras
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joshua D. Comen
Visual Effects Producer
Geoffrey Haley
Steadicam Operator
Woody Bell
Grip
Lizzy Calhoun
Assistant Editor
Lee Wimer
Color Timer
Eric Weinstein
Actor's Assistant
Anthony Molinari
Stunts
Brian Christensen
Stunts
Jen Weissenberg
Stunts
Cara Giallanza
Assistant Director
Elizabeth Cecchini
Hairstylist
Anton Gold
Production Sound Mixer
Donald Mowat
Makeup Department Head
Ben Hernandez Bray
Fight Choreographer
Geoffrey Haley
"A" Camera Operator
Robert Alonzo
Stunts
Andrew Rowlands
"A" Camera Operator
Lenny Manzo
Rigging Grip
Backdrops & Posters
