Fighting

Year:

2009

Duration:

105 min

Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport

IMDB rate:

5.5

Director:

Dito Montiel

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-04-24

Filming Locations: DeKalb Av/Washington Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $11,024,370 (USA) (26 April 2009)

Gross: $23,036,320 (USA) (7 June 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Channing Tatum

Shawn MacArthur

Terrence Howard

Harvey Boarden

Zulay Henao

Zulay Velez

Michael Rivera

Ajax

Flaco Navaja

Ray Ray

Peter Anthony Tambakis

Z (as Peter Tambakis)

Luis Guzmán

Martinez

Anthony DeSando

Christopher Anthony

Roger Guenveur Smith

Jack Dancing

Brian White

Evan Hailey

Ivan Martin

Stockbroker Jerry

Danny Mastrogiorgio

Trader Jim

Altagracia Guzman

Alba Guzmán

Gabrielle Pelucco

Lila

Angelic Zambrana

Kimo's Girl

Dante Nero

Kimo

Jim Coope

Roommate Sal

Melody Herman

Fine Claudette

Doug Yasuda

Jun Seoul

Cung Le

Dragon Le

Rich Pecci

Loud Club Wanna Be

Nina Poon

Questionable Asian

David John Bernardo

Strong Pete

Manuel Cabral

Screaming Man

Christopher Swift

Father

Elias Swift

Son

John Cenatiempo

Big Construction Worker

Steven Randazzo

Toll Booth Clerk

Kimelisa Chomba Dunn

Crazy Mary

Jovan U. Hernandez

Little Boy

Ilia Jessica Castro

Flawless Woman #1 (as Jessica Castro)

Michelle Gottschalk

Flawless Woman #2

Christina Llano

Flawless Woman #3

Michael Early

Mr. Wilson

Louis Vanaria

Driver Charles

Fernando Limonta

Cooler Kid

Aram Lumley

Sleepy

Manuel Molina

Mannie / Giovanni

Clem Cheung

Korean Grocer

Laila Liliana Garro

Fine Russian Girl #1 (as Julia Garro)

Misha Hasiuk

Fine Russian Girl #2

Yuri Foreman

Russian Fighter Yuri

Peter Mele

Doorman Renee

Kelvin Coffey

Local

Jermel Wilson

Man in a Cowhide Suit

Ksyn Cason

Fine Woman Shevonne (as Tamesha 'Ksyn' Cason)

Berto Colon

Expensive Suit Man

Eleonore Hendricks

Waitress Riley

Marilyn Raphael

Old Woman

Ann McGowan

Woman Outside (Protestor)

Joel Nagle

Binghampton #1

Richard DeDomenico

Sydney

Fredric Ross-Wilmoth

Greek Diner Owner

Mahindra Persaud

Doorman

Chad Thompson

Business / Suitcase Guy

André Tavarez

Thief #1

Antonio Gonzalez

Thief #2

Ibn Dixon

Thief #3

James Caver

Pink Bunny Man

Boris Talis

Announcer

Janet Paparazzo

Old Religious Woman

William Cote

Irate Customer (as Will Cote Kruschwitz)

Leonard Hollinger

Text Message Man

Keith Greaves

The Three Drummers

Robert Humphrey

The Three Drummers

Shayshahn MacPherson

The Three Drummers

James P. Anderson

Russian Highroller (uncredited)

David Barroso

Yuri's Russian Friend (uncredited)

Judy Beil

Business Woman (uncredited)

Raymond Michael Bell

Club Member (uncredited)

Kevin Cannon

Street Hood (uncredited)

Bill Chemerka

Street Vendor Customer (uncredited)

Gary Cherkassky

Russian Mobster (uncredited)

Youri Cho

Arcade Girl (uncredited)

Stephanie Cieplinski

Subway Girl (uncredited)

Marmee Cosico

Extra (uncredited)

Rafael Francisco

Fighter (uncredited)

Jet Harp

Gang Member (uncredited)

Michael Jeremiah

Latino Biker (uncredited)

Evan Lewis

Fight Guest (uncredited)

Jeanette Lutz

Russian Girl (uncredited)

Karen Nazarov

Russian Girl (uncredited)

Xavier Rafael

Fight Attendee (uncredited)

Vincent James Russo

Club Patron (uncredited)

D. Justyn Ryan

Russian Gangster / Wall Street Banker / Fight Scenes (uncredited)

Harry L. Seddon

Sandwich Board Man (uncredited)

Josie Marie Smith

Tough Girl (uncredited)

Paul Thornton

Upscale Businessman (uncredited)

Yuri Votyakov

Coach (uncredited)

Norman Wakefield

Evan's Crew Member #1 (uncredited)

Dolores Winn

Street Vendor (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In this film, Channing Tatum's character states he is from Birmingham, Alabama and Terrence Howard's character states he is from Chicago, IL. In real life, Tatum was born in Cullman, Alabama and Howard was born in Chicago, IL.

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The character Zulay Velez grandmother pronounces her name slightly differently than the rest of the cast at the suggestion of writer Kevin Misher. Misher thought it would indicate a closer relationship between Zulay and her grandmother as family/friends often have pet names for each other.

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Channing Tatum broke his nose during one of the fight scenes.

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Goofs

In the scene where Shawn goes into the diner to get his money back from Harvey, the boom mic is visible at the top of the screen.

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The bundles of cash used in the movie are badly made props. They were printed with black ink on thick white papers.

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In the last fight of the film Shawn rams Evan into a wall, which caves in from the impact. When Evan pushes back, Shawn reaches out for something to grab and accidentally pulls down the "crumbled" section of wall (actually a thin sheet that had been placed over the real one), exposing it as a special effects prop.

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Quotes

Shawn MacArthur: Where are we going?

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Jack Dancing: In the words of the late, great, Marvin Gaye. Let's... Get... It... On!

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Shawn MacArthur: So... What they got rules, or?

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Faq

Q

Is "Fighting" based on a book?

A

No. Fighting is based on a screenplay written by screenwriter Robert Munic and director Dito Montiel.

Q

Why did Shawn get so mad at Harvey and Zulay?

A

Shawn was mad at Harvey and Zulay because they lied to him. Zulay had lied to Shawn when she said she didn't know the men in the club when she did. She had placed bets for Harvey and most likely indulged herself in this society. Harvey lied to Shawn when he said he didn't know Zulay when Shawn described her to him. When Shawn saw Harvey and her together he was probably thinking they had some kind of relationship and that Harvey was the father of Zulay's daughter.

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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