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Real Steel

Year:

2011

Duration:

127 min

Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Sport

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Shawn Levy

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-10-07

Filming Locations: Yankee Air Museum

Earnings

Budget: $110,000,000

Opening Weekend: $27,319,677 (USA) (9 October 2011)

Gross: $85,463,309 (USA) (12 February 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Hugh Jackman

Charlie Kenton

Dakota Goyo

Max Kenton

Evangeline Lilly

Bailey Tallet

Anthony Mackie

Finn

Kevin Durand

Ricky

Hope Davis

Aunt Debra

James Rebhorn

Marvin

Karl Yune

Tak Mashido

Olga Fonda

Farra Lemkova

John Gatins

Kingpin

Sophie Levy

Big Sister

Tess Levy

Little Sister

Charlie Levy

Littlest Sister

Gregory Sims

Bill Panner

Torey Adkins

Large Texan Man

Tom Carlson

San Leandro Gentleman #1

John Hawkinson

San Leandro Gentleman #2

David Alan Basche

ESPN Boxing Commentator

Phil LaMarr

ESPN Boxing Commentator

David Herbst

Starblaze Arena Reporter

Julian Gant

Starblaze Arena Reporter

Ken Alter

Virgin America Spectrum Ring Announcer

Leilani Barrett

Virgin America Spectrum Ref

Eric Gutman

WRB Promoter

Nicholas Yu

Twin Cities Corner Tech

D.B. Dickerson

Twin Cities Controller

Peter Carey

Bing Arena Announcer

Dan Lemieux

Bing Arena Ref

Richard Goteri

Older Gentleman (as Rich Goteri)

Tim Holmes

Blacktop Controller

Ricky Wayne

Underground Promoter (as Ricky Wayne Robinson Jr.)

Taris Tyler

Robot Promoter

Kevin Dorman

Atom Performance Capture

John Manfredi

Sergei Lemkova

Wendy Aaron

Robot Handler /

Rachael Adams

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Mike Ancrile

Fight Fan

Lamar Babi

Russian / Boxing Fan (uncredited)

Apollo Bacala

Paparazzi (uncredited)

Leah Barkoff

Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)

Joshua Ray Bell

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Christina M. Bender

Fight Fan

Clark Birchmeier

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Don Boerst

VIP Fight Fan (uncredited)

Mark Bonto

Funny Security Guard (uncredited)

Zachary Borromeo

Fair Goer (uncredited)

Ben Bray

Ricky's Henchman (uncredited)

Wayne Brinston

Fight Fan

Wayne E. Brown

Upscale Boxing Fan (uncredited)

Geneva Brunetti

Fight Fan

Justin P. Calkins

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Steven Campbell

Crash Palace Fight Fan (uncredited)

Jeff Caponigro

Bailey's Dad (uncredited)

Michael Patrick Carmody

Axelrod Handler (uncredited)

Ron Causey

Kingpin's Henchman (uncredited)

Michael B. Clark

Rodeo Fan (uncredited)

Will Clarke

Photographer

Chris Coldren

Twin Cities Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)

Jeremy Cook

VIP Fight Fan (uncredited)

Sandy Coonan

Metro Fan - Big Rock / Zoo (uncredited)

Jahnel Curfman

Panoramic Fight Fan

Eddie Davenport

Motion Capture Performer: Atom - Zues - Midas - Twin Cities - Six Shooter

John Dezsi

Drunkard (uncredited)

P.J. Edwards

Axelrod Controller (uncredited)

Shannon Edwards

Ringside VIP - New York (uncredited)

Raffi Elias

Ringside Security Guard (uncredited)

Rima Fakih

Herself (uncredited)

Tom Feldpausch

Fight Fan

Johnny Flynn

ESPN Commentator (uncredited)

Stephen C. Forsell

Rodeo Vendor (uncredited)

Sarah Forton

Girl at Fair (uncredited)

Stephen Fosner

Vendor at Rodeo (uncredited)

Logan Fry

Rabid Fight Fan

Nesti Gee

Robot Handler (uncredited)

Ryan Genther

Texas Fairgoer (uncredited)

Joey Ghinelli

Fight Fan

Jacob Godzak

Fight Fan

Ashley Goulson

Fight Fan Extra (uncredited)

Megan Grant

Vendor (uncredited)

J.J. Green

Crash Palace Fan (uncredited)

Steven Gätjen

Starblaze Arena Reporter (uncredited)

Shane Hagedorn

Photographer

Joey Harlow

Upper Class Upscale Fight Fan

Pennie-Marie Hawkins

ESPN Box (uncredited)

Ron Heisler

Fight Fan

Kathryn Henzler

Fight Fan

Robert Herrick

Bar Date (uncredited)

Christopher W. Hodshire

Rodeo Cowboy-featured (uncredited)

Suzy Hunt

Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)

Markus James

Fight Fan

Pauline Ann Johnson

Bull Fight Attendee (uncredited)

Traver Johnson

Zoo Fight Fan (uncredited)

Jennie Kahn-Jacques

Fight Fan

Douglas King II

Zoo Fight Fan / Spectrum Roadie (uncredited)

Lauren Kole

Girl at Fair (uncredited)

Nathan Kranzo

Photographer

Joe Kras

Boxing Fan (uncredited)

Amy LaPlante

Fight Fan

Kef Lee

Zeus Robot Handler #1 (uncredited)

Anna Li

Fight Fan

Dervis Lici

Photographer

Linda Linsley

Female Livestock Judge (uncredited)

Nathaniel Loveland

Upper Class Upscale Fight Fan

Bill Lowery

Ring Security Guard (uncredited)

Rich Lozano

Fight Fan

Bill Lumbert

Fight Fan

Brad Leo Lyon

Fight Fan

Mary Magyari

Usher (uncredited)

Chris Mannix

Writer #1 (uncredited)

Jon Manthei

Crash Palace Bouncer (uncredited)

Melissa Marra

Fight Fan

Rance Martin

Fight Fan

Bryan Matti

Fight Fan

Jessica McLarty

Fight Fan

Samuel Meadows

Boxing Fan (uncredited)

Jordan Kenneth Messing

Vendor (uncredited)

Ralph H. Meyer

Cowboy / Upscale Fan (uncredited)

Antonio L. Miller

Lead Security Guard (uncredited)

Wendel Millstead

Farrah's Body Guard (uncredited)

Gary L. Minix

Laughing Zoo Fight Fan

Megan Mockensturm

Fight Fan

Jermaine Moore

Ring Security (uncredited)

Kirstie Munoz

Vendor (uncredited)

Anton Narinskiy

Farra's Body Guard (uncredited)

Steven Hugh Nelson

Western Bar Patron (uncredited)

Chris Newman

Starblaze Security Guard (uncredited)

Chris O'Brien

Crash Palace Fight Fan (uncredited)

Wendy Paquette

Fight Fan

Heather Park

Kingpin's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Christi Perovski

Extra (uncredited)

Jessica Petrik

Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)

Alan D. Purwin

Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Ralph A. Recchia

Boxing Fan (uncredited)

Kara Joy Reed

Title Fight Fan (uncredited)

Jay Reid

Fight Fan

DaJuan Rippy

Fight Fan

Nicholas Ritz

Extra: Rodeo / Fair Goer, Fight Fan Panaramic, Fight Fan Metro, Fight Fan Zoo (uncredited)

Jeff Rosenfeld

Boxing Fan (uncredited)

Marco Ruggeri

Cliff (uncredited)

Maria Lucia Safi

Cat Woman (uncredited)

Miguel Sandoval

Judge (uncredited)

Sebastian Sarkissian

Fair Attendee (uncredited)

Robert Sayers

Extra (uncredited)

Steven Scott

Lieutenant - Kingpin (uncredited)

Ron Shedd

Fight crowd member (uncredited)

Daryl M. Simpson

Fight Fan

Gary Lee Simpson

Upper Class Fight Fan

Brian Anderson Smith

Fight Fan

Joseph Smith

Robot Handler (uncredited)

Nikki Smith

Fight Fan

Dwight Sora

Japanese Reporter #2 (uncredited)

Paul J. Spear

Fairgoer (uncredited)

Alan Stefan

Fight Fan

Tiffany Stone

Tak's Girl (uncredited)

Morris Lee Sullivan

Cowboy at Rodeo /

Regina Taufen

Voice Actor (uncredited)

John E.L. Tenney

Salvage Yard Security Guard (uncredited)

Melody Teodoro-Kurtis

Twin Cities Fight Fan (uncredited)

Michael Trobaugh

Fight Fan

Johnny Truong

Usher (uncredited)

Eric Tuchelske

Fair Goer #154 (uncredited)

Laurie Valko

Cowgirl (uncredited)

Brett VanDunk

Fight Fan

Johnathon VanDusen

Fight Fan

Daniel Everett Watson

Fight Fan

Kaitlan Welton

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Jojuan Westmoreland

Fight Fan - Zoo

Ed Williams

Vendor (uncredited)

Amanda Wright

Ricky's Girl (uncredited)

Paul Xiong

Photographer

Did you know?

Trivia

As announced at the rodeo in the beginning of the movie, director Shawn Levy has confirmed that the film takes place in 2020. He stated in an interview: "The whole reason it's 2020 [and not further in the future] is because I knew this movie was going to be an underdog story and I didn't want the distant futurism of extreme sci-fi. I wanted the world to feel really familiar, so that the characters would feel really relatable. The cell-phone we used five or ten years ago looks different from today, but a diner still looks like a diner."

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The film is based on "Steel" - a 1956 short story by I Am Legend (2007) author Richard Matheson. It was also made into an episode of Twilight Zone (1959) called Twilight Zone: Steel (1963).

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In the scene where Atom is about to enter the ring before fighting Zeus, Hugh Jackman (who has made public before his admiration for boxer Manny Pacquiao), was seen carrying a case for Atom's remote control (at 1:40:34 & 1:43:50). On that box was a sticker of the Philippine flag, the country where Pacquiao was born. (Another view of the case is at 1:20:43 just before Atom's fight with Twin Cities.)

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Goofs

The story is set over the summer of 2020, but 22 minutes in, Charlie and Max drive past wheat fields ready for harvest and trees sporting beautiful fall foliage.

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When Charlie and Bailey are on the roof, his hand position (wrapped up in her hair) changes with the camera angle. From behind Bailey, his fingers are straight (1:35:42 & 1:35:52). From behind Charlie, his fingers are curled (1:35:47 & 1:35:54).

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At the beginning of the fight between Noisy Boy and Midas as Charlie and Max are standing on the rising platform on the edge of the ring, Max first has his arms down by his sides (28:16 to 28:21 from behind), then he is holding a briefcase under his right arm with his left hand steadying its front (28:22 to 28:26 from in front), then both arms are at his sides and his right hand is holding the briefcase by its handle (28:27 to 28:29 from behind) when Charlie hands him a second bag so he is holding one bag in each hand as he steps into the ring.

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Quotes

Ricky: Your friend's a real dirtbag, kid.

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Charlie Kenton: I really need the money.

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Charlie Kenton: Max, Max, I... I really want you to know... no, I need you to know that...

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Faq

What is the first song in this movie?

'All My Days' by Alexi Murdoch. The complete list of songs can be found here with corresponding scene descriptions.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

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.

Why did Farra (Zeus' owner) want to buy Atom, an old generation sparring robot?

Farra tells Charlie and Max that she wants to buy Atom as a sparring bot for Zeus. However, given her reaction to Max refusing to sell Atom and her reaction to Atom winning the fight against Twin Cities, it seems that this is not her real intention but rather that she is trying to use her money to control the sport (as Max says when he calls her out after the Twin Cities fight). Farra likely saw Atom as a threat to Zeus, as he really had no fighting pattern (Zeus's main feature was to adapt to other bots' patterns) and as a sparring bot he was also able to take a lot of hits and last longer in a fight. Knowing this, Farra tried to buy Atom to sort of move the threat out of the way and control the sport with her money.

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