Resurrecting the Champ
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Resurrecting the Champ

Year:
Duration:
112 min
Genres:
Drama | Sport
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Rod Lurie
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2007-08-24
Filming Locations: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Earnings
Budget: $13,000,000
Opening Weekend: $1,667,659 (USA) (20 July 2012)
Gross: $3,172,573 (USA) (20 July 2012)
Cast
Actor
Character
Samuel L. Jackson
Champ
Josh Hartnett
Erik Kernan Jr.
Kathryn Morris
Joyce Kernan
Dakota Goyo
Teddy Kernan
Alan Alda
Ralph Metz
Rachel Nichols
Polly
Teri Hatcher
Andrea Flak
Kristen Shaw
Perlmutter
Nick Sandow
Marciano
David Paymer
Whitley
Harry Lennix
Bob Satterfield Jr.
Peter Coyote
Ike Epstein
Ryan McDonald
Kenny
Chris Ippolito
Jaws
Jameson Trenholm
Runt
Stephen Strachan
Tillman (as Steve Strachan)
Eugene Clark
Washburn
Lori Ravensborg
Reporter #1
J. Winston Carroll
Roselle (as J.W. Carroll)
Larry Austin
Crony
Chris Kelly
Police Officer #1
Sean Anthony Olsen
Police Officer #2 (as Sean Olsen)
Terrance Morris
Hood
Hannah Stewart
Jenny
Mitchell Frost
Jeremy
Kaya Coleman
Little Girl
Claire Davis
Teacher
Keenan Cheltenham
Teenage Boy
Jesse Lipscombe
McCracken
Troy Amos-Ross
Young Champ
Dave Trimble
Store Manager
John Elway
Himself
Hugh Delaney
Announcer
Stafford Lawrence
Wealthy Man
Suzanne Pringle
Woman with Kenny
Ron Carothers
Champ's Cornerman
Stacey Zurburg
Newsroom Editor
Rod Lurie
Toby Eagleburger
Roxanne Wong
Female in Newsroom
George Green
Elway's Manager
Dennis Belair
50's Referee
Tom Carey
Office Helper
Alfred Rampersand
Minister (as Pastor Alfred Rampersand)
Jake Plummer
Himself
Jake LaMotta
Himself (voice)
Glenn Hunter
Young Marciano
Michael Gleaves
Quarterman
Dale Dye
Erik 'The Wow Man' Kernan Sr.
Alex Rynn
Boxer
Angus McNeilly
Boxer
Richard Reittie
Boxer
Rick Jamerson
Boxer
Matt Mychajliv
Boxer
Mike Storey
Boxer
Skervit Daramola
Montage Boxer #1
Dexter Delves
Montage Boxer #2
Art Binkowski
Montage Boxer #3
Duncan McLeod
Montage Boxer #4
Ken Zilka
Montage Boxer #5
Egerton Marcus
Montage Boxer #6
Caitlynne Medrek
Amber (scenes deleted)
Did you know?
Trivia
The story was inspired by the article "Resurrecting the Champ" by J.R. Moehringer which appeared in the Los Angeles Times Magazine in 1997; although the article indeed purportedly focused on Bob Satterfield, there are various other differences with the true story. Moehringer had no children, and his father was not well-known though he did abandon his family when the writer was an infant.
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In the original article in the LA times, the gentleman who first makes the journalist question the truth of "the champ's" identity is Ernie Terrell, a heavyweight contender who is perhaps most famous for being severely beaten by Muhammad Ali, after Terrell had refused to refer to Ali by his new name at the weigh-in for their fight, instead addressing Ali by his former name of Cassius Clay.
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Goofs
When Erik leaves Champ at the house they were conversing in front of, Champ is shown standing on the curb as he contemplates knocking on the door of the house. Then, as Erik is driving away, he looks into his rear-view mirror, and Champ is instantly shown standing in the middle of the street instead of on the curb.
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Quotes
Champ: [Repeated line] Battlin' Bob Satterfield! Number Three in the world!
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Youth: [Clenching fists] Come on, Champ, let's go! Right now! Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options Erik Kernan Jr.: [about Champ] He's not a bum. He's homeless.
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Erik Kernan Jr.: Can I buy you a cup of coffee?
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Faq
Q
How much of this movie is really accurate?
A
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.http://articles.latimes.com/2007/aug/30/local/me-parsons30
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