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Synopsis. Erik Kernan Jr. (Josh Hartnett) is a young sports reporter for a major Denver newspaper. He is frustrated that his editor is burying some of his reports on sporting events. Ralph Metz (Alan Alda), the editor, explains that Erik's stories are boring, too dry with no personality.
A homeless ex-boxing contender (Samuel L. Jackson, left) meets an ambitious sportswriter (Josh Harnett) in search of a good story in Resurrecting the Champ.
Aug 24, 2007 · 1h 52m. By Stephen Holden. Aug. 24, 2007. “Resurrecting the Champ” is a cautionary fable that every journalistic go-getter dreaming of front-page bylines would do well to heed. Though the...
- Stephen Holden
- Rod Lurie
Aug 27, 2007 · Fictionalized by director Rod Lurie, credited screenwriters Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett and others, "Champ" takes events a little further than they went in real life, but the basic story is similar. Josh Hartnett plays Erik Ker-nan, a not-so-hotshot sports guy at the Denver Times.
Premise: Erik (a fictionalized version of real life journalist J.R. Moehringer), an up and coming sports writer (Josh Hartnett) discovers a homeless man (Samuel L. Jackson) known as “Champ” who claims to be “Battling” Bob Satterfield, a former boxing superstar.
Jul 25, 2007 · So when Erik stumbles on the story of the year—a one-time boxing champ (Samuel L. Jackon) now living on the streets of Denver—he bypasses his editor’s desk and heads straight for the cover of the newspaper’s magazine supplement.
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Synopsis. 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.
