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English. Budget. $13 million [1] Box office. $3,242,427 [2] Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American sports drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on a Los Angeles Times Magazine article entitled "Resurrecting the Champ" by J. R. Moehringer. [3] The film centers on a fictionalized former ...
- $13 million
- Larry Groupé
- August 24, 2007
Aug 24, 2007 · Resurrecting the Champ: Directed by Rod Lurie. With Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo. 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.
- (21K)
- Drama, Sport
- Rod Lurie
- 2007-08-24
Aug 24, 2007 · Resurrecting the Champ. Directed by Rod Lurie. Drama, Sport. PG-13. 1h 52m. By Stephen Holden. Aug. 24, 2007. “Resurrecting the Champ” is a cautionary fable that every journalistic go-getter ...
- Stephen Holden
- Rod Lurie
Aug 23, 2007 · In Rod Lurie's "Resurrecting the Champ," a sportswriter stumbles on the story of a Skid Row drunk who used to be a contender. Erik (Josh Hartnett) has been told by his editor he is sloppy and lazy, and when he comes upon Champ, it's like a gift from heaven. The former heavyweight boxer (Samuel L. Jackson) has just been beaten up by some young ...
A Chicago City Golden Gloves champ by 1941 at age 22, heavyweight Satterfield was at his peak in the 1950’s going toe-to-toe against the likes of Jake LaMotta and Max Baer and was even a sparring partner for Rocky Marciano. When he hung up his gloves after defeating Howard King on November 21, 1957, Satterfield’s record was 50-25-4, with 35 ...
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Aug 24, 2007 · Resurrecting the Champ PG-13 Released Aug 24, 2007 1 hr. 52 min. Drama List 61% 119 Reviews Tomatometer 60% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score Things are not going well for Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett).
A young journalist comes to the aid of a homeless man who claims he is a former heavy weight title contender. Seeing a chance to redeem his struggling career, the writer's story of the champ's life raises questions about the past that will threaten all he holds dear. — Anonymous. A young journalist, living in his famous father's shadow, gets ...
