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Resurrecting the Champ

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Resurrecting the Champ

Jun 14, 2007

1h 52m

★ 6.3

Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.

Overview

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. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Battleplan Productions

Yari Film Group

Phoenix Pictures

Alberta Film Entertainment

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Champ

Samuel L. Jackson

Josh Hartnett

Erik Kenman Jr.

Josh Hartnett

Alan Alda

Ralph Metz

Alan Alda

Teri Hatcher

Andrea Flak

Teri Hatcher

Kathryn Morris

Joyce Kernan

Kathryn Morris

Dakota Goyo

Teddy Kernan

Dakota Goyo

Rachel Nichols

Polly

Rachel Nichols

Nick Sandow

Marciano

Nick Sandow

Kristen Shaw

Kristen Shaw

Kristen Shaw

David Paymer

Whitley

David Paymer

Harry Lennix

Bob Satterfield Jr.

Harry Lennix

Peter Coyote

Ike Epstein

Peter Coyote

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