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Release Date
• USA: Aug 24, 2007
BoxOffice: $2.9M
Official Website:
Resurrecting the Champ Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief language.
Running Time
1 hour, 52 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Phoenix Pictures, Alberta Film Entertainment, Battleplan Productions, Resurrecting the Champ Distribution, Yari Film Group (YFG)
Studio Yari Film Group
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Other Titles
• Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
• Resurrecting the Champ f6a (2007)
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Genre: Drama
Tagline: Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.
Plot: In RESURRECTING THE CHAMP, Samuel L. Jackson sheds the cooler-than-thou persona he’s perfected in films such as PULP FICTION. But even previous turns as the downtrodden characters in CHANGING LANES and BLACK SNAKE MOAN are nothing compared to the role of Champ in this film from director Rod Lurie (THE LAST CASTLE). Jackson transforms into a homeless man, completely changing his voice and carriage to reflect someone who has lived on the street for years. When the audience first meets Champ, he is being attacked by a group of 20-something men. A sports journalist named Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett, THE BLACK DAHLIA) happens upon the scene and rescues Champ from a brutal beating. But it’s Erik who needs rescuing as well: his job at the Denver Times is in jeopardy as a result of his pedestrian prose, and his marriage to a fellow journalist (Kathryn Morris, COLD CASE) is on equally shaky ground. In finding Champ, he’s found his story. Champ isn’t an average man living on the street. Instead, he boasts of being famed boxer Battling Bob Satterfield, and he hands Erik a Pulitzer-worthy story of a life gone wrong. Based on a true story, RESURRECTING THE CHAMP is less a typical sports movie than it is an engaging drama. There’s enough boxing history and action to satisfy sports fans:
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| Directed by |
Rod Lurie
The Last Castle, The Contender, Deterrence |
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Michael Bortman
The Good Mother, Who Will Love My Children?, Crooked Hearts | | |
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Samuel L. Jackson
Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Kill Bill: Vol. 2 |
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The Aviator, What Women Want, Crimes and Misdemeanors |
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