Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.
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.
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Classical in form, grave, spare and contemporary.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonChamp
- Josh HartnettErik Kenman Jr.
- Alan AldaRalph Metz
- Teri HatcherAndrea Flak
- Kathryn MorrisJoyce Kernan
- Dakota GoyoTeddy Kernan
- Rachel NicholsPolly
- Nick SandowMarciano
- Kristen ShawKristen Shaw
- David PaymerWhitley
Crew
- Rod LurieDirector
- Michael BortmanScreenplay
- Allison BurnettScreenplay
- Adam KaneDirector of Photography
- Larry GroupéOriginal Music Composer
- Sarah BoydEditor
- Marc FrydmanProducer
- Rod LurieProducer
- Mike MedavoyProducer
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