The Champ

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Movie
German title The Champ
Original title Resurrecting the Champ
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 111 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Rod Lurie
script Michael Bortman
Allison Burnett
production Brad Fischer
Marc Frydman
Mike Medavoy
Arnold Messer
Bob Yari
music Larry Groupé
camera Adam Kane
cut Sarah Boyd
occupation
synchronization

The Champ ( Resurrecting the Champ ) is a 2007 American drama film directed by Rod Lurie and the script , written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett , is based on a true story and inspired by an article by JR Moehringer in Los Angeles Times . The main roles are played by Samuel L. Jackson , Josh Hartnett and Kathryn Morris and Dakota Goyo .

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Erik Kernan, the Denver Times ' third sports reporter , recently separated from his wife Joyce, with whom he has a son, Teddy.

One day when the reporter wants to visit his editorial office after a boxing match, he witnesses a homeless man fighting a gang of young people in a backyard. Kernan is impressed by the way, how this happens. After intervening and talking to the shabby man who calls himself "Champ", he thinks he recognizes the former boxing champion Bob Satterfield , who is rumored to be already dead. "Battling" Bob Satterfield had lost the all-important battle at the time.

Kernan sees the meeting as an opportunity to finally advance his career. He decides to bring the poignant story of the boxer, who is now only a wreck, closer to the readers in a report. However, he must first persuade the champ, who reacts very cautiously to his opening, to open up to him. Kernan hopes that success will finally bring him out of the shadow of his father, a famous radio host, as well as his wife Joyce. In fact, he gets the front page for his story and finally gets the attention he has longed for. When doubts about the story arise and it turns out that the champ is not the supposed professional boxer after all, Kernan has to make a decision with far-reaching consequences.

His reporting also turns into a journey for Kernan personally, which fundamentally changes his life and forces him to think about what is important and, above all, to review how he will develop his future relationship with his little son Teddy, for whom he is always a hero wanted to be, want to shape.

production

Production notes

The film was shot in Denver and Calgary . Its production amounted to an estimated 13 million US dollars .

Publication, success

The film had its world premiere on January 20, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival . Its widespread release in US theaters began on August 24, 2007; there he made about $ 3.17 million. On June 14, 2007 the film was shown at the Maui Film Festival in the USA. In 2007 it was released in Mexico, Canada, Turkey and Israel, in 2008 in Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Spain (at the Las Palmas Film Festival), Greece (DVD premiere), the Czech Republic, the United Arabs Emirates, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia, DVD premieres in Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands. The film was released in Lebanon in 2009 and had DVD premiere in Australia in 2009. In 2010 the film premiered on DVD in the following countries: New Zealand, Switzerland, Hungary and Poland, 2011 in France, 2012 in the United Kingdom and Italy. It was also published in Bulgaria, Lithuania, Serbia, Russia and Slovenia.

The film premiered in Germany on January 28, 2010 on Blu-ray and DVD, released by Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (distributed by Universum Film) with a German soundtrack.

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Bob Satterfield

Bob Bombardier Satterfield ( 1923-1977 ) was an American heavyweight boxer whose career spanned a period from 1945 to 1957, but who never fought for the title. He ended his career with a record of 50 wins, including 35 knockout wins, 25 losses and 4 draws. In the Ring List , the oldest American boxer magazine of the same name, he is number 58 of the 100 greatest puncher of all time. Satterfield died of cancer at the age of 53.

reception

criticism

Roger Ebert praised the portrayal of Samuel L. Jackson in the Chicago Sun-Times , who appeared "absolutely convincing" in his role. Josh Hartnett plays "effective enough", but does not convince in the role of a sports reporter. The critic praised Alan Alda for the role of newspaper publisher. Ebert went on to say that some film developments had surprised him and pointed out that he had found more about Satterfield in Wikipedia than Kernan knew about the athlete at the beginning.

Kino.de was very impressed by the film and spoke of a "strong and ambitious media, athlete and family drama". It continued: “Dramatic sports history is in the background and not the focus of an ambitiously made and heavily cast character drama in which there is little boxing for a boxer film and instead explores the essence of the father-son relationship or is critical of the ethics in the media industry is reflected. Josh Hartnett from 'Black Dahlia' delivers a convincing performance as a young journalist who has been haunted in many ways, but the show steals Samuel L. Jackson as a charismatic gully with a sharp mind and just as much right grades. "

Peter Osteried from movieman.de drew the conclusion: “Finely played drama about an unusual friendship.” Furthermore, the critic found that the film “not only lives from emotionally gripping characters played with heart”, “but also from a fantastic story , which [is] all the more impressive since the core is true "and stated:" Both Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson play against their type, and with success. "[...] Jackson plays here" a living person , shy, a bit frizzy, quite weird ”. And you believe him “every second that he has been living on the street for years”. And finally: “The portrayals of these two men are what set the film apart. The film also convinces with interesting twists and turns, a well-developed story and above all with its heart. A great drama and a fantastic mix of sports drama and journalist film. "

Awards

  • 2008: nominated for the ESPY Award in the category "Best Sports Film"
  • 2008: Dakota Goyo nominated for the Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance by a Young Actor Under 10 Years"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Champ in the German dubbing index
  2. ^ Filming locations for Resurrecting the Champ , accessed October 15, 2007
  3. ↑ Box office / business for Resurrecting the Champ , accessed October 15, 2007
  4. ^ Resurrecting the Champ premiere dates , accessed October 15, 2007
  5. ↑ The Champ sS videobuster.de (with trailer)
  6. ↑ The Champ , Review by Roger Ebert , In: Chicago Sun-Times , August 24, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Resurrecting the Champ": A young reporter stumbles over a former prize boxer in the gutter and smells the story of his life. sS kino.de. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ The Champ sS archiv.movieman.de. Retrieved May 16, 2018.