Southpaw
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Southpaw |
| Original title | Southpaw |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 124 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 14 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Antoine Fuqua |
| script | Kurt Sutter |
| production | Antoine Fuqua, Todd Black , Jason Blumenthal , Steve Tisch , Peter Riche , Alan Riche |
| music | James Horner |
| camera | Mauro Fiore |
| cut | John Refoua |
| occupation | |
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Southpaw ( southpaw or southpaw ) is an American boxer film from 2015 . Directed by Antoine Fuqua , the script was written by Kurt Sutter . The film premiered on June 15, 2015 at the Shanghai International Film Festival . It was released in US cinemas on July 24, 2015 and was released in German cinemas on August 20, 2015 by Tobis Film . The music for the film is one of the last works by James Horner before the composer's death and one of the three posthumous publications of his music. In addition, the film and the score album are dedicated to his memory.
action
Billy "The Great" Hope is the reigning light heavyweight champion and has it all: fame, money and a wonderful family. He spent most of his difficult youth in children's homes, a fate that he shares with his wife Maureen. After Hope has successfully defended the world title for the fourth time, his wife, who watches over the newfound luxury and well-being of the family, begins to worry about the health of her husband, who has to take more and more hard blows. Against the wishes of his manager Jordan Mains, she ordered him a year off from fighting. But then his wife Maureen dies in a tragic incident when he fights with the boxer Miguel "Magic" Escobar, whereupon Hope loses the ground under her feet. In addition, his egocentric manager Jordan, who is actually a close friend, drops him because he missed a $ 30 million offer during Billy's break. Hope starts drinking, becomes violent, and loses his fortune. Then the youth welfare office takes his daughter Leila away from him and puts her in a home for the time being.
Once at the bottom, Hope turns to the trainer Tick Wills, who should help him to continue his boxing career. The ex-professional trainer has an alcohol problem himself, but he supports him in his struggle back to a regular life. While Hope is training for a professional comeback in the ring, he also fights for custody of his daughter, who distances herself more and more from her father during his visits to the home. In order to meet the strict requirements of the court, Hope looks for an apartment and provides evidence that he has a regular job. Through the hard training, the help from Tick and the strong will to win his daughter back, Hope manages to get his life under control again. He also gets the chance to box in a show fight for a charitable cause that he can also decide for himself. His former manager Jordan Mains attended this fight and then made him an offer to fight for the title against Miguel Escobar. Hope asks Tick for help because only with him can he win the fight. Tick reluctantly agrees and prepares Hope for the fight with hard training. Although Hope is a normal boom (left display) as a boxer , Wills shows him how to switch to right display (Southpaw) in order to give him a tactical advantage in the ring with a final blow against his opponent. After a while, Hope succeeds in regaining custody of Leila. Leila and Hope now live together in his small, modest apartment and are slowly getting closer.
After weeks of hard training there is now a fight between Escobar and Hope. At first it seems as if Hope is inferior to the reigning champion Escobar, who can decide the first rounds for himself. Hope can calm down and turn the tide. In the last minute, he remembers his trainer's words to switch to the "Southpaw" position and send the champion to the floor with a final left uppercut. Miguel Escobar manages to get up before the referee can count him and is saved by the final gong. Through the final judge's decision "Split Decision", after which one judge decides for Escobar and the other two see Hope in front, Hope can win the fight and gets his title back. He is the new reigning world light heavyweight champion. In the locker room Hope hands over the master belt to Trainer Tick and hugs his daughter, who was able to watch the fight in the locker room in front of the screen.
background
financing
According to Bloomberg, Southpaw is the first US film to have its production costs (30 million US dollars) financed entirely by a Chinese donor (Wanda Pictures). Film market experts recognize a new trend in this, that Hollywood producers increasingly want to make films attractive for the Chinese film market, since the US market is no longer expandable and the Chinese cinema market will soon outstrip the US market. Southpaw is also a prime example of the attempt to overturn film policy regulations in China for quoting foreign films (34 per year per theater) because funding by Chinese companies exempts a film from these legal requirements.
occupation
On March 6, 2014, Antoine Fuqua confirmed that Jake Gyllenhaal will take on the lead role of Billy Hope, replacing Eminem originally intended for the role . Gyllenhaal prepared for the role of boxer with intense training that included 2,000 sit-ups and a 13-kilometer run every day. In addition, regular boxing training was on the training plan. Gyllenhaal later said that Southpaw would be an extremely memorable film for him because of the pain he went through. On August 7, 2014, the use of Beau Knapp as Hope's best friend Jon Jon became known. A day later, Naomie Harris was confirmed in the role of Angela Rivera.
Jake Gyllenhaal (2015)
Rachel McAdams (2012)
Forest Whitaker (2010)
Oona Laurence (2015)
The rapper 50 Cent (2006)
Naomie Harris (2014)
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Filming
Filming began on June 16, 2014 and took place in Pittsburgh , Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York .
reception
Reviews
The film won over 60 percent of Rotten Tomatoes ' critics .
Carsten Baumgardt from filmstarts.de says: “The energetic boxer melodrama is bursting with strength and is always touching despite numerous clichés.” Filmfutter.com says: “Not only its aggressive appearance is surprising, no, the plot is too Films is undergoing a fairly quick turnaround from an exciting sports film to an emotional family drama. ” Kai Mihm from epd Film , however, indicates some of the film's weaknesses:“ It is thanks to the atmospheric staging, a good script and an excellent cast that this drama overcomes a worn-out boxer does not freeze in his stereotypes. "At leinwandreporter.com Southpaw does not get off that well:" So the technically very well made film simply lacks exciting ideas to turn 'Southpaw' into the very possible, strong experience . "
However, Gyllenhaal has received praise from many for the authentic embodiment of the boxer Billy Hope, who has been looking for his next physical challenge with Southpaw. Paul Bradshaw of gamesradar.com says : "Jake Gyllenhaal gives everything he can and delivers a stunning performance."
Awards
As part of the Image Awards 2015 was Forest Whitaker for his role of the coach as a Best Supporting Actor nomination.
Gross profit
On the first weekend after its theatrical release in the USA, Southpaw had grossed 16.7 million US dollars, after eight weeks it was over 70 million US dollars worldwide.
music
Film music
The composer of the film music, James Horner , died in June 2015, before Southpaw opened in theaters . The score was next to the music for the remake The Magnificent Seven (The Magnificent Seven) and 69 Days of Hope (The 33) one of his last works. According to director Antoine Fuqua, Horner worked on the music for free because he was a big fan of the film and he was particularly impressed by the father-daughter story in the film. Horner also contributed two pieces to the soundtrack album of the same name.
Soundtrack
The Southpaw soundtrack with brute music in the ring scenes was produced by the rapper Eminem and released on July 24, 2015, just under a month before the cinema release. In the US soundtrack charts, this reached number 5. The song Phenomenal was one of 74 songs that were shortlisted for nominations in the Best Movie Song category at the 2016 Academy Awards .
| No. | title | length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cry For Love (Part 1) ( James Horner ) | 1:27 | |
| 2. | Kings Never Die ( Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani ) | The New Royales | 4:56 |
| 3. | Beast (Southpaw Remix) (Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard featuring Busta Rhymes , KXNG CROOKED & Tech N9ne ) | 4:39 | |
| 4th | This Corner ( Denaun ) | Mr. Porter | 3:53 |
| 5. | What About The Rest Of Us? ( Action Bronson & Joey Bada $$ featuring Rico Love ) | 4:12 | |
| 6th | Raw ( Bad Meets Evil ) | 3:40 | |
| 7th | RNS ( Slaughterhouse ) | AraabMuzik , Just Blaze | 3:39 |
| 8th. | Wicked Games ( The Weeknd ) | Doc McKinney , Illangelo | 5:24 |
| 9. | All I Think About (Bad Meets Evil) | Eminem, Luis Resto | 6:12 |
| 10. | Drama Never Ends ( 50 Cent ) | 3:16 | |
| 11. | Mode ( PRhyme featuring Logic ) | DJ premier | 3:01 |
| 12. | Notorious Thugs ( The Notorious BIG featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony ) | Stevie J , Sean Combs | 6:07 |
| 13. | Phenomenal (Eminem) | DJ Khalil , Eminem, Luis Resto | 4:43 |
| 14th | Cry For Love (Part 2) (James Horner) | 1:33 |
synchronization
Gerrit Schmidt-Foss was responsible for the script and direction of the film.
| role | Original speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Hope | Jake Gyllenhaal | Marius Clarén |
| Maureen Hope | Rachel McAdams | Ranja Bonalana |
| Tick Wills | Forest Whitaker | Tobias Master |
| Leila Hope | Oona Laurence | Léa Mariage |
| Jordan Mains | 50 cents | Tobias Kluckert |
| Hoppy | Skylan Brooks | Marco Eßer |
| Angela Rivera | Naomie Harris | Vera Teltz |
| Ramone | Victor Ortiz | Gerrit Schmidt-Foss |
| Jon Jon | Beau Knapp | Julien Haggége |
| Miguel "Magic" Escobar | Miguel Gomez | Martin Kautz |
| Mikey | Dominic Colón | Tim Sander |
| Eli Frost | Jose Caraballo | Tim Knauer |
| Gift | Malcolm M. Mays | Leonhard Mahlich |
| Jim Lampley | Jim Lampley | Reinhard Kuhnert |
| Maria Escobar | Rita Ora | Tanya Kahana |
| Judge Kayle | Patsy Meck | Katarina Tomaschewsky |
| Roy Jones Jr. | Roy Jones Jr. | Rainer Doering |
| Stuart Korman | Charles Hoyes | Frank-Otto Schenk |
Web links
- Southpaw in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Southpaw at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Southpaw at Metacritic (English)
- Southpaw in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for Southpaw . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2015 (PDF; test number: 153 326 K).
- ^ Age rating for Southpaw . Youth Media Commission .
- ^ Carsten Baumgardt: Critique of the filmstarts.de editors Southpaw In: filmstarts.de. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ Jake Gyllenhaal's new film “Southpaw” was financed entirely by a Chinese company In: Quartz.com , July 24, 2015.
- ↑ Gill Pringle: Jake Gyllenhaal in Southpaw: How actor transformed himself with 2,000 press-ups a day In: The Independent, July 23, 2015.
- ^ Southpaw In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ Carsten Baumgardt: Critique of the filmstarts.de editors in: filmstarts.de. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ Review in: Filmfutter.com, July 17, 2015.
- ↑ Kai Mihm: Southpaw film review in: epd Film Online, 8/12.
- ↑ criticism in: www.leinwandreporter.com, July 18, 2015.
- ^ Southpaw. In: www.leinwandreporter.com, July 18, 2015.
- ^ Paul Bradshaw: Southpaw Review. In: gamesradar.com, July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Jada Gomez: "Creed" & Michael B. Jordan Top NAACP Image Awards Nominations In: newsone.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ Southpaw In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ Southpaw In: boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ James Horner Scoring 'The 33' in English . filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ↑ James Horner secretly worked on music for "The Magnificent Seven" / No Fee for Southpaw . rollingstone.de. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ↑ Eminem: Eminem Presents Soundtrack for 'Southpaw' In: Focus Online, July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Southpaw's soundtrack on the US album charts In: billboard.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ↑ Tambay A. Obenson: These 74 Songs Will Compete for 2015 Oscar Nominations - Including Music from 'Chi-Raq', 'Creed', 'Dope' & Others In: indiewire.com, December 14, 2015.
- ^ Southpaw. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on September 25, 2015 .