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Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

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Release Date: August 24, 2007
On DVD: April 8, 2008
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief language.
Director: Rod Lurie
Writer: Michael Bortman
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Teri Hatcher, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo, Alan Alda, Rachel Nichols, Glenn Hunter, David Paymer, Ryan McDonald, Harry J. Lennix, Peter Coyote, Chris Ippolito, Stephen Strachan, Eugene Clark

Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) encounters a homeless man who calls himself "Champ" (Samuel L. Jackson) only to determine that he is the one-time boxing champion Battling Bob Satterfield. What begins as a story about resurrecting a once-great man becomes Erik's title shot. In his journey to uncover the truth, Erik has to reexamine his own life and his relationship with his young son. Read more

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Grade: C It's always sad when you see someone who at one point was so great, but since has seen his life dwindle away. When you pass by people who look down on their luck, it's safe to assume that at some point in their life they were doing just fine; they were fun-loving children, went to Thanksgiving dinners with their family, and had a job. Maybe they were soldiers, or husbands, or fathers, or athletes. How someone can go from greatness to living on the street is hard to fathom, but it happens every day.

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