Resurrecting the Champ
- Samuel L. Jackson: Bob Satterfield
- Josh Hartnett: Erik Kernan
- Kathryn Morris: Joyce Kernan
- Dakota Goyo: Teddy Kernan
- Alan Alda: Ralph Metz
- Rachel Nichols: Polly
- Teri Hatcher: Andrea Flak
- Kristen Shaw: Perlmutter
- Nick Sandow: Rocky Marciano
- David Paymer: Whitley
- Harry J. Lennix Robert Satterfield Jr.
- Peter Coyote: Ike Epstein
Resurrecting the Champ is an American film drama from the year 2007. Directed by Rod Lurie, the screenplay is by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett inspired by an article by JR Moehringer in the Los Angeles Times.
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The sports reporter Erik Kernan recently separated from his wife, Joyce; he has a son, Teddy. Kernan leaves one day his editorial and sees that a homeless man defends himself against a gang. The reporter holds the martial art of homeless for skillfully and recognizes him as the former boxing champ Bob Satterfield. He then decides to Kernan to write an article about Satterfield. Kernan learns the champion better acquainted and thinks about his life new.
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Background
The film was shot in Denver and Calgary. His cost of production was estimated at 13 million U.S. dollars. The film had its world premiere on 20 January 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. Its wide release in the cinemas of the United States launched 24 August 2007; where he played a about 3.17 million U.S. dollars.