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Release Date: 2007

Cast: Peter Coyote, Rachel Nichols, Kathryn Morris, Samuel L. Jackson, Dakota Goyo, Kristen Shaw, David Paymer, Harry J. Lennix, Alan Alda, Nick Sandow, Teri Hatcher, Josh Hartnett

Categories: Movies, Inspirational Drama, Boxing, Sports, Drama Film

Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on the L.A. Times Magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Alan Alda, among others. It was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The film is set in Denver, Colorado. This film centers around the life and career of professional boxer Bob Satterfield. The film earned $3,172,573 in the United States and Canada. On a very limited release, it took $69,854 in the rest of the world. The film received mixed reviews, with a 59%... MORE

Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on the L.A. Times Magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Alan Alda, among others. It was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The film is set in Denver, Colorado. This film centers around the life and career of professional boxer Bob Satterfield. The film earned $3,172,573 in the United States and Canada. On a very limited release, it took $69,854 in the rest of the world. The film received mixed reviews, with a 59% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. One reviewer praised the newsroom scenes as "authentic" and noted that the film was above all "about fathers and sons, a male weepie" rather than being primarily focused on journalistic ethics or sports. In an article about the film Los Angeles Times reporter Dana Parsons has said that the film largely distorts the actual events. In the film the reporter, Kernan Jr. (who works for a major Denver paper), does not learn that Satterfield is an impersonator until after the article is published and then seriously considers ignoring this fact for the sake of his burgeoning LESS