Resurrecting the Champ
- Released on
Drama
•- Runtime
- 112 mins
(235 votes)
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Josh Hartnett
- Alan Alda
- Teri Hatcher
- Kathryn Morris
- Dakota Goyo
- Rachel Nichols
- Nick Sandow
- Kristen Shaw
- David Paymer
- Harry Lennix
- Peter Coyote
- Chris Ippolito
- J. Winston Carroll
- Suzanne Pringle
- Troy Amos-Ross
- Rod Lurie
- John Elway
- Jake LaMotta
- Jameson Trenholm
- Ryan McDonald
Director
- Rod Lurie
Producers
- Marc Frydman
- Rod Lurie
- Mike Medavoy
- Bob Yari
Screenwriter
- Michael Bortman
- Allison Burnett
