Resurrecting the Champ
Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.
6.3(272) 2007-06-14 112 minDrama
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.
ScreenplayMichael Bortman
DirectorRod Lurie
ScreenplayAllison Burnett
ProducerRod Lurie
ProducerBob Yari
ProducerMike Medavoy
ProducerMarc Frydman
Original Music ComposerLarry Groupé
Cast & characters
Samuel L. Jackson
as Champ
Josh Hartnett
as Erik Kenman Jr.
Alan Alda
as Ralph Metz
Teri Hatcher
as Andrea Flak
Kathryn Morris
as Joyce Kernan
Dakota Goyo
as Teddy Kernan
Rachel Nichols
as Polly
Nick Sandow
as Marciano
Kristen Shaw
as Kristen Shaw
David Paymer
as Whitley
Harry Lennix
as Bob Satterfield Jr.
Peter Coyote
as Ike Epstein
Chris Ippolito
as Jaws
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J. Winston Carroll
as Roselle
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Suzanne Pringle
as Woman with Kenny
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Troy Amos-Ross
as Young Champ
Rod Lurie
as Toby Eagleburger
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John Elway
as John Elway
Jake LaMotta
as Jake LaMotta (voice)
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Jameson Trenholm
as Runt
Ryan McDonald
as Kenny
