RESURRECTING THE CHAMP - BLU

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• Release Year: 2007
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Samuel L. Jackson (1408) and Josh Hartnett (30 Days of Night) turn in knockout performances in this 'touchingly vibrant tale' (The Hollywood Reporter) about fathers and Sportswriter Erik Kernan (Hartnett) wants nothing more than to discover a story great enough to make headlines. So when he meets Champ (Jackson), a former boxing champion living on the streets, he knows he has a shot to save them both. Recording his newfound friend's unbelievable tale of triumph and defeat, Kernan gets his story and his fame. But as Champ's tale falls under more scrutinizing eyes, Kernan will have to learn that what truly makes a story great is the quality of the man behind it.
• Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo, Alan Alda, Rachel Nichols, Teri Hatcher, Kristen Shaw, Nick Sandow, David Paymer, Harry Lennix, Peter Coyote, Ryan McDonald, Chris Ippolito, Jameson Trenholm, Stephen Strachan, Eugene Clark, Lori Ravensborg, J. Winston Carroll, Larry Austin, Chris Kelly, Sean Anthony Olsen, Terrance Morris, Hannah Stewart, Mitchell Frost, Kaya Coleman, Claire Davis, Keenan Cheltenham, Jesse Lipscombe, Troy Amos-Ross, Dave Trimble, John Elway, Hugh Delaney, Stafford Lawrence, Suzanne Pringle, Ron Carothers, Stacey Zurburg, Rod Lurie, Roxanne Wong, George Green, Dennis Belair, Tom Carey, Alfred Rampersand, Jake Plummer, Jake LaMotta, Glenn Hunter, Michael Gleaves, Dale Dye, Alex Rynn, Angus McNeilly, Richard Reittie, Rick Jamerson, Matt Mychajliv, Mike Storey, Skervit Daramola, Dexter Delves, Art Binkowski, Duncan McLeod, Ken Zilka, Egerton Marcus, Caitlynne Medrek, Ezzard Charles, Kelly Holleman, Marnie Madden, Sunny Singh, Georgia Smith, Trevor Woroby, Michael Bortman, Allison Burnett, J.R. Moehringer
• Director: Rod Lurie
• Runtime: 1:52
• Company: Alliance Atlantis
• Media Format: Movie