Resurrecting the Champ

Release Date:

Aug 24, 2007

MPAA Rating:

PG-13

Running Time:

1:52

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Rod Lurie

Cast:

Samuel L. Jackson	Champ
Josh Hartnett	Erik
Kathryn Morris	Joyce
Alan Alda	Metz
Teri Hatcher	Flak
Rachel Nichols	Polly
David Paymer	Whitley
Harry J. Lennix	Satterfield Jr.
Peter Coyote	Epstein
Dakota Goyo	Teddy

Producers:

Mike Medavoy , Bob Yari , Marc Frydman , Rod Lurie , Arnold W. Messer , Bradley J. Fischer , Louis Phillips , Frederick Zollo

Writers:

Michael Bortman, Allison Burnett

Language:

English

Official Website:

http://www.resurrectingthechamp.com/

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Things are not going well for Erik Kernan . Erik, a sports reporter, is stuck covering the bush leagues because his editor thinks he cannot cut it as writer. On top of that, his marriage is disintegrating. One night, he rescues a homeless man and discovers the guy is Battling Bob Satterfield, a former boxer rumored to be dead. Erik sees a chance to give his career a much-needed boost by writing the athlete's story.

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