Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 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 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 rev...
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Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 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 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 60% 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., does not learn that Satterfield is an impersonator until after the article is published and then seriously considers ignoring this fact...
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