Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Name: Resurrecting the Champ
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-06-14
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Alan Alda, Teri Hatcher, Kathryn Morris

Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.

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.

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Released 2007-06-14 · 112 min · Drama

Directed by Rod Lurie

Cast

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
J. Winston Carroll as Roselle
Suzanne Pringle as Woman with Kenny