Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
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.
- Released
- 2007-06-14
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Michael Bortman, Rod Lurie, Allison Burnett
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 279 votes
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