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Resurrecting the champ /

Erik Kernan is an up-and-coming sports reporter who rescues a homeless man only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect the Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journ...

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Corporate Authors: Yari Film Group, Phoenix Pictures, Battleplan Productions (Firm), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Fischer, Bradley J., Frydman, Marc, Medavoy, Mike, Messer, Arnold W., Yari, Bob, 1962-, Lurie, Rod, 1962-, Bortman, Michael, Burnett, Allison, Jackson, Samuel L., Hartnett, Josh, 1978-, Morris, Kathryn, Goyo, Dakota, Alda, Alan, 1936-, Nichols, Rachel, Hatcher, Teri, Shaw, Kristen, Sandow, Nick, Paymer, David, Lennix, Harry J., Coyote, Peter, Moehringer, J. R., 1964-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
Subjects:
Sportswriters > United States > Drama.
Homeless men > United States > Drama.
African American boxers > Drama.
Families > United States > Drama.
Deportes > Escritura > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Boxeadores > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Melodrama > Feature.
Sports > Feature.
Feature films.
Melodrama.
Boxing films.
Sports films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Erik Kernan is an up-and-coming sports reporter who rescues a homeless man only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect the 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.
Item Description:Based on the Los Angeles Times magazine article by J.R. Moehringer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and brief language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Adam Kane ; editor, Sarah Boyd ; music, Larry Groupé ; costume designer, Wendy Partridge ; production designer, Ken Rempel.