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Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American sports drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on a Los Angeles Times Magazine article entitled "Resurrecting the Champ" by J. R. Moehringer. [3] .
Resurrecting the Champ: Directed by Rod Lurie. With Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo. 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.
- (21K)
- Drama, Sport
- Rod Lurie
- 2007-08-24
Aug 23, 2007 · When small-time Denver Times sports reporter Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) meets a homeless man known as "The Champ" (Samuel L. Jackson), he realizes he may have finally found the...
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Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan has a breakthrough chance when he encounters a homeless man who calls himself “Champ”, discovering he is the one-time boxing champion Bob Satterfield.
When up-and-coming sports writer Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) saves a homeless man from a scrape with a group of rowdy college kids, he unwittingly finds himself face to face with no ordinary bum,...
Struggling sports reporter Erik Kernan encounters a homeless man who calls himself "Champ" only to determine that he is the one-time boxing champion Battling Bob Satterfield. What begins as a story about resurrecting a once-great man becomes Erik's title shot.
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Aug 23, 2007 · In Rod Lurie’s “Resurrecting the Champ,” a sportswriter stumbles on the story of a Skid Row drunk who used to be a contender. Erik ( Josh Hartnett ) has been told by his editor he is sloppy and lazy, and when he comes upon Champ, it’s like a gift from heaven.
