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1. • • In a different film, the scenes between Erik and his son Teddy could have proven too saccharine to bear, but the performances (and Lurie's direction) are wisely restrained. Because it focuses on characters and relationships rather than merely the more sensational aspects of the story, Resurrecting the Champ delivers a knock-out.
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   Who starred in resurrecting the Champ?

   • 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.

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   Is resurrecting the Champ a good movie?

   • “Resurrecting the Champ” captures the hard-boiled tone of a big-city newsroom almost perfectly. Several of the strongest scenes involve a weary, unsmiling Mr. Alda and David Paymer as the more gregarious editor of the magazine, who gives Erik his break by putting his article on the cover.

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   What is resurrecting the Champ about?

   • 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.

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   Is resurrecting the Champ based on a true story?

   • Based on a true story, that was based on a lie. The story was inspired by the article "Resurrecting the Champ" by J.R. Moehringer, which appeared in the Los Angeles Times Magazine in 1997. Although the article indeed purportedly focused on Bob Satterfield, there are various other differences with the true story.

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3. www.rogerebert.com › resurrecting-the-champ-2007Resurrecting the Champ movie review (2007) | Roger Ebert

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   Aug 23, 2007 · A homeless ex-boxing contender (Samuel L. Jackson, left) meets an ambitious sportswriter (Josh Harnett) in search of a good story in Resurrecting the Champ. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. In the news business, there is an intoxication in making a big story your own.

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   Erik, a sports reporter, is stuck covering the bush leagues because his editor (Alan Alda) thinks he cannot cut it as writer. On top of that, his marriage is disintegrating. One night, he rescues...

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   • Director: Rod Lurie

   • Content Rating: PG-13
   • Actors: Samuel L. Jackson

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   Aug 24, 2007 · 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.

   • 6.7/10 (21K)
   • Genre: Drama, Sport

   • Director: Rod Lurie
   • Release Date: 2007-08-24

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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.

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   Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Oct 22, 2007. Ron Wilkinson Monsters and Critics. Slow in the father-son heart to heart parts, Champ brings it all back home in the end with a great story line...

9. www.commonsensemedia.org › resurrecting-the-champResurrecting the Champ Movie Review | Common Sense Media

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   Reporter's ethics get KO'd in bland boxing tale. Read Common Sense Media's Resurrecting the Champ review, age rating, and parents guide.

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    Aug 24, 2007 · “Resurrecting the Champ” does make a delicious, incongruous swerve into satire when the overnight star Erik is flown to Chicago by a cable network to be a commentator at a prizefight.