Resurrecting the champ [videorecording] / Yari Film Group presents a Phoenix Pictures/Battleplan production ; produced by Brad Fischer, Marc Frydman, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Bob Yari ; screen story by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett ; screenplay by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett ; directed by Rod Lurie.
Based on the Los Angeles Times magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. Samuel L. Jackson, John Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo, Alan Alda, Rachel Nichols, Teri Hatcher, Kristen Shaw, Nick Sandow, David Paymer, Harry J. Lennix, Peter Coyote.
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.
Locations:
BBPC251 -- Roy R. Estle Memorial Library (Dallas Center)
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