Resurrecting the champ [videorecording] / Yari Film Group presents a Phoenix Pictures/Battleplan production ; produced by Mike Medavoy ... [et al.] ; screen story and screenplay by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett ; directed by Rod Lurie.
Title from container. Samuel L. Jackson, John Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Alan Alda, Rachel Nichols, Teri Hatcher, David Paymer. Based on the Los Angeles Times magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: commentary with the director; featurette; cast and crew interviews; theatrical trailer.
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.
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