Resurrecting the champ [videorecording] / Yari Film Group presents a Phoenix Pictures/Battleplan production ; produced by Marc Frydman, Mike Medavoy, Rod Lurie, Bob Yari ; screen story by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett ; screenplay by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett ; directed by Rod Lurie.

Fischer, Bradley J. (Added Author). Frydman, Marc. (Added Author). Medavoy, Mike. (Added Author). Yari, Bob. (Added Author). Bortman, Michael. (Added Author). Burnett, Allison. (Added Author). Jackson, Samuel L. (Added Author). Hartnett, Josh, 1978- (Added Author). Morris, Kathryn. (Added Author). Goyo, Dakota. (Added Author). Alda, Alan, 1936- (Added Author). Nichols, Rachel. (Added Author). Hatcher, Teri. (Added Author). Shaw, Kristen. (Added Author). Sandow, Nick. (Added Author). Paymer, David. (Added Author). Lennix, Harry J. (Added Author). Coyote, Peter. (Added Author). Moehringer, J. R. (Added Author). Battleplan Productions. (Added Author). Phoenix Pictures. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Yari Film Group. (Added Author). 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. (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the Los Angeles Times magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. Widescreen presentation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Adam Kane ; editor, Sarah Boyd ; music, Larry Groupé ; costume designer, Wendy Partridge ; production designer, Ken Rempel.
Participant or Performer Note:	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.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and brief language.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.