Directed by:
Philippe FalardeauCinematography:
Nicolas BolducComposer:
Corey Allen JacksonCast:
Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Elisabeth Moss, Jim Gaffigan, Pooch Hall, Morgan Spector, Ron Perlman, Georgia Ximenes Lifsher, Ivan Martin, Wass Stevens (more)VOD (3)
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He was the pride of Bayonne, New Jersey, a man who went fifteen rounds in the ring with Muhammad Ali, and the real life inspiration for Rocky Balboa. But before all that, Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber) was a liquor salesman and father with a modest prize fighting career whose life changed overnight when, in 1975, he was chosen to take on The Greatest in a highly publicised title match. It's the beginning of a wild through the exhilarating highs and humbling lows of sudden fame - but what happens when your fifteen minutes in the spotlight are up? (Roadshow Entertainment)
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It's weird, but I guess there really aren't any downright bad boxing movies. I'm a little ashamed that I didn't know this, but Chuck Wepner and his fight with Ali was the inspiration for Rocky. But does it matter? Chuck was a guy who thought he was famous and did stupid things, but then he calmed down and is still alive. There is something beautiful about this, about always living and always moving on.
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