Resurrecting the Champ

• 6.3 Drama
• 2007-06-14
• 112 minutes mins

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. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect 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.

Starring:

Samuel L. Jackson (Champ) Josh Hartnett (Erik Kenman Jr.) Alan Alda (Ralph Metz) Teri Hatcher (Andrea Flak) Kathryn Morris (Joyce Kernan) Dakota Goyo (Teddy Kernan) Rachel Nichols (Polly) Nick Sandow (Marciano) Kristen Shaw (Kristen Shaw) David Paymer (Whitley)

Director:

Rod Lurie

Writer:

Allison Burnett Michael Bortman