The Champ (1979 film)
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 Theatrical release poster by Richard Amsel |
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| Directed by | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Produced by | Dyson Lovell |
| Written by | Frances Marion Walter Newman |
| Starring | Jon Voight Faye Dunaway Rick Schroder |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Editing by | Michael J. Sheridan |
| Studio | Miami Fort Lauderdale Florida |
| Distributed by | MGM (original) CBS (television) Warner Bros./Turner (current) |
| Release date(s) | 4 April 1979 |
| Running time | 122 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $30,441,738 |
The Champ is a 1979 remake, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, of the 1931 Academy Award-winning film of the same name which was directed by King Vidor. It stars Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, and Ricky Schroder. It is also the final film for actress Joan Blondell who died from leukemia on Christmas Day eight months later.
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[edit] Plot
Billy Flynn, an ex-boxing champion, is now a horse trainer in Hialeah, Florida. He makes just enough money to raise his little son T.J. Flynn has custody of his son after his wife Annie left him seven years ago. T.J. worships "The Champ," who has gambling debts and begins working on a comeback to give his boy a better future. Suddenly Annie shows up again and wants to become a part of T.J.'s life.
[edit] Awards and recognition
Schroder won the Golden Globe Award for "Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture" at age nine for his performance as T.J. Flynn. The Champ has also been called "the saddest movie in the world", and the final scene has been used in numerous psychology experiments to elicit a strong emotional response.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Chin, Richard (July 21, 2011). "The Saddest Movie in the World". Smithsonian Magazine. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-Saddest-Movie-in-the-World.html.
- ^ Gross, James L.; Levenson, Robert W. (1995). "Emotion Elicitation Using Films". Cognition & Emotion 9 (1): 87–108. doi:10.1080/02699939508408966. http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~ucbpl/docs/48-Emotion%20Elicitation95.pdf.
[edit] External links
- The Champ at the Internet Movie Database
- The Champ at AllRovi
- The Champ at Rotten Tomatoes
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