The Champ (1979)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.1/10   

Director:

Franco Zeffirelli

Escritores:

Frances Marion (story)
Walter Newman (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

4 abril 1979 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Deporte

Frase comercial:

The most poignant love-triangle of all - a father, his son, and the woman who came between them.

Plot:

Billy Flynn, an ex box champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J...

Plot Keywords:

Champion | Divorce | Irish American | Grief | Marriage

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Cry much?

Reparto

Jon Voight	...	Billy
Faye Dunaway	...	Annie
Rick Schroder	...	T.J. (as Ricky Schroder)
Jack Warden	...	Jackie
Arthur Hill	...	Mike
Strother Martin	...	Riley
Joan Blondell	...	Dolly Kenyon
Mary Jo Catlett	...	Josie
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Georgie (as Elisha Cook)
Stefan Gierasch	...	Charlie Goodman
Allan Miller	...	Whitey
Joe Tornatore	...	Hesh
Shirlee Kong	...	Donna Mae
Jeff Blum	...	Jeffie
Dana Elcar	...	Hoffmaster

También conocida como:

Campeón (Spain) [es]

Duración:

121 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

4-Track Stereo

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:Todo (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

After looking at thousands of child actors, screen testing 'Ricky Schroeder' and putting him up in a hotel with his family, the producers finally offered him the role on the condition that his parents sign an exclusive, 7-year contract on his behalf. Schroeder's mother refused, saying she couldn't do that to a little boy, and prepared to return home with her family. The producers relented, and offered the role with no strings attached.

Citas:

Billy: [the Champ is dying after winning the big fight] TJ - TJ, where are you?
T.J.: Here I am.
Billy: Yeah. TJ - Annie was here tonight, TJ. Wasn't that a nice thing?
T.J.: Yeah.
Billy: You invited her, didn't you? Huh?
T.J.: I wrote to her. You said to.
Billy: Yeah. It was nice of her to come. You know, TJ, you know, you're... Annie and me. We did some silly things. Who knows why people do what they do? Nobody knows that, but she's... she's a good person. You know that. You happy, kid? I won the fight. You happy?
T.J.: Yeah.
Billy: Yeah.
T.J.: The Champ...
[...]

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Durugin si Totoy Bato (1979)

Cry much?

If you are not in tears at the end of this movie, go see the Wizard, cause you have no heart!

Cute little Ricky Schroder acts his --- off in this drama, which is a tad overdone in spots, but it is so sad that if you are embarrassed to cry in front of other people, see it alone.