Million dollar baby

Million dollar baby

Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching, the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing and the pair form a touching bond in the process.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (Producer, Director, Actor), Eastwood, Kyle (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm), Malpaso (Company), Ruddy Morgan Productions, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Haggis, Paul (Producer, Screenwriter), Ruddy, Albert S., 1934- (Producer), Rosenberg, Tom (Producer), Swank, Hilary (Actor), Freeman, Morgan (Actor), Mackie, Anthony, 1978- (Actor), Baruchel, Jay, 1982- (Actor), Colter, Mike, 1976- (Actor), Rijker, Lucia, 1967-, O'Byrne, Brian F., Martindale, Margo, 1951-, Lindhome, Riki, 1979-, Pena, Michael, 1976-, Stern, Tom, 1946-, Cox, Joel, Niehaus, Lennie, Forman, Bruce, Lipton, James, Toole, F. X., 1930-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2005.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Subjects:
Toole, F. X., > 1930- > Film adaptations.
Rijker, Lucia, > 1967-
Toole, F. X., > 1930-
Boxing trainers > Drama.
Women boxers > Drama.
Boxing for women > Drama.
Boxing for women
Boxing trainers
Women boxers
Feature films > United States.
Drama
Film adaptations
Feature films.
Sports films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Short films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching, the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing and the pair form a touching bond in the process.
A male boxing trainer attempts to help a young female boxer achieve her dream of becoming a professional.
Item Description:Based on short stories from the book: Rope burns / by F.X. Toole.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Widescreen format (2.35:1).
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.
Special feature (disc 1, 2 min.): theatrical trailer.
Special features (disc 2, 57 min., in English with optional French subtitles): "Born to fight" featurette, examining the parallels between the movie & the experiences of real-life boxer Lucia Rijker (19 min.); "The producers : round 15" making-of featurette with Ruddy, Rosenberg & Haggis (13 min.); "James Lipton takes on three", roundtable discussion with Eastwood, Swank & Freeman (25 min.).
Physical Description:1 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; dual-layer format; "letterbox" widescreen format preserving the "scope" aspect ratio of original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, some disturbing images, thematic material and language.
Awards:Academy Award, 2005: Best achievement in directing, Best motion picture of the year, Best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Freeman), Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Swank)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox ; music by Clint Eastwood ; music orchestrated and conducted by Lennie Niehaus ; special musical arrangements by Gennady Loktionov ; guitarist, Bruce Forman.
ISBN:1419802496
9781419802492

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