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Studio: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: Feb 20, 2004
Running Time: 111 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
A biopic inspired by true events in the life of renowned boxing manager Jackie Kallen, a middle-aged Jewish mother from Michigan, who guided the careers of several, hi-profile, professional boxers, including four world champions such as: middleweight champ James "Lights Out" Toney, as well as Bronco McKart, and Thomas Hearns. The drama focuses on her relationship with one boxer, in particular, Luther Shaw, a light-heavyweight contender from the inner-city, whose life and career Kallen helped to turn around; and likewise, Kallen's life and career came into focus due to Shaw and his influence on her growth. In real life, Kallen eventually left her husband of 30 years, and moved to Los Angeles, becoming the commissioner of the International Female Boxers Association.
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Jackie Kallen
Luther Shaw
Sam LaRocca
Gavin Reese
Renee
Irv Abel
Felix Reynolds
Young Jackie Kallen
Pablo Hernandez
Devon Green
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reviews
February 20, 2004
It’s not hard to understand why Meg Ryan would be attracted to the true story of ballsy boxing manager Jackie Kallen: a chance to dress and talk Erin Brockovich-trashy and maybe snag Oscar attention. But the movie, so loosely based on Kallen’s life as to bear no relation to human life on this planet, is a stiff. A miscast Ryan struggles with a Detroit accent and a script that goes nowhere. Good actors -- Omar Epps as a wanna-be champ, Charles Dutton as his trainer, Tony Shalhoub as a promoter --…
A sports ''biopic'' with a feminine twist, Against the Ropes, based on the life of Jackie Kallen, takes liberties with the story of boxing's most successful female manager. Story Anyone who knows anything about the real-life Jackie Kallen will probably find Against the Ropes a significant deviation from her biography. In the film, Kallen (Meg Ryan) is a boxing fanatic whose work as an executive assistant at the Cleveland Coliseum allows her to watch the bouts from her office and do the hang at a…
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