This is a fictionalized drama inspired by the story of Jackie Kallen, the most successful female manager in boxing history. The film stars Meg Ryan as Kallen, Omar Epps as Luther Shaw, her champion-in-the-making, Tony Shalhoub as Midwest boxing kingpin Sam LaRocca, Tim Daly as TV sports reporter Gaven Ross, Charles S. Dutton as veteran trainer Felix Reynolds, whom Kallen coaxes out of retirement, Joe Cortese as Irving Abel, Kallen’s boss and Kerry Washington as Kallen’s friend and co-worker at the Cleveland Coliseum.
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February 16, 2004: The Poster Roaster!:
Who doesn't like to make fun of movie posters,
right? Our resident roaster of all things famous, Indiana Sev, is
back with yet another run at the latest in shlock. You can read his
previous...
January 30, 2004: New Movie Trailers:
Don't get too excited. Pretty much all of the NEW
MOVIE TRAILERS that we added to the site today are
stinkers. Yes, and that includes the latest trailer for ENVY ,
a film directed by...
January 28, 2004: Pics: Against the Ropes:
And speaking of movies that were
moved from 2003 --> 2004 and appear to be "dump films" ( read
last story here ), AGAINST
THE ROPES stars a still-cute Meg Ryan as a boxer manager (".. a
fictionalized drama inspired by the story of Jackie...
December 24, 2003: 2004 Paramount 1/2:
Our week of
upcoming movie previews continues (is it Christmas yet?),
with PARAMOUNT PICTURES vying for their share of...
