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Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film starring Hilary Swank.It is directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay written by Paul Haggis, based on stories from the 2000 collection Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole, the pen name of fight manager and cutman Jerry Boyd.
At the match, boxing manager Michael DeMarco introduces himself to Belle, finding her attractive, which annoys Mario. In the fight itself, Sandra suffers a vicious beating and knockout from her opponent, Tanya "The Terminator" Tessaro, which leaves her in a coma.
Girlfight is a 2000 American sports drama film written and directed by Karyn Kusama in her feature directorial debut, and stars Michelle Rodriguez in her first film role. The film follows Diana Guzman, a troubled Brooklyn high school student who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, despite the disapproval of both her father and her prospective trainers, as well as ...
The young Black female boxer faces the bias that closes the doors to endorsement deals and wider fame. Although she deserves both, Shields knows she won't get them unless she fights against the ...
After winning her first 14 fights, but failing to secure a match with Christy Martin, Rijker stepped away from boxing in 1999 to pursue a career in Hollywood. [5] She appeared as Billie 'The Blue Bear' Osterman in 2004's Oscar-winning, female boxer-based film Million Dollar Baby and was featured in the documentary film Shadow Boxers. [5]
A boxer framed for a crime fights to pay the debt of the friend who betrayed him. The Life of Jimmy Dolan: 1932 Drama Believed to be dead, a boxer (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) tries to begin a new life. Madison Square Garden: 1932 Drama After a boxer takes a beating, his fellow fighters come to his rescue. The Bermondsey Kid: 1933 Drama
The movie, written by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins and directed by veteran cinematographer Rachel Morrison (“Black Panther,” “Mudbound”), follows Shields (played by “Star ...
Cheryl Marie Wheeler-Dixon (August 18, 1960 – February 12, 2020) was an American stunt woman, stunt double, and stunt driver in the US movie industry.She was credited as Cheryl Wheeler-Duncan, Cheryl Wheeler, Cheryl M. Wheeler, and Sheryl Wheeler.