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The Champ (1979)
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Billy Flynn, an ex box champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J... See full summary » Director:Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Jon Voight | ... | ||
| Faye Dunaway | ... |
Annie
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| Ricky Schroder | ... | ||
| Jack Warden | ... |
Jackie
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Arthur Hill | ... |
Mike
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Strother Martin | ... |
Riley
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| Joan Blondell | ... |
Dolly Kenyon
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Mary Jo Catlett | ... |
Josie
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| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Georgie
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Stefan Gierasch | ... |
Charlie Goodman
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| Allan Miller | ... |
Whitey
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Joe Tornatore | ... |
Hesh
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Shirlee Kong | ... |
Donna Mae
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Jeff Blum | ... |
Jeffie
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Dana Elcar | ... |
Hoffmaster
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Billy Flynn, an ex box champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J. over which he got custody after his wife Annie left him seven years ago. T.J. worships The Champ who is now working on his come-back in order to give his boy a better future. But suddenly Annie shows up again ... Written by Willy Vanhaelen <willy.vanhaelen@advalvas.be>
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The most poignant love-triangle of all - a father, his son, and the woman who came between them. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El campeón See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$1,972,684 (USA) (8 April 1979) (563 Screens)Gross:
$30,441,738 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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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...
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Continuity: When The Champ slaps T.J. he slaps him while standing up but, in the very next shot, he's kneeling down by T.J. See more »Quotes
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...
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