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5.8/10   2,943 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Djordje Milicevic (story) and
Robert Mark Kamen (story) ...
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Release Date:
6 March 1992 (USA) more
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Nobody owns Tommy Riley. Nobody. more
Plot:
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill. full summary | add synopsis
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Better than a 5.5 more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Marshall ... Tommy Riley

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Abraham Lincoln Haines

Robert Loggia ... Pappy Jack

T.E. Russell ... Spits (Leroy)

Jon Seda ... Romano
Tab Baker ... Storm Trooper

Brian Dennehy ... Jimmy Horn

Ossie Davis ... Noah

Dwain A. Perry ... Storm Trooper

Cara Buono ... Dawn
Joan Schwenk ... Secretary
Raul Salinas ... Teen in classroom
Marctwaine Nettles-Bey ... Teen in classroom
Francesca P. Roberts ... Miss Higgins
Emily Marie Hooper ... Belinda
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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James Marshall did two hours of boxing, one hour of weight training and one hour of jogging for five days a week for four months. more
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Continuity: Tommy Riley's TV has black pen writing on it, written by his dad's debt collectors. The black pen writing changes formation from the scene where it was written on the TV, and where Tommy's dad John left for his new job. more
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Noah: You're angry. That's what's gonna get you beat out there! Anger is your enemy! more
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Better than a 5.5, 16 January 2005
7/10
Author: iwantjessesgirl from United States

First of all, this rating is ridiculous. I remember watching Gladiator when it first came out on video and now a few times on television. No it won't win any Oscars and it's not a dramatic masterpiece but it's never boring and moves along nicely. The fight scenes are entertaining, the chemistry between Marshall and Cuba is there, and the majority of the characters are developed. The only thing that fails is the love story, but I guess every film with teens has to have one. As far as people complaining about Marshall's wooden performance, I personally liked it. Not everyone is a charismatic, everyone is drawn to me type of person. He played it low-key, brooding, quiet, somewhat anti-social and it worked. If a film like this was made today, it would be a dumbed-down PG-13 version critics would probably love because it tells the story of a kid overcoming the obstacles. Rent it if you're an action fan, you won't be disappointed.

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