Girlfight (2000)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Karyn Kusama

Writer:

Karyn Kusama (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 2000 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Prove them wrong

Plot:

Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.

Plot Keywords:

Boxer | Female Boxer | Boxing | Training | Women Boxing

Awards:

15 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Michelle Rodriguez	...	Diana Guzman
Jaime Tirelli	...	Hector Soto
Paul Calderon	...	Sandro Guzman
Santiago Douglas	...	Adrian Sturges
Ray Santiago	...	Tiny Guzman
Víctor Sierra	...	Ray Cortez
Elisa Bocanegra	...	Marisol
Shannon Walker Williams	...	Veronica
Louis Guss	...	Don
Herb Lovelle	...	Cal
Thomas Barbour	...	Ira
Graciella Ortiz	...	Female Student
J.P. Linton	...	Mr. Price
Iris Little Thomas	...	Ms. Martinez
Dadi Pinero	...	Edward
Belqui Ortiz	...	Karina
Chuck Hickey	...	Gym Janitor
Anthony Ruiz	...	Tino
José Rabelo	...	Al
José Espinal	...	Ray's Friend
John Sayles	...	Science Teacher
Jack R. Marks	...	Pawnbroker
Yiyo Guzman	...	Ray's Corner Man
Diane Martella	...	Gym Coach
Michael Bentt	...	Fight Pro
Gus Santorella	...	Fight Pro Posse
Courtney Krause	...	Fight Pro Posse
Edgardo Claudio	...	Referee
Millie Tirelli	...	Candice
Allan Gropper	...	Referee
Alicia Ashley	...	Ricki Stiles
Danny Gant	...	Referee
Josephine Pignataro	...	Wife
Sanford Redock	...	Announcer
Allie Woods Jr.	...	Janitor
Ricky Colon	...	Boxer
Andre Eason	...	Boxer
Jose Espinal	...	Boxer
Angel Gonzalez	...	Boxer
Gabby Guzman	...	Boxer
Andy Hernandez	...	Boxer
Carlos Hernandez Jr.	...	Boxer
Carlos Henandez Sr.	...	Boxer
Daniel Judah	...	Boxer
Christian Leyba	...	Boxer
Paul Maldonado	...	Boxer
Angel Osvaldo	...	Boxer
Ralphie Rivera	...	Boxer
Donnell Smith	...	Boxer
Angel Torres	...	Boxer
Angel Vega	...	Boxer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
José Alvarez	...	Ralph (uncredited)
Doy Gabriel Castillo	...	Boxing Fan (uncredited)
Gabriel Castillo	...	Boxing Fan (uncredited)
Joyce Garland	...	Hot Dog Patron (uncredited)
Michael Sash	...	Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Directed by
Karyn Kusama

Writing credits
Karyn Kusama		(written by)

Produced by
Sarah Green	....	producer
Martha Griffin	....	producer
Caroline Kaplan	....	executive producer
Maggie Renzi	....	producer
John Sayles	....	executive producer
Jonathan Sehring	....	executive producer
Craig H. Shepherd	....	line producer

Original Music by
Gene McDaniels
Theodore Shapiro

Cinematography by
Patrick Cady

Film Editing by
Plummy Tucker

Casting by
Ellyn Long Marshall
Maria E. Nelson

Production Design by
Stephen Beatrice

Art Direction by
Miguel Fernandez

Costume Design by
Marco Cattoretti
Luca Mosca

Makeup Department
Dana Elder	....	assistant makeup artist
Lorraine Godfrey	....	assistant hair stylist
Evelyne Noraz	....	makeup supervisor
Kerrie R. Plant	....	hair stylist supervisor (as Kerrie Plant)
Alessandra Sanitate	....	additional hair stylist
Alessandra Sanitate	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Gwen Bialic	....	production manager
Cynthia Markins-Dieden	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carrie Fix	....	first assistant director
Rebecca Rivo	....	assistant director
Jason Rothenberg	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
James Berroya	....	art production assistant
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	props production assistant
Jeremy Buhler	....	carpenter
Lawrence Cromwell	....	carpenter
Jesse Epstein	....	co-property master
Jesse Epstein	....	property master
Maya Erdelyi	....	art department intern
Andrew Goesselin	....	carpenter
Shelley Herbert	....	co-property master
Shelley Herbert	....	property master
Bryan Kaczkin	....	carpenter
Martha Keavney	....	art department intern
Brian Kraft	....	carpenter
Jennifer Kuipers	....	carpenter
Lori Merhige	....	art department intern
Brian O'Connell	....	carpenter
Thomas Radvany	....	carpenter
Ben Telford	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Ajae Clearway	....	assistant sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Kaplan	....	adr engineer
Judy Karp	....	sound mixer
Andrew Kris	....	additional re-recording engineer
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (as George Lara)
Geoff Lippman	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Geof Lipman)
Mary Ellen Porto	....	sound
Mary Ellen Porto	....	supervising sound editor
Esther Regelson	....	dialog editor
Jaime Reyes	....	boom operator
Juan Carlos Zaldívar	....	dialog editor
Juan Carlos Zaldívar	....	dialogue editor

Stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jay Alaimo	....	additional grip
Gerard Berardi	....	additional grip
Ariel Boles	....	additional grip
Eric Boncher	....	rigging gaffer
Jim Bridges	....	still photographer (as James Bridges)
Deborah Brozina	....	additional second assistant camera (as Debra Brozina)
Renzo Spirit Buffalo	....	additional first assistant camera (as Lorenzo Spirit Buffalo)
Renzo Spirit Buffalo	....	assistant camera
Caesar Carnevale	....	additional second assistant camera
Elizabeth Casinelli	....	additional best boy electric
Jesse Champ	....	additional second assistant camera
Aryn Chapman	....	second assistant camera
Matt Craig	....	additional grip
Todd Csernecky	....	best boy electric
Theresa Dillon	....	additional photographer
Patrick J. Donnelly	....	camera operator (as Pat Donnelly)
Eric Gearity	....	rigging grip
Abbot Genser	....	additional photographer
Jim Hair	....	additional first assistant camera
Matthew Hale	....	best boy grip (as Matt Hale)
Chris Karlof	....	additional electrician
Stuart Kaufman	....	rigging electrician
Stuart Kaufman	....	rigging grip
Stephanie Martin	....	additional grip
Ed Mattson	....	rigging grip (as Edward Mattson)
John McAleer	....	first assistant camera
Brian McKee	....	key grip
Andrea Morini	....	additional photographer
Alexa D. O'Brien	....	additional electric
Quinn Pawlan	....	grip
Kate Phelan	....	gaffer
Steve Ramsey	....	rigging gaffer (as Steven Ramsey)
Catherine Rios	....	camera intern
Adam Silver	....	company electrician
Ron Travisano	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Joshua Van Praag	....	company grip
Bryan Wachtel	....	additional grip
Andrew T. Watts	....	additional electrician (as Andrew Watts)
Erin Wile	....	electrician
Timothy Wood	....	additional electrician

Casting Department
Kristine Bulakowski	....	extras casting
Nestor Ortiz	....	extras casting intern
Driss Tijani	....	extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gabriela Bunader	....	wardrobe supervisor
Mariana Vera	....	wardrobe intern

Editorial Department
Fred Heid	....	color timer: New York
Bob La Rossa	....	color timer: Los Angeles (as Robert J. La Rossa)
Mia Lee	....	assistant editor
Becky Morrison	....	apprentice editor
Kriss Parnell	....	editing intern
Ken Rubenfeld	....	dailies colorist
Patricia Sztaba	....	negative matcher
Stan Sztaba	....	negative matcher

Music Department
Isaac Albéniz	....	composer: theme music
Nancy Allen	....	music editor
Lois Dilivio	....	music supervisor
Gary Harris	....	music supervisor
Susan Jacobs	....	music supervisor
Carlos Santana	....	composer: song "Olympic Festival"
Carlos Santana	....	musician: guitar, "Olympic Festival" (as Santana)
Theodore Shapiro	....	music producer
Michael Tudor	....	music mixer
Michael Tudor	....	music recordist

Other crew
Gwen Bialic	....	production coordinator
Melanie Cadham	....	office intern
Andrea Cairoli	....	set intern
Suzanne Ceresko	....	production office manager
Kathy Ciric	....	location manager
Andy Goldman	....	title designer: main and end titles
Candy Halikas	....	office intern
Marilena Hatoupis	....	office intern
Pavlina Hatoupis	....	product placement coordinator
Andy Hernandez	....	production assistant
Pedro Kos	....	office intern
Pedro Kos	....	production intern
Greg Larico	....	set intern
Melissa Lintinger	....	post-production accountant
Scott Mickulas	....	set production assistant
Shawn Parrish	....	set production assistant
May Redding	....	set intern
Bear Schmidt	....	location assistant
Phoebe Shackeroff	....	assistant coordinator
Susan Silas	....	key production accountant
George D. Simms Jr.	....	set production assistant
Curtis Smith	....	key production assistant
John Tagamolila	....	production assistant
Wahn Yoon	....	assistant: Martha Griffin
Martin Zinkel	....	set production assistant
Robert Smithline	....	intern (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Green/Renzi
• Independent Film Channel (IFC)

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• A-Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Diaphana Films (France)
• EuroVideo
• Fox Films A/S
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)
• Keyfilms Roma
• Screen Gems
• Senator Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo

Other Companies

• AKME Sound  audio post facility
• All Payments Services  payroll
• Capitol Records  soundtrack
• Coast to Coast Catering  catering
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• HSBC Bank Canada  production bank
• Hand Held Films  camera equipment provided by
• MasterSource  additional source sound
• Match Cut Film Services  negative cutting
• Production Arts  grip and lighting equipment
• REI Media Group  opticals
• Shadow Studios  grip and lighting equipment
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording
• TMF Studios, Manhattan  music recording and mixing

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A (video rating) | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37440)

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Green/Renzi

Trivia:

Michelle Rodriguez trained for two months before the 30-day shoot began. She was also chosen over 300 other women to be cast in the film. It was her first audition.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Adrian is driving Diana home, when they film the little dog, the camera on the hood is visible.

Quotes:

Adrian: So, you gonna dump me now?
Diana Guzman: Probably.
Adrian: Promise?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries

Ever wonder why women want to box? Well, here's one answer.

"Girlfight" follows a project dwelling New York high school girl from a sense of futility into the world of amateur boxing where she finds self esteem, purpose, and much more. Although the film is not about boxing, boxing is all about the film. So much so you can almost smell the sweat. Technically and artistically a good shoot with an sense of honesty and reality about it, "Girlfight" is no chick flick and no "Rocky". It is, rather, a very human drama which even viewers who don't know boxing will be able to connect with.