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The Opponent ()


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Patty, a victim of domestic abuse, meets her match in Tommy, a former boxing hopeful looking for a new star to put in the ring. But he never could have imagined it would be Patty.

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Patty
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Tommy
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June (as Aunjanue Ellis)
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Fred
Harry O'Reilly ...
Jack
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Boxing Referee
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Marty Burke
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Pasqual
Julian Townsend ...
South Troy Boxer
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Billy
Nolan Carley ...
Ire Feuer
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Dr. Vhani
Robert Patrick Ryan ...
Self / Singer
Suzi Tasca ...
Caris "The Rocket"
Sheryl McCallum ...
Opponent with child
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Max Weller
Alicia Ashley ...
Buff Opponent
Andrea Nelson ...
Red Lennox
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Fight Commentator
John C. Havens ...
Fight Commentator
Nadine Stenovitch ...
Debi (as Nadine Stenovich)
John Mack ...
Firefighter
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Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr. ...
Boxing Referee
John E. Mack ...
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Lead Gangster
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Fight Announcer
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Directed by

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Eugene Jarecki

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Eugene Jarecki ... ()

Produced by

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Eugene Jarecki ... producer
Kaluska Poventud ... line producer
Paige Simpson ... producer

Music by

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Vytas Nagisetty

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Joe di Gennaro ... director of photography

Editing by

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Simon Barker

Editorial Department

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Seth Anderson ... assistant editor
Patricia Sztaba ... negative matcher
Stan Sztaba ... negative matcher

Casting By

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Adrienne Stern

Production Design by

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Judy Becker

Art Direction by

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Art Goodman

Costume Design by

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Leslie Bernstein

Makeup Department

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Fran Dina-Meyer ... key makeup artist
Sheri Kornhaber ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Carl J. Davis ... production manager
Kaluska Poventud ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jonathan Frankenberg ... second assistant director
Solita Hanna ... first assistant director
Charles Washington Jr. ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Rich Cefalo ... set dresser
Mike Conte ... leadman

Sound Department

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Jeff Formosa ... sound designer
Michael Jordan ... re-recording mixer
Tom Paul ... supervising sound editor
Aaron Saddler ... sound
Arya Shirazi ... assistant sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ariel Boles ... best boy electric
Scott Buckler ... camera crane operator
Jeffrey Dutemple ... first assistant camera
Douglass Gibran ... camera department
David Harges ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit / gaffer
Dan Keane ... key grip
Christopher Norris ... second assistant camera
Jacob Sauerbrey ... electrician
Perry Unjang ... electrician
Matt Metras ... assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

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Nives Spaleta ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Thomas Hanna ... location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Stephanie A. Marquardt ... script supervisor
A.J. Pierce ... script consultant

Additional Crew

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Jenny Schweitzer Bell ... production coordinator (as Jenny Schweitzer)
Adam Carroll ... office production assistant
Jen Cox ... production accountant
Nora Killoran ... production secretary
Mark Litwak ... legal services
Mark Shandley ... set production assistant

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Patty is a woman involved in an abusive relationship who decides to take boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend becomes violent. While practicing at a health club, Patty attracts the attention of June and Fred; She's a female boxer and he's a promoter who books fights at local clubs. Both June and Fred thinks Patty might have what it takes to go pro, and they introduce her to Tommy, a trainer who runs a local gym and who helps Patty get into fighting shape. In June, Patty finds a friend who gives her a good reason to get away from her boyfriend, and she begins a slow but steady climb up the ladder of the women's boxing circuit. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • Girl Power (Norway)
  • Vihan voitto (Finland)
  • Przeciwnik (Poland)
  • Punhos de Exterminador (Brazil)
  • Orgismeni antipalos (Greece)
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  • 90 min
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Movie Connections References Rocky (1976). See more »
Quotes Fred: The stinking nun charged me five bucks.
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