Straight Right (2000)

Kalib is ready for one of the fights of his life, he's going up for boxings Lightweight Championship Title of the world, but when trouble erupts-his life takes an awkward turn. Kalib who ... See full summary »

Director:

P. David Ebersole

Writers:

P. David Ebersole, Brent Smith (screenplay),

Stars:

Brent Smith, Lynn Evans, Zeke Rippy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brent Smith	...	Caleb Johnson
Lynn Evans	...	Pam Johnson
Zeke Rippy	...	Jason Walton
Bob White	...	Merrick
Benny Hernandez	...	Diego
Andy Daley	...	Detective Humphries
Matt North	...	Detective Saenz
Robert Romanus	...	Ron
Mary Woronov	...	Dr. Wright
Mickey Cottrell	...	Ring Announcer
Marshal Hilton	...	Bob Keet
Tracy Reiner	...	Mrs. Parker
Aaron Glickman	...	Kevin Parker
Amy Hill	...	Mrs. Geddes
Robb Reesman	...	Walter Geddes

Storyline

Kalib is ready for one of the fights of his life, he's going up for boxings Lightweight Championship Title of the world, but when trouble erupts-his life takes an awkward turn. Kalib who was a child from an abusive home, decides to dedicate his life to saving abused children. This decision changes his life, his wife's life, and the people around him.

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Plot Keywords:

boxing | male rear nudity | abused child | masked vigilante | lawyer | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuera de combate

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fight The Good Fight LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Caleb burns a picture of him and his father. The camera angle changes a number of times. From the front of the photograph we see that Caleb is holding the photo so that the right side burns up. When seen from the back, Caleb is holding the photo on an angle and the burning is diagonal.

User Reviews

What makes a man, a man ?

The story of Caleb (the protagonist of the movie) is the story of every decent man who reads the newspaper or watches the TV and sees all the atrocities which are happening around. But while most of us just shake our heads in frustration since there is nothing we can do about it, Caleb is different.

Caleb is a boxing champion, married to a beautiful wife, getting ready for the match of his life. But the real fight is on the streets, where fathers abuse their children, where the strong take on the weak. Caleb can't stand on the side and just watch those things without taking action. At night, he goes out to be the vigilante we all need. Not in a Batman style of way but in a true, human effort to try and change the world with the power of his fists.

But alas, this modern film-noir mixed with Greek tragedy becomes complicated as strong morale questions are raised.

A perfect 10 of acting, directing and production makes this movie a classic beauty which you probably haven't seen yet.