Cinderella Man (2005)

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Director:

Ron Howard

Writers (WGA):

Cliff Hollingsworth (screenplay) and
Akiva Goldsman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

8 September 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

One man's extraordinary fight to save the family he loved.

Plot:

The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.

Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Dream | Love | Great Depression | Boxer

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 38 nominations

Cast

Russell Crowe	...	Jim Braddock
Renée Zellweger	...	Mae Braddock
Paul Giamatti	...	Joe Gould
Craig Bierko	...	Max Baer
Paddy Considine	...	Mike Wilson
Bruce McGill	...	Jimmy Johnston
David Huband	...	Ford Bond
Connor Price	...	Jay Braddock
Ariel Waller	...	Rosemarie Braddock
Patrick Louis	...	Howard Braddock
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Sara
Linda Kash	...	Lucille Gould
Nicholas Campbell	...	Sporty Lewis
Gene Pyrz	...	Jake
Chuck Shamata	...	Father Rorick
Ron Canada	...	Joe Jeanette
Alicia Johnston	...	Alice
Troy Amos-Ross	...	John Henry Lewis
Mark Simmons	...	Art Lasky
Art Binkowski	...	Corn Griffin
David Litzinger	...	Abe Feldman
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Primo Carnera
Rance Howard	...	Announcer Al Fazin
James Ritz	...	Official - Griffin / Baer Fight
Fulvio Cecere	...	Referee McAvoy
Clint Howard	...	Referee
Gerry Ellison	...	Referee
Bill Mackie	...	Referee
Ray Marsh	...	Referee
Fernand Chretien	...	Referee
Dave Dunbar	...	Referee
Ken James	...	Ancil Hoffman
Rufus Crawford	...	Lewis Coach
Angelo Dundee	...	Angelo the Cornerman
Lou Eisen	...	Braddock Cornerman
Wayne Gordon	...	Braddock Cornerman
Wayne Flemming	...	Baer Cornerman
Nick Alachiotis	...	Baer Cornerman / Undercard Boxer - Feldman
Christopher D. Amos	...	Lewis Cornerman
Nick Carusi	...	Lewis Cornerman
Keith Murphy	...	Lasky Cornerman
Everton McEwan	...	Lasky Cornerman
John Kalbhenn	...	Lasky Cornerman (as Johnny Kalbhenn)
David Georgieff	...	Griffin Cornerman
Wayne Bourque	...	Griffin Cornerman
Paul Ryan	...	Griffin Cornerman
Sean Gilroy	...	Feldman Cornerman
Michael McNamara	...	Feldman Cornerman
Billy Wine	...	Carnera Cornerman
Richard Bachynsky Hoover	...	Carnera Cornerman (as Richard Sutton)
Michael Chin	...	Carnera Cornerman
Stewart Lunn	...	Campbell Cornerman
Richard Lewis	...	Campbell Cornerman
Peter Wylie	...	Campbell Cornerman
Thomasz Kurzydlowski	...	Tuffy Griffith
Stuart Clark	...	Frankie Campbell
Julian Lewis	...	Undercard Boxer - Feldman
Eric Fink	...	Announcer - Lasky
Sergio Di Zio	...	Young Reporter
Gavin Grazer	...	Reporter
Boyd Banks	...	Reporter
Daniel Kash	...	Reporter
Judah Katz	...	Reporter
Angelo Tsarouchas	...	Reporter
Robert Smith	...	Reporter
Craig Warnock	...	1928 Fan
Aaron Abrams	...	1928 Fan
Duff MacDonald	...	1935 Fan
Andrew Stelmack	...	1935 Fan
Christopher Crumb	...	1935 Fan (as Chris Crumb)
Gerry Quigley	...	Quincy
Peter MacNeill	...	Electric Man
Darrin Brown	...	Promoter
John Healy	...	Dock Worker
Peter Didiano	...	Dock Worker
James Kirchner	...	Dock Worker
Michael Langlois	...	Dock Worker (as Mike Langlois)
Magdalena Alexander	...	Angry Woman
Nola Augustson	...	Relief Office Woman
Gino Marrocco	...	Waiter
Mark Taylor	...	George
Sharron Matthews	...	Lady
Alec Stockwell	...	Church Man
Chick Roberts	...	Church Old Man
Isabella Fink	...	Church Girl
Beau Starr	...	Sam
Philip Craig	...	Radio Commentator
Roman Podhora	...	Hooverville Cop
R.D. Reid	...	Hooverville Cop
Michael Dyson	...	Hooverville Man
Sam Malkin	...	Gibson
Tony Munch	...	Sam Penny
Conrad Bergschneider	...	Limo Driver
Richard Binsley	...	Announcer - Griffith
Ramona Pringle	...	Flapper Girl
Katrina Matthews Swain	...	Flapper Girl
Cooper Bracken	...	Jay Braddock - 4 years
Jacob Bracken	...	Jay Braddock - 4 years
Alon Nashman	...	Deserting Father
Dominic Cuzzocrea	...	Junket (as Domenic Cuzzocrea)
Neil Foster	...	Security Guard
Brian Jagersky	...	Cop
Ray Kerr	...	Fight Promoter
Tim Eddis	...	Fight Promoter
Dave Arkell	...	Mr. Mills
Debra Sherman	...	Mother
Joanne Ritcey	...	Baer Hotel Hottie
Alex Cairns	...	Baer Hotel Hottie
George Duff	...	Man on Street
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Burd	...	Man in Soup Line (uncredited)
Krysta Carter	...	Fluzy (uncredited)
Rick Cordeiro	...	Ringside Fan (uncredited)
Riva Di Paola	...	1935 Fan (uncredited)
James Donohue	...	Baer's Police Officer #1 (uncredited)
Mark Falvo	...	Press (uncredited)
Conor Gomez	...	Ringside Fan (uncredited)
Carlos Henriques	...	Ringside Fan (uncredited)
Ro McAlpine	...	Ringside Fan (uncredited)
Kennedy McGuckian	...	Rich Kid (uncredited)
Liam McGuckian	...	Rich Kid (uncredited)
Robert Morse	...	Man in Relief House Line (uncredited)
Michael C. Newsome	...	Cad in Armory (uncredited)
Andrew Martin Priestman	...	Ring Photographer (uncredited)
Riley Raymer	...	Woman (uncredited)
Jake Richards	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Jason Ruta	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Michael Sercerchi	...	Boxing Promoter (uncredited)
John Shannon	...	Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
Nick Smith	...	Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Michael Stevens	...	Hooverville Man (uncredited)
Derek Sypniewski	...	Fan throwing peanuts at Braddock (uncredited)
Egidio Tari	...	Cop In Ring (uncredited)
Nancy E.L. Ward	...	Mae Braddocks Aunt (uncredited)

Directed by
Ron Howard

Writing credits (WGA)
Cliff Hollingsworth		(screenplay) and
Akiva Goldsman		(screenplay)
Cliff Hollingsworth		(story)

Produced by
Brian Grazer	....	producer
Todd Hallowell	....	executive producer
Ron Howard	....	producer
Penny Marshall	....	producer
Kathleen McGill	....	associate producer
Louisa Velis	....	associate producer
James Whitaker	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Salvatore Totino		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Daniel P. Hanley		(as Dan Hanley)
Mike Hill

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Wynn Thomas

Art Direction by
Peter Grundy
Dan Yarhi

Set Decoration by
Gordon Sim

Costume Design by
Daniel Orlandi

Makeup Department
Tony Acosta Jr.	....	special makeup effects: AFX Studios (as Tony Acosta)
David LeRoy Anderson	....	special makeup effects (as David Leroy Anderson)
Lance Anderson	....	key special effects makeup: AFX Studios
Patrick Baxter	....	special effects makeup technician: AFX Studios
Damon Bishop	....	special makeup effects: AFX Studios
Chris Bridges	....	special makeup effects: AFX Studios
Ann Brodie	....	key makeup artist
Colleen Callaghan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Zellweger
François Dagenais	....	special makeup effects: AFX Studios
Karola Dirnberger	....	hair stylist: second unit
Hazel Gordon	....	hair stylist
Carol Hartwick	....	hair stylist
Graham Johnston	....	makeup artist: Ms. Zellweger
Tony Labatt	....	special makeup effects: AFX Studios
Heather Langenkamp	....	special makeup effects: AFX Studios (as Heather Langenkamp Anderson)
Burton J. LeBlanc	....	makeup artist (as Burton LeBlanc)
Burton J. LeBlanc	....	makeup artist: second unit (as Burton LeBlanc)
Nicole Michaud	....	special makeup effects: AFX Studios
Emanuel Millar	....	hair stylist: Mr. Crowe (as Manny Millar)
Janice Miller	....	hair stylist
Linda Montgomerie	....	hair stylist
Sean Sansom	....	special effects makeup technician: AFX Studios
Vincent Sullivan	....	key hair stylist
John Wheaton	....	special makeup effects: AFX Studios
Dorota Zajac	....	makeup artist
Kelly Kavanagh	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Maribeth Knezev	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Natasha Ladek	....	wig maker: Renee Zellweger (uncredited)
Emanuel Millar	....	hair department head (uncredited)
Tim Mogg	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Anthony Veilleux	....	tattoo designer (uncredited)

Production Management
Eva Burkley	....	production supervisor: second unit
Kathleen McGill	....	unit production manager
Steve Wakefield	....	unit production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Bocknek	....	third assistant director
Darrin Brown	....	second second assistant director
William M. Connor	....	first assistant director
David Coulter	....	third assistant director: second unit
Aric Dupere	....	trainee assistant director
Patrick Hagarty	....	trainee assistant director
Todd Hallowell	....	second unit director
Dwight Hendrickson	....	trainee assistant director
Edney Hendrickson	....	trainee assistant director
George Jeffery	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jonnie Katz	....	additional assistant director (as Jonathan Katz)
Katrina Lee	....	trainee assistant director
Nick Lopez	....	trainee assistant director (as Nicolas Lopez)
Jeff Muhsoldt	....	trainee assistant director
Craig Newman	....	trainee assistant director
Kim Palmen	....	trainee assistant director
Andrew M. Robinson	....	second assistant director (as Andrew Robinson)
Jodi A. Tario	....	trainee assistant director (as Jodi Tario)
Mark Wallace	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tim Cushen	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Jennifer Haufler	....	trainee assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Robert Westhafer	....	additional ad (uncredited)

Art Department
Rob Ballantyne	....	storyboard artist
Tory Bellingham	....	property master
Rob Bonney	....	construction foreman
J. Tracy Budd	....	set dresser
Mike Butt	....	location leadman
Carlos Caneca	....	leadman
Chris Deeley	....	key greensman
Chris Deeley	....	set dresser: second unit
David DiCorpo	....	location leadman
Terry Edwards	....	buyer
David Evans	....	on-set dresser
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez	....	props buyer (as Anne-Marie Ferney-Tellez)
Fred Fitzpatrick	....	sign shop foreman
Kevin Forstner	....	assistant head carpenter
Mike Franklin	....	set dresser
Paul Greenberg	....	graphic designer
James Halpenny	....	construction coordinator (as Jim Halpenny)
Stephen Hayes	....	set dresser
David Hirschfield	....	set designer
Kevin Hughes	....	location leadman
Michael Huschka	....	assistant property master: second unit
Brian Kelnick	....	labor foreman
Sal Larizza	....	labor foreman
Michael Madden	....	set designer
Steve Middlebrook	....	lead greensman (as Steven Middlebrook)
Steve Middlebrook	....	set dresser: second unit (as Steven Middlebrook)
Brad Milburn	....	assistant art director
Yassara Monteleone	....	assistant art director
Russell Moore	....	set designer
Elizabeth Moran	....	art department coordinator
John Moran	....	assistant art director
Annie Morin	....	head mold maker
Dennis Nam	....	art department apprentice
Ian Nelmes	....	key scenic artist
Bob Newman	....	shop foreman
Mike Newton	....	labor foreman
Donal O'Donaghue	....	location leadman (as Donal O'Donoghue)
Greg Pelchat	....	property master: second unit
Jeff Poulis	....	assistant property master
Marlene Rain	....	buyer
Dana Richardson	....	set dresser
Steve Romolo	....	location leadman
Randy Ross	....	head painter
Robert Shipman	....	assistant on set dresser
Keith Sly	....	lead set dresser
Odetta Stoddard	....	buyer
Martin Thomas	....	head painter
Paul To	....	art department apprentice
Gordon White	....	set designer
Toni Wong	....	prop assistant
Stephanie Yarymowich	....	key scenic artist
David Orin Charles	....	fourth set decoration buyer (uncredited)
David DiCorpo	....	lead hand carpenter (uncredited)
Adrian Hardy	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Stephen Paisley	....	painter (uncredited)
Jae Pak	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Ken Sinclair	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Robert S. Smith	....	on-set carpenter (uncredited)
Paul Vernon	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sean Paul Armstrong	....	cableman (as Sean Armstrong)
David Barnaby	....	foley editor
David Bell	....	boom operator: second unit (as Dave Bell)
Carlie Bergman	....	sound recordist
Dave Bihldorff	....	sound recordist
Stan Bochner	....	dialogue editor
Steve Castellano	....	post-production sound supervisor: second unit
Bob Chefalas	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony J. Ciccolini III	....	supervising sound editor (as Chic Ciccolini III)
Missy Cohen	....	foley editor
David Corcoran	....	sound recordist (as Dave Corcoran)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas	....	foley supervising editor (as Pam DeMetruis Thomas)
Kenna Doeringer	....	adr editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glen Gauthier	....	sound recordist: second unit
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer
Katherine Gordon Miller	....	assistant sound editor (as Katherine Miller)
Eytan Mirsky	....	sound effects editor
Branka Mrkic	....	sound effects editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana)
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer: New York
Angela Organ	....	assistant adr editor
Daniel Pagan	....	sound effects editor
Lynn Sable	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
John J. Thomson	....	production sound mixer
Tony Volante	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Deborah Wallach	....	adr supervising editor
Alan Zielonko	....	boom operator
Travis Call	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Mark Rose	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Peter Fletcher	....	assistant special effects
Brad Larkin	....	special effects technician
Laird McMurray	....	special effects coordinator
Lisa Pacitto	....	special effects shop key
David Reaume	....	special effects technician
Peter Sissakis	....	special effects technician
Stani Veselinovic	....	special effects key
Stephen Wallace	....	special effects rigging key
Steve Carbajal	....	special effects water truck driver (uncredited)
Chris Card	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Ray Comiso	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Walter Klassen	....	specialty props (uncredited)
Drew Longland	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Shane Million	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Cameron Patterson	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Glenn Allen	....	compositing supervisor: & Company
Mannix Bennett	....	digital matte painter: Digital Domain
Nancy Bernstein	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Josh Bolin	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Kevin Bouchez	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Chris Boyce	....	digital artist: & Company
Todd Boyce	....	cg effects animator: Digital Domain
Dan Cobbett	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Sean Devereaux	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Yann Doray	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Daniel Favini	....	digital matte painter: Digital Domain
Mark O. Forker	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain
John Fraser	....	visual effects concept artist: second unit
Richard Friedlander	....	visual effects producer: & Company
Scott Gastellu	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Chris Gelles	....	visual effects executive producer: & Company
Gregory Gelles	....	head of technology: & Company
Metin Gungor	....	digital matte painting lead: Digital Domain
Jonah Hall	....	technical developer: Digital Domain
Heather Elisa Hill	....	visual effects production coordinator: Digital Domain
Jamison Huber	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Domain
Todd Isroelit	....	visual effects producer: Digital Domain
David Isyomin	....	visual effects supervisor: & Company
Dag Ivarsoy	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Gabriella Urbina Kalaitzidis	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Gabriella Kalaitzidis)
Bonnie Lemon	....	digital effects 2d coordinator: Digital Domain
Carlos D. Lemus	....	digital effects animator: Digital Domain
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Stephen Mitchell	....	digital rotoscope/paint artist: Digital Domain
Colleen Murphy	....	digital effects 3d coordinator: Digital Domain
Melanie Okamura	....	cg modelling lead: Digital Domain
Adam Osterfeld	....	digital artist: & Company
Brian Peyatt	....	digital production manager: Digital Domain
Peter Plevritis	....	technical developer: Digital Domain
Darren Poe	....	compositing supervisor: Digital Domain (as Darren M. Poe)
Linda Renaud	....	assistant visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Todd Sarsfield	....	color grader: Digital Domain
Som Shankar	....	3d integration artist: Digital Domain
Devin Uzan	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Andrew Waisler	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain (as Andy McGrath Waisler)
Debra Wolff	....	visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Chris Wood	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Christopher Wood)
Craig Cannon	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Rafael Colon	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited)
Scott Edelstein	....	data wrangler: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Joe Farrell	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jamieson Fry	....	digital artist: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Molly Hansen	....	visual effects business affairs (uncredited)
Christopher Holsey	....	scan record supervisor (uncredited)
Evan Jacobs	....	digital department manager: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Robert Liscombe	....	dustbuster (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Robert McInnis	....	2d manager: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Scott Ross	....	general manager: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Anthony Ruey	....	technical assistant (uncredited)
Brad Smith	....	render i/o administrator (uncredited)
Tess Spaulding	....	system administrator (uncredited)
Nick Swartz	....	tape operator (uncredited)
Kelby Thwaits	....	dustbuster (uncredited)
Shin-Yee Yau	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Rob Bell	....	stunts
Brad Bennett	....	stunts
Marco Bianco	....	stunts
James Binkley	....	stunts
Donovan Boucher	....	stunts
Tebor Brosch	....	stunts
Stuart Clark	....	stunts
Dean Copkov	....	stunts
Dexter Delves	....	stunts
Joel Harris	....	stunts
Chris Johnson	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	boxing coordinator
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator
Jim Lyttle	....	stunts (as Jim Lytle)
Rob MacDonald	....	stunts
Egerton Marcus	....	stunts (as Eggerton Marcus)
Patrick Mark	....	stunts
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Christopher McGuire	....	stunts (as Chris McGuire)
Duncan McLeod	....	stunts
Billy Oliver	....	stunts
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunts (as Shawn Orr)
Rick Parker	....	stunts
Nick Powell	....	boxing choreographer
Nick Powell	....	stunts
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunts (as Ed Queffelec)
Robert Racki	....	stunts
Bryan Renfro	....	stunts
Kevin Rushton	....	stunts
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts
Mark Taylor	....	stunts
Ron Van Hart	....	stunts
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunts
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Liise Keeling	....	horse wrangler (uncredited)
Robert C. Shannon	....	water safety (uncredited)
John Stead	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Adams	....	grip
Ian Anderson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Neil Andrews	....	rigging grip best boy (as Mongo Andrews)
Zena Bielewicz	....	camera loader (as Marzena Bielewicz)
Sean Bourdeau	....	best boy grip
Russel Bowie	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Craig Bulmer	....	electric
Morgan Carpenter	....	generator operator: second unit
Don Caulfield	....	electric
Robert Cochrane	....	dolly grip
Tony Dubreuil	....	rigging grip
Roy Elliston	....	key rigging grip
Richard Emerson	....	key grip
John Ferguson	....	rigging gaffer
Jay Fortune	....	gaffer
Candide Franklyn	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Candide Franklyn	....	steadicam operator
Darcy Gasparovic	....	second loader
Barry Goodwin	....	rigging gaffer
Jesse Green	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Rich Green	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Duane Gullison	....	electric
Michael Hall	....	camera operator: "e" camera (as Mike Hall)
John B. Harper	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as John Harper)
Kelly Hearns	....	video assist
Jeff Heintzman	....	grip
Keith Hlady	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Glen Keenan	....	director of photography: second unit
David Kellner	....	rigging gaffer (as Dave Kellner)
George Kraychyk	....	still photographer
Martin Lake	....	grip
Rick Leger	....	technocrane technician
Walter Lipscombe	....	best boy grip: second unit
Tim Lovell	....	rigging best boy
Peter Luxford	....	camera operator: "d" camera
Peter Luxford	....	camera operator: second unit
Marvin Macina	....	electric
Ari Magder	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Mark Manchester	....	key grip: second unit
David McKane	....	loader: second unit (as Dave McKane)
Robert McRae	....	gaffer (as Bob McRae)
Michael Meagher	....	second assistant camera: second unir
Andrew Medicky	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Ron Muise	....	rigging grip
Mark Nener	....	first assistant camera: "e" camera
Anthony Nocera	....	assistant video assist operator
Anthony Nocera	....	video assist operator: second unit
John O'Boyle	....	best boy electric: second unit
Norman O'Halloran	....	gaffer: second unit (as Norm O'Halloran)
Norman O'Halloran	....	rigging gaffer (as Norm O'Halloran)
André Ouimet	....	rigging grip (as Andre Ouimet)
Ken Pickett	....	dolly grip: second unit
Doug Reid	....	best boy (as Douglas G. Reed)
Peter Schalakowskyj	....	rigging grip
Larry Smith	....	electric
Dean Stinchcombe	....	first assistant camera: "d" camera
Kirsta Teague	....	third loader
Paul Thompson	....	video assist operator
Rachael Thompson	....	second assistant camera: "e" camera
Salvatore Totino	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Robert Vigus	....	grip
Hugh Young	....	generator operator
Jaclyn Young	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Elizabeth Caruana	....	third loader and assistant camera: dailies (uncredited)
Scott Cowan	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Alex Dawes	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
William Engel	....	grip (uncredited)
Roger Finlay	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Diane Kerbel	....	casting: Canada
Zameret Kleiman	....	extras casting
Crystal Kramer	....	casting assistant (as Crystal Proctor)
Michelle Lewitt	....	casting associate
Paul Shikata	....	extras casting assistant: set (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dan Bronson	....	costume supervisor
Michael Castellano	....	dresser
Christina Cattle	....	dresser
Carole Costello	....	set costume supervisor: second unit
Ian Drummond	....	extras coordinator
John Girouard	....	wardrobe assistant
Lindsay Jacobs	....	costume supervisor
Andrea Knaub	....	costumer
Marjorie McCown	....	assistant costume designer: Los Angeles (as Marjorie McCowan)
Sara Schilt	....	costume buyer
Luis Sequeira	....	assistant costume designer
Gayle Franklin	....	extras costume set supervisor (uncredited)
Loreen Lightfoot	....	milliner (uncredited)
Trelawnie Mead	....	costume dyer/breakdown (uncredited)
Douglas J. Stewart	....	costume textile artist (uncredited)
Ahmad Zargaran	....	head cutter (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Guy Barresi	....	assistant editor
Kent Blocher	....	second assistant editor
Steve Bowen	....	color timer
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Luis Freitas	....	trainee assistant editor
Irene Kassow	....	first assistant editor
Robert Komatsu	....	first assistant editor
Brigitte Rabazo	....	assistant editor: Toronto
Ben Estrada	....	digital colorist assistant (uncredited)
George Missor	....	assistant editor: EPK (uncredited)
Dave Muscat	....	telecine suite operator (uncredited)
Mila Patriki	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)
Martha Pike	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bill Bernstein	....	music editor
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
George Budd	....	music consultant
Brian Dixon	....	music recordist
William Elliott	....	orchestrator
Tom Hardisty	....	music recordist (as Tom Hardesty)
Tim Lauber	....	music recordist
Dan Lieberstein	....	temp music editor
Adam Michalak	....	music recordist (as Adam Mickalak)
Leslie Morris	....	music contractor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
Patrick Spain	....	music recordist
Armin Steiner	....	orchestra recordist
Thomas Vicari	....	music scoring mixer (as Tommy Vicari)
Jesse Voccia	....	digital audio
Michael Zainer	....	assistant music editor
Bryan Clements	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring technician (uncredited)
Tim Rodier	....	music preparation (uncredited)
Chas Smith	....	exotic instruments (uncredited)
Tom Steel	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Norman Henderson	....	transportation coordinator
John Hiltz	....	picture car captain
Stuart Hughes	....	head driver
Stuart Hughes	....	transportation coordinator: second unit
Scott Magee	....	picture car coordinator
Scott Magee	....	picture car coordinator: second unit
Shaun Magee	....	picture car captain
Paul Marshall	....	driver co-captain
John Ozlins	....	transportation captain (as John Ozolins)
Robert Tenaglia	....	transportation captain: second unit
John Coles	....	driver: Brian Grazer (uncredited)
Jennifer Mccormack	....	driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
Dave Wilson	....	picture car mechanic (uncredited)

Other crew
Nick Alachiotis	....	boxing trainer
Kevin Alakas	....	second assistant accountant
Errol Alcott	....	physiotherapist: Mr. Crowe
Gerry Alfonso	....	payroll accountant
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Luc Bernard	....	assistant accountant
Michelle Berrigan	....	third assistant accountant
Joe Biggins	....	supervisor: inflatable extras
Peter Bird	....	assistant location manager
David Blacker	....	location set production assistant
Eva Burkley	....	assistant: Mr. Hallowell
Mark Carroll	....	security
David M. Chisholm	....	assistant production coordinator
Meredith Chislett	....	assistant: Ms. Zellweger
Dean Copkov	....	boxing trainer
Patrick Davis	....	location set production assistant
Mike DeLisa	....	consultant
Judy Dickerson	....	dialect coach (as Judi Dickerson)
Melanie Donkers	....	assistant: Mr. Howard
Angelo Dundee	....	consultant
Rafael Fernandez-Stoll	....	production assistant
Harold Francis	....	location set production assistant
David Franklin	....	location set production assistant
Paul Franklin	....	location set production assistant
Dimas Freitas	....	security
Christine Fuller	....	stand-in
Wayne Godfrey	....	set supervisor
Wayne Gordon	....	boxing trainer
Matt Graver	....	location set production assistant
Peter Heller	....	consultant
Kaitlin Jacobs	....	location set production assistant
Brian Jagersky	....	boxing trainer
Keith Large	....	location manager
Tori Larsen	....	production assistant: second unit
Vair Macphee	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Markowitz	....	production assistant (as Jen Markowitz)
Mark McFadden	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Dirk McLean	....	stand-in
Greg McMaster	....	assistant location manager
Alex McNaughton	....	assistant location manager
Mary Milovac	....	location set production assistant
Brad Moore	....	stand-in
Lee Anne Muldoon	....	unit publicist
Jack Newfield	....	consultant
David Oliver	....	stand-in
Rick Parker	....	animal wrangler
Stacia Peters	....	assistant to producers
Tracey Phillips	....	second assistant accountant
Diane Pitblado	....	dialect coach
Anna Rane	....	script supervisor
Kyra Rattray	....	location set production assistant
Miguel Ian Raya	....	assistant: Mr. Grazer (as Miguel Raya)
Lynne Redding	....	adr group coordinator
Robin M. Reelis	....	production coordinator: second unit
Michelle M. Robeson	....	production assistant
Keith Rodger	....	assistant: Mr. Crowe
Raquel Rose	....	production assistant
Andrew Rosen	....	asset/clearances
Andrew Rosen	....	product placement
Michelle K. Smith	....	production secretary
Thana Spillios	....	script supervisor: second unit
John Teixeira	....	location set production assistant
Jodie Thornber	....	chef: By David's
Elaine Thurston	....	production accountant
Suzanne Wasserman	....	consultant
Mindy Weissman	....	assistant to producers
Devin White	....	third assistant accountant
Stewart White	....	set medic
Neil Wilcox	....	location production assistant: second unit
Claire Adamson	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Maria Belperio	....	lead hand (uncredited)
Melissa Binder	....	textile artist: USA (uncredited)
Kelly Brown	....	assistant: Penny Marshall (uncredited)
Cathy Coulson	....	accounting trainee (uncredited)
Tracy Fedak	....	third assistant accountant (uncredited)
Gayle Franklin	....	extras set supervisor (uncredited)
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Steve Holt	....	on-set medic (uncredited)
Brad Ling	....	on-set caterer (uncredited)
Dahla MacKenna	....	child care (uncredited)
Sari Miettinen	....	key craft service (uncredited)
Tania Mills	....	intern set production assistant (uncredited)
Ryan Miningham	....	film researcher (uncredited)
Jane Mowbray	....	on-set caterer (uncredited)
Richard G. Orozco	....	pre-production office assistant (uncredited)
Anthony David Pace	....	location representative (uncredited)
Jules Pereira	....	inflatables technician (uncredited)
Monica Perez Gelbman	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
John Rakich	....	daily location production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Pamela Rose	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Esther Scannell	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
John Shone	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety (uncredited)

Thanks
Wayne Penford	....	the filmmakers gratefully thank: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
Jim Roc	....	the filmmakers gratefully thank: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Miramax (presents)
• Imagine Entertainment (presents)
• Parkway Productions (in association with)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2007) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Divisa Home Video (2014) (Spain) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• AFX Studios (special makeup effects)
• Digital Domain (special visual effects and digital animation)
• & Company (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 1010 WINS Radio  the filmmakers gratefully thank
• Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)  logo (as ACTRA)
• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitored by: AHA 00706
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by (uncredited)
• By David's  caterer
• C-5  foley recorded at (as C5, Inc.)
• Casting Company, The  casting (uncredited)
• Circus World  posters courtesy of
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems (as Clairmont)
• Curtis Publishing Co.,  licensor: "Billboard Painter" by Norman Rockwell © 1932 SEPS (as Curtis Publishing Co., Indianapolis, IN)
• DeLuxe Toronto  telecine
• Decca Records  soundtrack on (as Decca)
• Dille Family Trust  used by permission: "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (as The Dille Family Trust)
• Directors Guild of Canada  logo
• EFilm  digital intermediate (as Efilm)
• Estate of Gustav Rehberger, The  acknowledgement: "Dempsey vs. Tunney" by Gustav Rehberger © 2004
• Hand Prop  props supplied by (uncredited)
• Hudson's Bay Company  the filmmakers gratefully thank (as The Hudson's Bay Company)
• Inflatable Crowd Company, The  inflatable mannequins (uncredited)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Louis Vuitton Luggage & Leather Goods  the filmmakers gratefully thank
• Madison Square Garden  the filmmakers gratefully thank
• Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment  the filmmakers gratefully thank (as Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.)
• Mega Playground  video dailies (uncredited)
• New York Daily News  used with permission
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  music recorded at (as Newman Scoring Stage)
• Pacific Title  digital opticals & titles
• Production Services  grip/lighting equipment (as Production Services Ltd.)
• Runway  post-production (uncredited)
• Signet Sound Studio  music mixed at (as Signet Sound Studios)
• Signet Sound Studio  music recorded at (as Signet Sound Studios)
• Sony Scoring Stage  music recorded at
• Soundtrack F/T  post production facility: second unit
• Soundtrack New York  post-production sound services
• Sportsrobe  costumes (uncredited)
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio (uncredited)
• Toronto Film and Television Office, The  the filmmakers gratefully thank
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting (uncredited)
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack on
• Universal Studios  animated logo: © 1997
• Village Recorder, The  music recorded at (as The Village)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense boxing violence and some language

Runtime:

144 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Austria:12 | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Ireland:15A | Ireland:15 | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Singapore:PG | South Africa:10 (V) | South Korea:All | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41365) | Venezuela:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The cinematographer invented a "tire-cam" which is a camera cushioned inside a tire and behind Plexiglas. This allowed the professional boxers to hit the tire to create realistic reactions from a first-person point-of-view.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: While the Braddocks were entering the fancy restaurant, the band was playing an ebullient version of Opus One. Opus One wasn't out until 1944.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Joe Gould:Attaboy! Keep him busy!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.83" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Put That Sun Back in the Sky

Old story well told!

Geez, another boxing movie! Yeah, Yeah, I know the story. Down and out guy gets a break and makes the most of it. He's fighting for his family, he's fighting for all those other hopeless people. Been there, done that.

Oh, I forgot to mention one thing. This movie is about the best 140 minute I've spent in a movie theater since . . . . since . . . ., Oh, well, you get the picture. Better yet, instead of getting the picture, go see it.

Russell Crowe owns the character of James Braddock, the unlikely hero who makes the most of his second chance. He's a good fighter turned hack. Injury, bad luck and this thing called the Depression sends him down the drain.

His wife, Mae, played by Renee Zelleweger, wants to be his biggest fan, but the kids need a dad, the rent has to get paid and the money from boxing dried up along time ago. Her husband's courage is undoubted, but his nerve is killing her.

And then there's Joe Gould, played by Paul Giamatti.

A boxer by the name of George Cochan once told me his manager was the bravest man he ever knew, he was willing to pit his man (Cochan) against anyone. As a result, Cochan had his head handed to him multiple times by the likes of Jake LaMotta and other class middle weights of the Forties and Fifties. Gould, is that brave manager, if not literally, in spirit. He pits Braddock, out of shape and with one day notice, against the number two heavy weight contender. Regardless of the risk, it's a pay day needed by both Gould and Braddock.

The story, while familiar, is executed brilliantly. The camera work is both subtle and, in turn, spectacular. Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill and the rest of the cast give flawless performances.

Yes, been there, done that! And I'm ready to do it again for anyone who wants to go with me.