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Fighting (2009) -- In New York City, a young counterfeiter (Tatum) is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist (Howard), who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
Fighting (2009) -- Clip: Evan goads Shawn during their fight
Fighting (2009) -- Interview: Channing Tatum "On how he broke his nose in the movie"
Fighting (2009) -- A young man, down on his luck, finds a way to make money in underground street fighting
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Munic (written by) and
Dito Montiel (written by)
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Release Date:
24 April 2009 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Tagline:
Some dreams are worth the fight.
Plot:
In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit. | Full synopsis »
Awards:
1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
B-Movie At Best See more (60 total) »

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Channing Tatum ... Shawn MacArthur

Terrence Howard ... Harvey Boarden
Zulay Henao ... Zulay Velez

Michael Rivera ... Ajax
Flaco Navaja ... Ray Ray
Peter Anthony Tambakis ... Z (as Peter Tambakis)

Luis Guzmán ... Martinez

Anthony DeSando ... Christopher Anthony
Roger Guenveur Smith ... Jack Dancing

Brian J. White ... Evan Hailey (as Brian White)

Ivan Martin ... Stockbroker Jerry

Danny Mastrogiorgio ... Trader Jim
Altagracia Guzman ... Alba Guzmán
Gabrielle Pelucco ... Lila

Angelic Zambrana ... Kimo's Girl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Dito Montiel Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense fight sequences, a sex scene and brief strong language.
Runtime:
105 min
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1.85 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44516) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:15 | Iceland:14 | Germany:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M
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The character Zulay Velez grandmother pronounces her name slightly differently than the rest of the cast at the suggestion of writer Kevin Misher. Misher thought it would indicate a closer relationship between Zulay and her grandmother as family/friends often have pet names for each other. See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The bundles of cash used in the movie are badly made props. They were printed with black ink on thick white papers. See more »
Quotes:
Jack Dancing: In the words of the late, great, Marvin Gaye. Let's... Get... It... On! See more »
Movie Connections:
References War (2007) See more »
Soundtrack:
So Fresh (Nobody Hot As Me) See more »

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26 out of 39 people found the following review useful.
B-Movie At Best, 27 April 2009
Author: pimpcj from United States

It was well made, but clearly not worth seeing in theaters. All in all, besides a number of movies that this resembles (as you can read in the other IMDb comments), it was truly a poor case of storytelling. The dialog was very close to being on the nose allowing for the most predictable storyline and course of events. Best parts were the fighting which was filmed "O.K." and the women, a.k.a. "sex." New York felt very real throughout this movie, but with the American Gangster soundtrack being used repetitively it quickly lost it's realism. Acting was cool, but then again the characters were unbelievable and boring.

I say 4 out of 10. It could have been filmed like clover-field and still received the same rating. If the story would have been more original, then I would have said higher rating.

Oh and the "Antagonist" throughout this storyline made me laugh. My 5 year old nephew could take him down let alone our main character.

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