Warrior (2011)

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother.

Director:

Gavin O'Connor

Writers:

Gavin O'Connor (screenplay), Anthony Tambakis (screenplay),

Stars:

Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte

Top 250 #154 | Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joel Edgerton	...	Brendan Conlon
Tom Hardy	...	Tommy Conlon
Nick Nolte	...	Paddy Conlon
Jennifer Morrison	...	Tess Conlon
Frank Grillo	...	Frank Campana
Kevin Dunn	...	Principal Zito
Maximiliano Hernández	...	Colt Boyd
Bryan Callen	...	Himself
Sam Sheridan	...	Himself
Fernando Chien	...	Fenroy (as Fernando Funan Chien)
Jake McLaughlin	...	Mark Bradford
Vanessa Martinez	...	Pilar Fernandez
Denzel Whitaker	...	Stephon
Carlos Miranda	...	Tito
Nick Lehane	...	Nash

Storyline

Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime - and the wreckage of their broken family - within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate's action/drama, WARRIOR. An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, ...

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Plot Keywords:

tournament | mixed martial arts | alcoholic | fight | fighting | 

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Taglines:

Family is worth fighting for.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense mixed martial arts fighting, some language and thematic material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

La última pelea

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,242,107 (USA) (9 September 2011)

Gross:

$13,651,662 (USA) (28 October 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Mimran Schur Pictures, Solaris

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the commentator's references Kurt Angle's character, Koba, as being a World Sambo Champion. Sambo is a martial art known for leg locks - Angle employed an ankle lock as a signature move during his wrestling career.

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Goofs

(Flopped shot) During the final bout, Tommy looks over at the crowd of U.S. Marines. All of their ribbons are mounted over their left side. when shown again they are on the right side and in the last shot there on the left side again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Paddy Conlon: [arriving home] Tommy? Jesus! What are you doing here?
Tom Conlon: I was just passing through. I figured why not have a belt with the old man.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Alive and Kicking (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Roses from the South"
Written by Johann Strauß (as Johann Strauss Jr.)
Arranged by George Wilson

User Reviews

A wonderfully, well written story

This movie is truly, truly OUTSTANDING! I am in complete shock over the performances in this film. Nick Nolte, as usual, gives a gritty, gut wrenching, emotional performance that left me buckling at the knees. One of my all time favorite movies of Mr. Nolte was Rich Man, Poor Man, absolutely a god given talent! The performances of Mr. Hardy and Mr. Edgeron were academy award winning, I would love to see more of them by far! I cried throughout the movie, and when it was over, I could not wait to tell everyone about it. A terrific ensemble cast and movie that certainly should be up for Best Picture!! A definitive Oscar nod for Nick Nolte, and if it were up to me, Mr. Hardy and Mr. Edgeron would walk away with one as well! If you have not seen this movie, drop what you are doing, run to your nearest theater. This movie is truly what being a performer is all about! My hat is off to you all!!!