The story of Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan who trained to become the first woman in her country's history to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.
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| Status: | completed |
| Status Updated: | 19 Feb 2024 |
Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| Ryan Destiny | ... |
Claressa Shields
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| Jazmin Headley | ... |
Young Claressa
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| Kylee D. Allen | ... |
Young Claressa (Running)
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| Brian Tyree Henry | ... |
Jason Crutchfield
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| De'Adre Aziza | ... |
Mickey
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Chrystian Buddington | ... |
Corey
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Maurice Wayne Anglin | ... |
Young Corey
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| Teanna Weir | ... |
Keisha
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Idrissa Sanogo | ... |
Lil' Zay
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| Taytem Douglas | ... |
Young Lil' Zay
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| Olunike Adeliyi | ... |
Jackie Shields
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| Adam Clark | ... |
Clarence
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| Shechinah Mpumlwana | ... |
Briana
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| Nendia Lewars | ... |
Young Briana
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| Sekhai Jayden Smith | ... |
Peanut
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Chidubem Rafael Echendu | ... |
Young Peanut
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| Sarah Allen | ... |
Nicole Thompson
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| Lanette Ware | ... |
Coach Parker
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| Jason Weinberg | ... |
Bob Coleman
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Richard Lewis | ... |
Bean
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| Chiamaka Glory | ... |
Jackie's Lady Friend
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| Bobby Daniels | ... |
Jackie's Guy Friend Alfred
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| Michael Brown | ... |
Donte
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| Tyrone Benskin | ... |
AJ (Pawn Shop)
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Tiandria Taylor | ... |
Deedra
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| Marium Carvell | ... |
Lunch Lady
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Jamillah Ross | ... |
Seamstress
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| Amanda Barker | ... |
Female Clerk
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| Ivan D. Ossa | ... |
Student
(as Ivan Daniel Ossa)
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| Kenya Salmon | ... |
Student
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John Kalbhenn | ... |
Detroit Regional Referee
(as Johnny Kalbhenn)
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| Jessica Grossi | ... |
Team USA Teammate
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Dorian Ouaton | ... |
Berston Boxer
(as Dorian Prenel Ouaton)
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| Patrick Dussault | ... |
Shanghai - WBWC Announcer
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| Cynthia Zhou | ... |
Shanghai - WBWC Announcer
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Charlene Wong | ... |
Shanghai - WBWC Ref (Marshall Claressa Fight)
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| Tabitha Tao | ... |
Shanghai - WBWC Chinese Tournament Sponsor
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Jennifer Huggins | ... |
London - Olympic Referee (Gold Medal Match)
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| Zak Farion | ... |
London - Olympic Admin
(as Zachary Joshua Morris)
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| Ruth Tinker | ... |
London - Olympic Broadcast Announcer
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| Matthew Gorman | ... |
London - Olympic Broadcast Announcer
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Matt Standish | ... |
London - Olympic Referee (Laurell Fight)
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| Laura Vincent | ... |
London Journalist
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Donovan Boucher | ... |
London - Olympic Referee (Volnova Fight)
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| Neil Crone | ... |
Spokane MC
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Mark Simmons | ... |
Spokane Referee
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| Myrthin Stagg | ... |
Spokane Reporter
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| James Finlay Fraser | ... |
London - Olympic Arena Announcer
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Natasha Spence | ... |
Kira Fitzgerald
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Jordan A.K. Brown | ... |
Marching Band Member
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Allen Adepoju | ... |
Marching Band Member
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Jasmine Jones-Ball | ... |
Marching Band Member
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Daniel Jordan Anthony | ... |
Marching Band Member
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Nicole Drury | ... |
Savannah Marshall
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| Christine Cleary | ... |
Anna Laurell (Quarterfinal)
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| Laura Vuculescu | ... |
Marina Volnova (Semifinal)
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| Melissa Karagianis | ... |
Torlopova aka 'The Jackal'
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Amara-Grace Boyce | ... |
Fat Daddy Baby
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Za'Niyah-Rose Kirston-Reeves | ... |
Fat Daddy Baby
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Selina An | ... |
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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| J. Timothy Hunt | ... |
Marlen's Manager (uncredited)
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| Jack Nguyen | ... |
Shanghai Spectator (uncredited)
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Shubei Zheng | ... |
Boxing spectator (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Rachel Morrison | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Barry Jenkins | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Zackary Canepari | ... | executive producer |
| Drea Cooper | ... | executive producer |
| Michael De Luca | ... | producer |
| Elishia Holmes | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Barry Jenkins | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Sue Jaye Johnson | ... | executive producer |
| Tracey Landon | ... | executive producer |
| Lyn Lucibello | ... | executive producer (as Lyn Lucibello Brancatella) |
| Rachel Morrison | ... | executive producer |
| Claressa Shields | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Tamar-kali | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Rina Yang | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Harry Yoon | ||
Editorial Department
| Chelyse Abrams | ... | post-production assistant |
| Irene Chun | ... | first assistant editor |
| Chris Doerr | ... | finishing editor |
| Maria Freire | ... | second assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Zosia Mackenzie | ||
Art Direction by
| John O'Regan | ||
Set Decoration by
| Mary Kirkland | ||
Costume Design by
| Marcia Scott | ||
Makeup Department
| Jessica Carter | ... | makeup department head |
| Corinne DeBerry | ... | daily |
| Joseph Hinds | ... | makeup department head |
| Louise Holoday | ... | key makeup artist |
| Cherie Snow | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jessica Cheung | ... | production manager |
| Tracey Landon | ... | unit production manager |
| Lyn Lucibello | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Greg Brautigan | ... | first assistant director: Flint Unit |
| Michael Donald Bryant | ... | second assistant director: flint unit |
| Sarah Buell | ... | first assistant director |
| William Roberts | ... | second assistant director |
| Rony Valencia | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Darleen Abbott | ... | construction accountant |
| Ace Billet | ... | Motion Graphic Artist |
| Cameron S. Brooke | ... | key scenic artist |
| Mike Butt | ... | assistant head carpenter |
| Brian Cranstone | ... | carpenter |
| Dylan Cranstone | ... | cnc programmer |
| Rohan Facey | ... | graphic designer |
| Lindsay Gilmer | ... | art department coordinator |
| Chris Gotzamanis | ... | leadman |
| Sam Haque | ... | graphic designer |
| Owain Harris | ... | carpenter |
| Scott Holdsworth | ... | On Set Dresser |
| Jesse Hutchins | ... | Lead person / leadman |
| Annabel Kearns | ... | set dresser |
| David Lewington | ... | set designer |
| Youri Makovski | ... | assistant head carpenter |
| Simon March | ... | set dresser |
| Adam Medley | ... | 2nd assistant art director |
| David Meredith | ... | concept artist |
| Anoma Modi | ... | set designer |
| Brittany Morrison | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Roy Obermeier | ... | head carpenter |
| Dave Palmer | ... | assistant head carpenter |
| Dave Rosa | ... | lead scenic artist |
| Kassa Small | ... | assistant art director trainee |
| Shari Spier | ... | graphic designer |
| Steve Stanford | ... | set dresser |
| Jamie Staples | ... | head painter |
| Phillip Tellez | ... | construction coordinator |
| Michael Trosper | ... | property master: Flint Unit |
| Adam Urquhart | ... | on set dresser |
| Brian van de Valk | ... | construction coordinator |
Sound Department
| Jordan Aldinger | ... | assistant foley editor |
| Bobbi Banks | ... | Supervising ADR Editor / supervising adr editor |
| Pat Cassin | ... | boom operator |
| Smokey Cloud | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Jeremy Emery | ... | dialogue editor |
| Demetri Evdoxiadis | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Katie Halliday | ... | supervising sound editor/sound designer |
| Aaron Hasson | ... | adr mixer |
| Nick Neutra | ... | foley supervisor |
| Brian Ortiz | ... | Re-Recording Mix Technician |
| Colin Rogers | ... | adr mixer |
| Jeffrey Roy | ... | adr mixer |
| Lucy Sustar | ... | foley mixer |
Special Effects by
| Innanen Mike | ... | special effects supervisor (as Michael Innanen) |
| Simone Quinlan | ... | special effects key / special effects supervisor (creditOnly) |
Visual Effects by
| Tennille Alcindor | ... | visual effects producer: Company 3 |
| Louisa Au | ... | compositor |
| Marlon Victor Bondoc | ... | visual effects artist |
| Scott Dougherty | ... | visual effects executive: MGM |
| Bryan Foster | ... | visual effects coordinator: MGM |
| Ali Hamidikia | ... | Visual Effects Supervisor: PixelKrush |
| Arun Jrv | ... | Senior compositor |
| Boris Klimenko | ... | visual effects artist |
| Terry Klopfenstein | ... | visual effects artist |
| Peter McAuley | ... | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Rebecca McCabe | ... | VFX Editor: visual effects |
| Kevin Razo | ... | color assistant |
| Doug Spilatro | ... | visual effects artist |
| Clayton VanDeVen | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Stunts
| Nick Alachiotis | ... | fight coordinator |
| Clayton J. Barber | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Ele Bardha | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Deedra Chestnut | ... | stunt double : Ryan Destiny |
| Christine Cleary | ... | stunt performer |
| Khalid Ghajji | ... | previz stunts |
| Anisha Gibbs | ... | previz stunts |
| Stephannie Hawkins | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| Amy Johnston | ... | previz stunts |
| Melissa Karagianis | ... | stunt actor |
| Darren Marsman | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Anthony Martins | ... | Boxing/Fight Coordinator |
| David Will No | ... | stunt-viz filmmaker |
| Jesse Omonudo | ... | Jason's Stunt Double |
| Stephan Roberts | ... | stunt double: Lil Zay |
| Robert Sale | ... | boxing trainer: ms. destiny |
| Zhanna Sattsaeva | ... | previz stunts |
| Julie St-Louis | ... | stunts |
| April Sutton | ... | stunt double |
| Torrey Vogel | ... | assistant fight/boxing coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Laura Vuculescu | ... | stunt performer |
| Vaia Zaganas | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kyle R. Adcock | ... | first assistant camera: Flint Unit |
| Michael W. Anderson | ... | key grip: Flint Unit |
| Guifre Bantjes-Rafols | ... | lighting technician |
| Matthew Bujok | ... | ronin 2 camera operator |
| Josh Campbell | ... | grip |
| Jennifer Celi | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Tommy Daguanno | ... | director of photography: Flint unit |
| Glendon Davis | ... | epk camera |
| Richard Emerson | ... | key grip |
| Alex Faulker | ... | gimbal operator |
| Claude Fortin | ... | grip |
| Stéphanie Girard-Hamelin | ... | video coordinator |
| Joell Godding | ... | Rigging Lighting Technician |
| James Gordon | ... | grip |
| Kelly Hearns | ... | video assist |
| Andrea Hernandez | ... | lighting technician |
| Paul Howden | ... | key grip |
| Nasim Kosarnia | ... | lighting technician |
| Brandon Kovatch | ... | gaffer: Flint Unit |
| Steve Krasznai | ... | A Camera Steadicam Operator |
| Patrick Krauter | ... | dolly grip "b" camera |
| Sabrina Lantos | ... | still photographer |
| Desiree Lidon | ... | lighting console programmer |
| Andrew Lounsbury | ... | b camera operator |
| M. Victoria Low | ... | grip: daily |
| Mitch Mommaerts | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| R. Scott Phillips | ... | gaffer |
| Joe Schroeder | ... | grip |
| Chris Sherry | ... | epk camera & behind the scenes |
| Robert Tagliaferri | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Melanie Teixeira | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Ben Whaley | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Amanda Wojtaszek | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
Casting Department
| Lawrence Black | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Kaley Boerneke | ... | casting assistant |
| Patty Connolly | ... | adr voice casting |
| Alexa Pereira | ... | casting associate |
| Mark Sussman | ... | adr voice casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jenni lee Manis | ... | Assistant Set Supervisor |
| Genevieve Pearson | ... | bg costume coordinator |
| Heather Rautiainen | ... | costume stitcher |
| Gillian Steinhardt | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Trish Venema | ... | buyer |
| Shannon Wilson | ... | costume set supervisor |
| Ahmad Zargaran | ... | costume cutter |
Location Management
| Scott Alexander | ... | location manager |
| Sebastian Caputo | ... | assistant location manager / key assistant location manager |
| Ted Demski | ... | assistant location manager |
| Jed Metzger | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Tom Moisides | ... | location manager |
| Mark Moore | ... | location scout |
| Dominic Pastoriza | ... | location production assistant |
| Zachary Brun | ... | location support personnel (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Patty Macmillan | ... | composer agent |
| Mandy Mamlet | ... | music supervisor |
| Lori Silfen | ... | executive in charge of music |
| Sebastian Zuleta | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Consuelo Solar | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Andrew Dolio | ... | production driver |
| Aleck Duncan | ... | Transportation Utility Driver |
| Jesse Ehman | ... | transportation dispatcher: Flint Unit |
| Mikhail Ramtahal | ... | production driver |
| Patrick Stephenson | ... | transportation captain: Flint unit |
Additional Crew
| Nabil Badine | ... | Unit Manager |
| Michelle Cardno | ... | Additional Voices |
| Lidia Castellano | ... | office production assistant |
| Lucci Di | ... | studio teacher & child welfare worker: Flint |
| Jake Erxleben | ... | Second Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Guiegzee Najera Esteban | ... | 2nd Assistant Accountant |
| Jeremy Fransman | ... | Physical Production Coordinator |
| James Hanlon | ... | 1st Assistant Accountant Payroll |
| Renee Hauger | ... | Travel |
| Casey Hudecki | ... | intimacy coordinator |
| Aminah Hughes | ... | scripting editor, dubbing-US |
| Deborah Jourdain | ... | physical production coordinator |
| Lou Madolev | ... | production accountant |
| Luz Magcawas | ... | 1st Assistant Accountant Payroll |
| Nathan Parker | ... | Additional Literary Material |
| Melody Peng | ... | adr loop group |
| Todd Rogers | ... | set medic |
| Nicholas Rossano | ... | production coordinator: Flint Unit |
| Beauman Royal | ... | Production Assistant: Flint Unit |
| Robert Sale | ... | boxing consultant / boxing technical advisor |
| Sat Sidhu | ... | studio teacher |
| Megan Szwalek | ... | first assistant production coordinator |
| Bobby Thompson | ... | production assistant: Flint Unit |
| Jarik Van Sluijs | ... | Title Designer: Antenna Creative/Creative Director |
| Marcia Zepeda | ... | 2nd assistant accountant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (World-wide) (theatrical) ((????))
- Amazon Prime Video (World-wide) (video) (SVOD)
Special Effects
- Rocket Science VFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A 17-year-old Claressa T-Rex Shields, a Flint, Mich, native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing were realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Shields won a second gold medal in womens middleweight boxing. |
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Box Office
| Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Rachel Morrison's directorial debut. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of T-Rex (2015). See more » |