Cinderella Man
| Cinderella Man | |
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| Directed by | Ron Howard |
| Screenplay by | Cliff Hollingsworth Akiva Goldsman |
| Story by | Cliff Hollingsworth |
| Produced by | Brian Grazer Ron Howard Penny Marshall |
| Starring | Russell Crowe Renée Zellweger Paul Giamatti Craig Bierko Paddy Considine Bruce McGill Ron Canada |
| Cinematography | Salvatore Totino |
| Edited by | Mike Hill Dan Hanley |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (North America) Buena Vista International (International) |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $88 million[1] |
| Box office | $108.5 million[1] |
Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama movie. directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer. The movie stars Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, and Paul Giamatti. It tells the true story of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock, who was dubbed "The Cinderella Man" by journalist Damon Runyon. The film marked the second collaboration for Howard and Crowe, succeeding A Beautiful Mind (2001).
has a 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Due to a low opening, AMC Theatres advertised on June 24, 2005 that it would offer a refund to any ticket-buyer dissatisfied with the film to try and help boost ticket sales.[3]
Cast
- Russell C. rowe as James J. Braddock
- Renée Zellweger as Mae Braddock
- Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould
- Bruce McGill as James Johnston
- Craig Bierko as Max Baer
- Paddy Considine as Mike Wilson
- David Huband as Ford Bond
- Connor Price as Jay Braddock
- Ariel Waller as Rosemarie "Rosy" Braddock
- Patrick Louis as Howard Braddock
- Rosemarie DeWitt as Sara Wilson
- Linda Kash as Mrs. Gould
- Nicholas Campbell as Sporty Lewis
- Gene Pyrz as Jake
- Chuck Shamata as Father Roddick
- Ron Canada as Joe Jeanette
- Alicia Johnston as Alice
- Troy Amos-Ross as John Henry Lewis
- Mark Simmons as Art Lasky
- Art Binkowski as Corn Griffin
- David Litzinger as Abe Feldman
- Matthew G. Taylor as Primo Carnera
- Rance Howard as Announcer Al Fazin
- Robert Norman Smith as reporter
References
- 1 2 "Cinderella Man". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ↑ "Cinderella Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ↑ "Like the Film or Get a Refund (Pay for Popcorn, Regardless)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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