Against the Ropes (2004)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 20 mins | Drama, Biopic, Sports | Released: 2/20/2004 |Box Office Total: $5.8M

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Synopsis:

A biopic inspired by true events in the life of renowned boxing manager Jackie Kallen, a middle-aged Jewish mother from Michigan, who guided the careers of several, hi-profile, professional boxers, including four world champions such as: middleweight champ James "Lights Out" Toney, as well as Bronco McKart, and Thomas Hearns. The drama focuses on her relationship with one boxer, in particular, Luther Shaw, a light-heavyweight contender from the inner-city, whose life and career Kallen helped to turn around; and likewise, Kallen's life and career came into focus due to Shaw and his influence on her growth. In real life, Kallen eventually left her husband of 30 years, and moved to Los Angeles, becoming the commissioner of the International Female Boxers Association.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
2/20/2004

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Charles S. Dutton	Director
Cast	Credit
Meg Ryan	Jackie Kallen
Omar Epps	Luther Shaw
Tony Shalhoub	Sam LaRocca
Tim Daly	Gavin Reese
Kerry Washington	Renee
Joe Cortese	Irv Abel
Charles S. Dutton	Felix Reynolds
Skye McCole Bartusiak	Young Jackie Kallen
Juan Hernandez	Pablo Hernandez
Tory Kittles	Devon Green
Holt McCallany	Dorsett
Nick Alachiotis	Luther's Trainer
Michael Amos	Montage Opponent
Sean Bell	Ray Kallen
Derek Bujalski	Montage Opponent
Donovan Boucher	Montage Opponent
Michael Buffer	Ring Announcer
Neil Crone	HBO Commentator
Everol Carty	Montage Opponent
Jean Daigle	Montage Promoter
Noah Danby	LaRocca Henchman
Edwin DeLeon	Montage Opponent
Aidan Devine	Crisco
Michael John Dion	DJ at Strip Club
Remo Dicarlo	Buffalo Opponent
Reg Dreger	Lonnie
David Dunbar	Philadelphia Referee
Anthony Ferri	Montage Opponent
Jared Durand	Young Crisco
Arturo Fresolone	Hernandez's Manager
Diego Fuentes	Car Attendant
Bruce Gooch	Pawn Shop Clerk
Howard Green	Sands
Joel Harris	Mathias
Tamara Hickey	Megan The Reporter
Jeff Ironi	Security Guard
Jamie Jardine	Ring Announcer
Rogue Johnson	Montage Opponent
Chad Keens-Douglas	Montage Opponent
Jason Jones	Ticket Guy
Jackie Kallen	Female Reporter
Adrianne Keshock	Jenny
Mike Kraft	Jacobs
Shawn Lawrence	Philadelphia Fight Official
Doug Lennox	Barrel Chested Man
Paul Lawrie	Montage Opponent
Gene Mack	Kevin Keyes
Egerton Marcus	Hopeful Fighter
Ray A Marsh	Final Fight Referee
Alwin Mascoll	Interviewed Boxer
Dean McDermott	Pete Kallen
Everton McEwan	Luther's Sparring Partner
Merwin Mondesir	Street Crony
Moses Nyarko	Mouketendi
Neven Pajkic	Heavyweight
Hector H Perez	Hernandez's Sparring Partner
Arnold Pinnock	Heavyweight
Eric Reynolds	Hopeful Fighter
Joseph Richardson	Montage Opponent
Michael Rhoades	Mathias' Manager
Karen Robinson	Kimberly Insurance
Julian Scott	Ray Kallen's Sparring Partner
Beau Starr	Corcoran
Adrian Teodorescu	Referee
Dov Tiefenbach	Organic Clerk
John Christopher Terry	USA Today Reporter
Angelo Tucci	Rex
Martin Van Zanten	Montage Opponent
Syd Vanderpool	Luther's Tampa Opponent
Carlos Varela Jr	Hernandez's Trainer
Hayley Verlyn	Beauty With LaRocca
Tracy Waterhouse	Receptionist
Peter Wylie	Miami Referee
Big Daddy Wayne	Stormy
Rocky Zolnierczyk	Sands Fight Referee
Suchart Yodkerepauprai	Rugged Boxer
Production Credits	Credit
Robert Cort	Producer
Steven Roffer	Executive Producer
Mike Drake	Co-Producer
Jackie Kallen	Associate Producer
Scarlett Lacey	Executive Producer
David Madden	Producer
Jonathan Pillot	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Robert Cort Productions	Production Company
Grand Central Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Writer	Credit
Cheryl Edwards	Screenplay
Jackie Kallen	Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Debbie Tieman	Auditor - Assistant Auditor
Glen Richard	Production Auditor
Art Department	Credit
Tracy Budd	Set Dresser
Janet Lee Chong	Painter - On Set Painter
Alex Galant	Assistant Art Director
Kelly Brine	Storyboard Artist
Fiona Bower	Art Department Coordinator
Sandra Kybartas	Production Designer
Matthew Lammerick	Scenic Artist
James A Gelarden	Art Director
Steven Essam	Set Decorator
Rex Fields	Lead Person
Kenneth Kellers	Lead Person
Armando Sgrignuoli	Art Director
Derek Noel	Painter - Chief Painter
Diana Stoughton	Set Decorator
Gerry Deschenes	Set Dresser
Jennifer MacDonald	Assistant Art Director
Aaron Morrison	Assistant Art Director
Paula D Collins	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Peter Strange	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Wayne Wightman	Assistant Art Director
Casting	Credit
Jessica Daniels	Casting Assistant
Avy Kaufman	Casting Director
Maureen Whalen	Casting Associate
Zameret Kleiman	Extras Casting
Tina Gerussi	Casting (Canada)
Lillian Pyles	Casting
Amanda L Preputnik	Casting Assistant
Roberta Romano	Casting Assistant (Canada)
Film Camera	Credit
Jim Passon	Color Timer
Clyde C Miller	Camera - Wescam Camera Technician
Hans Kooij	Video Playback
Glen Beauchamp	Loader - Film Loader
Jack N Green	Director of Photography
Bill Coe	Photography - First Assistant Photographer
Angelo Colavecchia	Camera Operator
Kevin P Boyd	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
John Colavecchia	Photography - First Assistant Photographer
Naomi Hollander	Loader - Film Loader
Tim Davis	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Ryan Green	Camera Operator
Ben Gervais	Video Playback
Trevor Carroll-Coe	Loader - Film Loader
Peter N Green	Photography - First Assistant Photographer
Kris Wood	Video Playback
Michael Carella	Camera Operator
Joe Micomonaco	Photography - First Assistant Photographer
Mark Hryma	Camera Operator - Wescam Camera Operator
Mark Beauchamp	Photography - Second Assistant Photographer
Heather Green	Photography - Second Assistant Photographer
Robert McMahan	Photography - Second Assistant Photographer
Michael Purdon	Photography - Second Assistant Photographer
Deana Newcomb	Photography - Still Photographer
Allan Yee	Photography - Still Photographer
Music	Credit
Joel Iwataki	Music - Music Mixer
Joel Iwataki	Music Recording Facilities - Music Recorder
Johnny Caruso	Music Editor - Preview Music Editor
Debbi Datz-Pyle	Orchestrations - Orchestra Contractor
Michael Kamen	Composer
Peter Boyer	Orchestrations
Joel Franklin	Music - Music Preparation
Curtis Roush	Music Editor
Robert Elhai	Orchestrations
Blake Neely	Orchestrations
Jonathan Sacks	Orchestrations
Brad Warnaar	Orchestrations
Physical Effects	Credit
Roy T Anderson	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Anna Rane	Script Supervisor
Karyn McCarthy	Unit Production Manager
Andrea Franks	Production Coordinator
Artis I Gaines	Location Assistant - Assistant Locations
Will Hoddinott	Location Manager
Mark McFadden	Assistant Location Manager
Lyn Lucibello	Production Manager
Mike Drake	Line Producer
Michelle Bregar	Assistant Production Coordinator
Richard Cowan	Assistant Director
Greg Katz	Assistant Location Manager
Wileen Dragovan	Location Manager
Kate Amer	Production Coordinator
Don Julien	Assistant Director
Robin M Reelis	Assistant Production Coordinator
Don J Hug	Location Manager
Sarah Campbell	Assistant Director
Joanna Moore	Assistant Director
Joel Hay	Assistant Director
Tudor Jones	Assistant Director - Second Second Assistant Director
Kathryn Shertzer	Assistant Director
Matthew Hunwicks	Assistant Director - Trainee Assistant Director
Nellie Brockie	Assistant Director - Trainee Assistant Director
Sterling Thomas	Assistant Director - Trainee Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Joe Everett	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Joel C Trent	Sound - Cable Person
Randy K Singer	Foley Mixer
Brian W Jennings	Sound Effects Editor
Ryan Juggler	Assistant Sound Editor
David Fluhr	Rerecording Mixer
Robin Harlan	Foley Artist
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Bruce Carwardine	Sound Mixer
Jonathan D Andrews	Boom Operator
Bob Baron	ADR Mixer
Noah Blough	ADR Editor
Jon Johnson	Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Curtis	Foley Editor
Pat Cassin	Sound - Cable Person
Charles Maynes	Sound Effects Editor
Matthew Harrison	Foley Editor
Darcey Kite	ADR Mixer
Brad Sokol	Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Ulrich	ADR Editor
Marcus Wade	Boom Operator
Christian Minkler	Rerecording Mixer
Sarah Monat	Foley Artist
Miguel Rivera	Supervising Sound Editor
Angelo Palazzo	Sound Effects Editor
Willy Levins	Foley Editor
Paul J. Zydel	ADR Mixer
Miguel Rivera	Foley Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Terry Bradley	Animation Supervisor
Howard A Anderson	Titles and Opticals - Opticals
Bret Culp	Visual Effects Supervisor - Assistant On Set Supervisor
Lisa Wyse	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Manager
Rob Sanderson	Special Effects - Chief Special Effects
John Macgillivary	Special Effects Coordinator
Andrew Ho	Software Engineer - Systems Support
Paul Deoliveira	2-D Artist - 2D Compositor
Tracey Vaz	Compositing Supervisor
Maria Gordon	2-D Artist - 2D Compositor
Stan Klychko	Software Engineer - Systems Support
Lisa Carr-Harris	Visual Effects Supervisor - Assistant On Set Supervisor
Richard J. Rivera	Special Effects Coordinator
Brian A Smeets	Visual Effects Supervisor - Assistant On Set Supervisor
Costa Roussakis	Software Engineer - Systems Support
Ken Ouellette	2-D Artist - 2D Compositor
John A Shaw	Software Engineer - Systems Support
Marnie Wells	2-D Artist - 2D Compositor
Joseph Tori	Visual Effects Supervisor - Assistant On Set Supervisor
Jay Stanners	2-D Artist - 2D Compositor
Bob Munroe	Visual Effects Supervisor
Alphonso Young	2-D Artist - 2D Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Renee Bravener	Costumer
Elaine Offers	Makeup
Mia Sturup	Assistant Costume Designer
Scott Gamble	Makeup Assistant
Ruth E Carter	Costume Designer
Alan Dangerio	Hair Stylist
Linda Dowds	Makeup Artist
Jay du Boisson	Costume Supervisor
Veronica Ciandre	Hair Stylist
Catherine Ashton	Assistant Costume Designer
Ann Henshaw	Costume Supervisor
Dorota Zajac	Makeup
Kathy Madison	Makeup Assistant
Robert C Mathews III	Hair Stylist
Barbara Shiff	Costume Supervisor
Renee Chan	Hair Stylist
Rosalee Riggle	Hair Stylist - Hairstylist Assistant
Deborah R Lilly	Hair Stylist - Hairstylist Assistant

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