The Champ (1979)
- Starring:
- Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, (more)
- Director(s):
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Drama
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Billy (Jon Voight) is on the road with his son T.J. (Ricky Schroder), fighting low-end boxing matches for drinking money before moving on to the next town for another match. When his ex-wife (and T.J.'s mother) Annie (Faye Dunaway) shows up, it's to tell him that she wants custody of the boy. She has remarried and has risen to social prominence in her community. She wants the same for T.J. Determined to keep his son with him, Billy decides to train properly in order to be a success instead of just a washed-up punching bag. This gorgeously photographed drama is a remake of the 1931 film, which won its star Wallace Beery an Oscar. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 120 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jon Voight - Billy Flynn
- Rick Schroder - T.J. Flynn
- Strother Martin - Riley
- Joan Blondell - Dolly Kenyon
- Elisha Cook, Jr. - Georgie
- Ernesto Morelli - Bar Patron
- Sonny Shields - Bowers' Handler #1
- Shirlee Kong - Donna Mae
- Bill Baldwin - Race Track Announcer
- Jeff Temkin - Ring Announcer
- Bob Gordon - TV Reporter
- Randall "Tex" Cobb - Bowers
- Dana Elcar - Hoffmaster
- Larry Duran - Bowers' Handler #2
- Faye Dunaway - Annie
- Jack Warden - Jackie
- Arthur Hill - Mike
- Mary Jo Catlett - Josie
- Dorothy Strelsin - Dolly's Guest
- William Fuller - Steward
- Kristoff St. John - Sonny
- Gina Gallego - Cuban Girl
- Joe Tornatore - Hesh
- Stefan Gierasch - Charlie Goodman
- Allan Miller - Whitey
- Wally Rose - Bowers' Manager
- Jeff Blum - Jeffie
- Jodie Wilson - Mrs. Riley
- Director(s):
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Writer(s):
- Walter Newman
- Producer(s):
- Dyson Lovell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 1979 - The Champ - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - New Star of the Year - Male
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