Million dollar baby
Million dollar baby [videorecording] /
- Widescreen format.
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2005, c2004.
- 2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced or released in 2004. Disc 2 contains all special features. Special features: James Lipton takes on three (roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and moderator James Lipton); Born to fight (examines the parallels of the movie to real-life boxer Lucia Rijker); Producers round 15 (behind the scenes). Run time: approx. 132 min.
Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox. Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox.
Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman.
Frankie Dunn has trained and managed some incredible fighters during a lifetime spent in the ring. The most important lesson he teaches his boxers is the one that rules his life: above all, always protect yourself. In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, Frankie has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time. His only friend is Scrap, an ex-boxer who looks after Frankie's gym and knows that beneath his gruff exterior is a man who has attended Mass almost every day for the past 23 years, seeking the forgiveness that somehow continues to elude him. Then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym. Maggie's never had much, but there is one thing she does have that very few people in this world ever do: she knows what she wants and she's willing to do whatever it takes to get it. The last thing Frankie needs is that kind of responsibility - let alone that kind of risk. "I don't train girls," trainer Frankie Dunn growls. But something's different about the spirited boxing hopeful who shows up daily at Dunn's gym. All she wants is a fighting chance. Unwilling or unable to give up on her life's ambition, Maggie wears herself to the bone at the gym every day, encouraged only by Scrap. Finally won over by Maggie's sheer determination, Frankie begrudgingly agrees to take her on. (cover) Clint Eastwood plays Dunn and directs, produces and composes music for this highly acclaimed multi award-winning film with Hilary Swank as Maggie, and Morgan Freeman as Scrap. Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing, the pair form a touching bond in the process.
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; region 1.
Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Academy Award, Best achievement in directing (Eastwood), Best motion picture of the year (Eastwood, Ruddy, Rosenberg), Best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Freeman), Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Swank), 2005; Golden Globe award, Best director - motion picture (Eastwood), Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - drama (Swank), 2005.
1419802496
012569593237
59323 Warner Home Video
Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com
Boxing--Drama.
Boxers (Sports)--Drama.
Boxing for women--Drama.
Women athletes--Drama.
Boxing trainers--Drama.
Boxing managers--Drama.
Interpersonal relations--Drama.
PN1997.2 / .M55 2005
[Fic] 813/.6
Originally produced or released in 2004. Disc 2 contains all special features. Special features: James Lipton takes on three (roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and moderator James Lipton); Born to fight (examines the parallels of the movie to real-life boxer Lucia Rijker); Producers round 15 (behind the scenes). Run time: approx. 132 min.
Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox. Director of photography, Tom Stern ; edited by Joel Cox.
Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank, Morgan Freeman.
Frankie Dunn has trained and managed some incredible fighters during a lifetime spent in the ring. The most important lesson he teaches his boxers is the one that rules his life: above all, always protect yourself. In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, Frankie has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time. His only friend is Scrap, an ex-boxer who looks after Frankie's gym and knows that beneath his gruff exterior is a man who has attended Mass almost every day for the past 23 years, seeking the forgiveness that somehow continues to elude him. Then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym. Maggie's never had much, but there is one thing she does have that very few people in this world ever do: she knows what she wants and she's willing to do whatever it takes to get it. The last thing Frankie needs is that kind of responsibility - let alone that kind of risk. "I don't train girls," trainer Frankie Dunn growls. But something's different about the spirited boxing hopeful who shows up daily at Dunn's gym. All she wants is a fighting chance. Unwilling or unable to give up on her life's ambition, Maggie wears herself to the bone at the gym every day, encouraged only by Scrap. Finally won over by Maggie's sheer determination, Frankie begrudgingly agrees to take her on. (cover) Clint Eastwood plays Dunn and directs, produces and composes music for this highly acclaimed multi award-winning film with Hilary Swank as Maggie, and Morgan Freeman as Scrap. Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing, the pair form a touching bond in the process.
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; region 1.
Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Academy Award, Best achievement in directing (Eastwood), Best motion picture of the year (Eastwood, Ruddy, Rosenberg), Best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Freeman), Best performance by an actress in a leading role (Swank), 2005; Golden Globe award, Best director - motion picture (Eastwood), Best performance by an actress in a motion picture - drama (Swank), 2005.
1419802496
012569593237
59323 Warner Home Video
Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com
Boxing--Drama.
Boxers (Sports)--Drama.
Boxing for women--Drama.
Women athletes--Drama.
Boxing trainers--Drama.
Boxing managers--Drama.
Interpersonal relations--Drama.
PN1997.2 / .M55 2005
[Fic] 813/.6
