Title: Southpaw
Original Title: Southpaw
Year: 2015
Info
- Country: USA Hong Kong
- Language: English
- Length: 124 Minutes (2 hours 4 min)
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Genre: Action Drama Sports
- Studios: Escape Artists
- Distributor: Filmax
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: July 24 2015
- United States: July 24 2015
Plot
Billy 'The Great' Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) is one of the most promising fighters in the sports landscape. He has everything in his life: a wife who loves him (Rachel McAdams), a daughter who adores him (Oona Laurence) and a dream come true. The problem will arise when the decline begins to peek through his life, risking not only their reality, but his own life and with it all he wants. Tragedy hits him hard and Billy is abandoned by his manager and best friend (Curtis "50 cent" Jackson). Pain and helplessness make Billy is in a crossroads not know the exit. The redemption will be the only way the boxer can keep to find his own forgiveness. Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker) will help him to get through.
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Trivia
Eminem
Eminem was originally scouted for the role, which he accepted and started filming. Then hi wanted to focus on his music career, so the role was given to Jake Gyllenhaal.
Music
Antoine Fuqua had no money to pay James Horner to compose the film. He didn't care as he loved the idea of the film, and he decided to do it for free.
Southpaw
Southpaw is the term given to unorthodox stance (left-handed) boxers.
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