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Million Dollar Baby (2004)

PG-13   |    |  Drama, Sport

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A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.

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Cast & Crew

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Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers:

Paul Haggis (screenplay), F.X. Toole (stories)

Awards

Won 4 Oscars.

Another 64 wins & 83 nominations.

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8 January 2006 | lavatch
Swank! Eastwood! Freeman!
It would be difficult to imagine a more perfect trio of performers the likes of Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, and Morgan Freeman in their respective roles in the emotionally-charged "Million Dollar Baby."

My favorite scenes were the early sequences in which Maggie (Swank) visits the dowdy boxing gym and co-opts Eastwood's crusty boxing trainer Frankie into becoming her mentor. Along with the veteran, retired boxer Eddie, played by Freeman, the performances were as electric as the Ali shuffle.

In the overall arc of the story of "Million Dollar Baby," there were three extraneous subplots: (1) Frankie's visits to church and his talks with the priest; (2) the story of the mentally-challenged young man named Danger, who appears in the gym and is taunted by the boxers; and (3) Maggie's family members introduced in two scenes filled with such vulgarity that much of the film's hard-earned credibility was lost. Not only would the film have worked effectively without the subplots, it would have been a much better film without them.

While Eastwood's direction was superb, much credit should also go to the designers, especially the stylish work with lighting. I cannot recall a film as dimly lit as this one, and the subdued lighting contributed substantially to the characters and mood evoked in this sensitive film. The three main performances were standouts. But this film was also a very successful team effort.

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Trivia

The only film in which Hilary Swank won an acting Oscar for her performance in a film which won Best Picture.

Quotes

Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris: Only ever met one man I wouldn't wanna fight. When I met him he was already the best cut man in the business. Started training and managing in the sixties, but never lost his gift.

Goofs

The first scene with Father Horvak is an overhead shot of him leaving the church talking with a parishioner. The parishioner has a bag in her right hand. The next shot switches to a head-on shot of them a second later but the parishioner has the bag in her left hand, too fast for her to have switched hands between the two shots.

Crazy Credits

The Warner Brothers logo is the classic shield version, shown in a color palette (mainly black and white, with a dark green tint) matching the "feel" of the movie, and is static instead of the modern 3D animated sequence.

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Boxing Baby
Written by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Drama | Sport

Details

Release Date:

28 January 2005

Language

English, Irish

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Hollywood Athletic Club - 6525 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$179,953 (USA) (19 December 2004)

Gross:

$100,492,203 (USA)

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