The Fighter
(2009)
Every dream deserves a fighting chance.
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe
Director: David O. Russell
Writer: Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy
Language: English
Studio: Closest to the Hole Productions
Duration: 115
Rated: MA15+
DVD Release: March 2001
The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
| Mark Wahlberg | Micky Ward |
| Christian Bale | Dicky Eklund |
| Amy Adams | Charlene Fleming |
| Melissa Leo | Alice Ward |
| Mickey O'Keefe | Himself |
| Jack McGee | George Ward |
| Melissa McMeekin | 'Little Alice' Eklund |
| Bianca Hunter | Cathy 'Pork' Eklund |
| Erica McDermott | Cindy 'Tar' Eklund |
| Jill Quigg | Donna Eklund Jaynes |
| Kate B.O'Brien | Phyllis 'Beaver' Eklund |
| Dendrie Taylor | Gail 'Red Dog' Eklund |
| Kate B. O'Brien | Phyllis 'Beaver' Eklund |
| Jenna Lamia | Sherri Ward |
| Paul Cambell | Gary 'Boo Boo' Giuffrida |
| Frank Renzulli | Sal Lanano |
| Caitlin Dwyer | Kasie Ward |
| Paul Campbell | Gary 'Boo Boo' Giuffrida |
| Chanty Sok | Karen |
| Michael Brook | Composer |
| Hoyte Van Hoytema | Cinematographer |
| Ted Arcidi | Lou Gold |
| Pamela Martin | Editor |
| Ross Bickell | Mike Toma |
| Judy Becker | Production Designer |
| Sean Malone | Wolfie |
| José Antonio Rivera | Gilberto Brown aka Jose |
| Robert Wahlberg | Prison Guard |
| Richard Farrell | HBO Cameraman #1 |
| Paul Tamasy | Story |
| Eric Johnson | Story |
| Matthew Muzio | HBO Cameraman #2 |
| Keith Dorrington | Story |
| Steven Barkhimer | HBO Producer |
| Darren Aronofsky | Executive Producer |
| Art Ramalho | Himself |
| Tucker Tooley | Executive Producer |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | Sugar Ray Leonard |
| Jackson Nicoll | Little Dicky |
| Leslie Varrelman | Executive Producer |
| Alison Folland | Laurie Carroll |
| Sean Patrick Doherty | Jimmy (Laurie's Husband) (as Sean Doherty) |
| Sue Costello | Becky |
| Thomas Benton | Businessman |
| Ray Greenhalge | Ray Ramalho |
| Tino Kimly | Pran |
| Epifanio Melendez | Carlos Garcia |
| Jeremiah Kissel | Bald Businessman |
| Sean Eklund | Man in Diner |
| Roeun Chea | Chan |
| Brian A. Nguyen | Brian |
| Rikki Kleiman | Court Clerk |
| Michael Dell'Orto | WBU Commissioner |
| Paul Locke | Reporter #1 |
| Kim Carrell | Reporter #2 |
| Colin Hamell | John Hyland |
| Dale Place | Referee Micky Vann |
| Eddie Lee Anderson | Referee Joe Cortez |
| Bonnie Aarons | Crackhead Bonnie |
| Joe Lupino | Referee Mitch Halpern |
| Walter Driscoll | Court Officer |
| Matt Russell | Photo Guy On Street |
| A. Joseph Denucci | Man on Street #1 |
| Richard A. Eklund | Man on Street #2 |
| George Michael Ward | Man on Street #3 |
| Richard Eklund Jr. | Man on Street #4 |
| Jack Greenhalge | Man on Street #5 |
| Kevin Paige | Man on Street #6 |
| David A. Ramalho Sr. | Trainer |
| Ziad Akl | Inmate |
| Simon Hamlin | Movie patron |
| Gerald Greenhalge | Uncle Jerry |
| Matthew Russell | Running Kid #1 |
| Tommy Eklund | Running Kid #2 |
| Rita Mercier | Woman on Street #1 |
| Deborah Bolanger | Woman on Street #2 |
| Kerry Moore | Woman on Street #3 |
| Philip D. Herbert | Micky's Cutman |
| Raul Vera | Sanchez Trainer |
| Jack Lally | Neary Trainer |
| Carlos L. Smith | Sugar Ray Leonard Bodyguard |
| Jerrell Lee | Fight Spectator #1 |
| Hugh K. Long | Fight Spectator #2 |
| Catherine Lynn Stone | Fan |
| Eric Weinstein | Micky's Friend |
| Bo Cleary | Cop |
| Anthony Molinari | Neary |
| Peter Cunningham | Mike 'Machine Gun' Mungin |
| Miguel Espino | Alfonso Sanchez |
| Anthony 'Ace' Thomas | Castillo |
| Brian Christensen | Drunk Guy |
| Jen Weissenberg | Drunk Girl |
| Michael Buffer | Fight Announcer |
| Larry Merchant | Fight Announcer |
| Jim Lampley | Fight Announcer |
| Emanuel Steward | Fight Announcer |
| Roy Jones Jr. | Fight Announcer |
| George Foreman | Fight Announcer |
| Don Dunphy | Fight Announcer |
| Brina | Ringside fan |
Genre: Thrillers
Media: DVD
Sound: DTS
IMDb: 0964517
