Fighting Tommy Riley (2004)

Directed by

Eddie O'Flaherty

Genre

drama film, boxing film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer and his trainer work toward a title shot. The trainer develops unrequited feelings for the boxer. When a promoter offers the boxer a contract, the trainer ends his life to free the boxer to pursue his career.

grittymelancholicslow-burnintenseemotionalbleakunderstatedcharacter-driven

What happens

Fighting Tommy Riley is a 2004 independent American sports drama film. It tells the story of Tommy Riley and Marty Goldberg, a boxer and his trainer, as they work to secure a title shot for Tommy. Their plans are complicated by the unrequited feelings Marty develops for Tommy. When a big-time promoter seeks to acquire Tommy's contract, Tommy endangers his future career because of his loyalty to Marty. Marty, seeing only one way to free Tommy to take his shot, takes his own life. Directed by Eddie O'Flaherty, the film was written by J. P. Davis, who sold the script only on the condition that he himself would play Tommy. It also stars Eddie Jones as Marty, Christina Chambers as Stephanie, Diane Tayler as Diane Stone, and Paul Raci as Bob Silver. Fighting Tommy Riley opened in limited release on May 6, 2005, to generally positive reviews, with Jones's performance as Marty frequently singled out for praise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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