Chuck (2016)

Directed by

Philippe Falardeau

Genre

drama film, biographical film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 182 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Chuck Wepner was a real boxer who went the distance against Muhammad Ali. His legendary fight later inspired the Rocky movies. This film follows his life in and out of the ring.

earnestmelancholicgrittygroundedbittersweetslow-burnunderstatedconversational

What happens

Chuck (released as The Bleeder in the UK and Ireland) is a 2016 American biographical sports drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and written by Jeff Feuerzeig, Jerry Stahl, Michael Cristofer and Liev Schreiber, who also stars in the title role. The cast includes Elisabeth Moss, Ron Perlman, Naomi Watts, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Rapaport, Pooch Hall, Morgan Spector, Jason Jones and Catherine Corcoran. The film depicts the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner and his 1975 title fight with the heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, which inspired Sylvester Stallone's character and screenplay for the 1976 film Rocky. Principal photography began on October 26, 2015, in Suffern, New York. Chuck received its world premiere at the 2016 Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2016. It was released May 5, 2017, by IFC Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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