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Saving vote... Deleting vote... /10 (delete | history) Sorry, there was a problem MOVIEmeter: Up 10% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro. Director: David O. Russell
Writers (WGA): Scott Silver (screenplay) and Paul Tamasy (screenplay) ...
Contact: View company contact information for The Fighter on IMDbPro. Release Date: 17 December 2010 (USA) Genre: Biography | Drama | Sport Plot: A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s. Plot Keywords: Boxing | Boxer | Lowell Massachusetts | Boxing Match | Bartender Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 42 nominations See more » NewsDesk: (3427 articles) The Fighter 2 Might Get David O. Russell Script (From MovieWeb. 21 March 2011, 3:45 PM, PDT) Exclusive: David O. Russell Eyeing Writing Duties For 'Fighter' Sequel (From MTV Movies Blog. 21 March 2011, 3:25 PM, PDT) WonderCon 2011 Schedule Released (From MovieWeb. 21 March 2011, 2:34 PM, PDT)
User Reviews: Conventional script elevated by great direction and fantastic performances Cast (in credits order)
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
Dendrie Taylor ... Gail 'Red Dog' Eklund Kate B. O'Brien ... Phyllis 'Beaver' Eklund
Jenna Lamia ... Sherri Ward Frank Renzulli ... Sal Lanano Paul Campbell ... Gary 'Boo Boo' Giuffrida
Caitlin Dwyer ... Kasie Ward
Chanty Sok ... Karen Ted Arcidi ... Lou Gold Ross Bickell ... Mike Toma Sean Malone ... Wolfie José Antonio Rivera ... Gilberto Brown aka Jose Richard Farrell ... HBO Cameraman #1
Matthew Muzio ... HBO Cameraman #2
Steven Barkhimer ... HBO Producer Art Ramalho ... Himself
Sugar Ray Leonard ... Sugar Ray Leonard
Jackson Nicoll ... Little Dicky 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 rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brina ... Ringside fan Al Conti ... Larry Merchant
A.J. Coppola ... Reporter Max Cross ... Fight Spectator
Lee M. Cunningham Tommy Dallace ... Johnny Thunders Joshua Dugay ... Young Dickie Eklund
Rich Foster ... Bodyguard John Gleason ... Road Crew Co Worker Ryan Gleason ... Road Crew Co Worker Dennis Lauricella ... Boxing Referee
Michael Marchand ... Ring Official Henry Penzi ... Road Crew Co Worker
Megan Sacco ... Ringside Spectator
James Shalkoski Jr. ... Dep. R Sztuka - prison guard
Billy "V" Vigeant ... Kevin Slattery
Barry Ace ... Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Charlie Alejandro ... Movie Patron (uncredited) Mel Alejandro ... Visitor at House of Corrections (uncredited) Cindi Alex ... Cocktail Waitress (uncredited) Clyde Anthony ... Collins (uncredited)
Kt Baldassaro ... Mother with Children (uncredited) Joseph Basile ... Inmate Prisioner (uncredited)
Alexandra Bussell ... Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Katelyn Cahill ... Shamrock Girl / Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited) Jeffrey Corazzini ... Inmate (uncredited)
D.W. Cormier ... Inmate (uncredited)
Kevin DeCoste ... Autograph Boy (uncredited)
Shawn Doherty ... Road Crew Co Worker #2 (uncredited) Uke Doiron ... Spectator (uncredited) James Donnelly ... Donut Shop Patron (uncredited)
Danielle Druz ... Lowell Mass Girl (uncredited)
Susan Farese ... British Press Reporter (uncredited)
Evan Fonseca ... Sports Photographer (uncredited)
John Franchi ... VIP (uncredited)
Luke Francis ... Boxer (uncredited)
Lindsay Hanzl ... Audience member (uncredited)
Frankie Imbergamo ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Kimko ... Referee (uncredited)
Conan Marchi ... Inmate (uncredited)
Rob Marin ... Inmate (uncredited)
Dan Marshall ... Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Jeff Martineau ... Fight Spectator (uncredited) Vanessa McCaffrey ... Lowell Girl (uncredited)
Kenn Medeiros ... Dad of Young Family (uncredited) Bernie Ongewe ... Boxer (uncredited)
Americo Presciutti ... Inmate (uncredited) David Pulson ... Inmate (uncredited)
Salvatore Santone ... Young Micky Ward (uncredited)
Victoria Saunders ... Fight Spectator (uncredited) Joseph Siriani ... Bodyguard (uncredited)
Briggon Snow ... Fight Spectator (uncredited) Kevin Stanton ... Fight Spectator (uncredited) J.T. Turner ... Fight fan (uncredited)
Vinnie Varon ... Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Micky Ward ... Himself (uncredited) Lindsey Warm ... Lowell Mass Girl (uncredited)
Hunter Wilichoski ... Casino Kid (uncredited)
Directed by David O. Russell Writing credits (WGA) Scott Silver (screenplay) and Paul Tamasy (screenplay) & Eric Johnson (screenplay)
Paul Tamasy (story) & Eric Johnson (story) & Keith Dorrington (story)
Produced by Darren Aronofsky .... executive producer Dorothy Aufiero .... producer Leslie Varrelman .... executive producer Mark Wahlberg .... producer Jeff G. Waxman .... co-producer Bob Weinstein .... executive producer Harvey Weinstein .... executive producer Keith Dorrington .... executive producer Ken Halsband .... co-producer David Hoberman .... producer Eric Johnson .... executive producer Ryan Kavanaugh .... producer Todd Lieberman .... producer Paul Tamasy .... producer Tucker Tooley .... executive producer Original Music by Michael Brook Cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema Film Editing by Pamela Martin Casting by Sheila Jaffe Production Design by Judy Becker Art Direction by Laura Ballinger Set Decoration by Gene Serdena Costume Design by Mark Bridges Makeup Department Kristen Barry .... hair stylist Ben Bornstein .... makeup artist Adam Brandy .... makeup artist: additional photography Los Angeles Cheryl Daniels .... key hair stylist Rob Fitz .... makeup artist Tricia Heine .... key makeup artist Brenda McNally .... key hair stylist Donald Mowat .... makeup department head Joe Rossi .... makeup artist Johnny Villanueva .... hair department head Production Management Ken Halsband .... executive in charge of production Mark Kamine .... production manager Christopher Kulikowski .... post-production supervisor Haley Sweet .... production supervisor: additional photography Andrew Troy .... post-production manager Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Timothy Blockburger .... second second assistant director Julie Cummings .... assistant director: additional photography Cara Giallanza .... first assistant director: additional photography Elizabeth MacSwan .... additional second second director Meaghan F. McLaughlin .... additional second assistant director John Tagamolila .... second assistant director: additional photography (as John 'Tag' Tagmolila) Ken Twohy .... crowds assistant director Xanthus Valan .... second assistant director Michele Ziegler .... first assistant director Art Department David H. Allen .... property master Beth Anderson .... assistant property master Chad R. Davis .... on-set dresser Jaima Fogg .... props Dan Fraga .... storyboard artist Zack Gorman .... local leadman Robert Grbavac .... painter Robert Grbavac .... set painter Matt Harrington .... set dresser Dave Major .... additional props assistant Melissa B. Miller .... art department coordinator Brenden Morisson .... set dresser Abel Barbour .... set dresser Julia Pasternak .... art department production assistant John Pungitore .... set dresser Kevin L. Raper .... graphic designer David Rickson .... scenic artist Jeremy Rosenstein .... assistant art director Lee Ross .... lead scenic: Los Angeles John Ryder .... set dresser Grant Samson .... leadman Christopher Sawtelle .... set dresser Kurt Smith .... construction coordinator Alix Belleville .... art department production assistant Amy R. Strong .... set decoration buyer Ryan Webb .... assistant property master Garret Christensen .... art department production assistant Ralph Contrado .... on-set scenic William Costello .... set dresser Daniel J. Courchaine .... charge scenic artist Stefan Couture .... set dresser T. Barrett Curtin .... property assistant Sound Department Odin Benitez .... sound designer Odin Benitez .... supervising sound editor Ryan Lukasik .... foley assistant Eric Maldin .... assistant adr engineer David C. Manahan .... sound utility David Marcus .... first assistant sound editor Michael Miller .... adr mixer Myron Nettinga .... sound re-recording mixer Tim O'Connell .... foley artist Patrick O'Sullivan .... supervising dialogue adr editor Eliza Pollack Zebert .... dialogue and adr editor Trent Richmond .... foley editor Courtney Bishop .... adr recordist John Ross .... sound re-recording mixer Pernell L. Salinas .... assistant sound editor Victoria Rose Sampson .... dialogue editor Jeff Sawyer .... sound effects editor Kevin Schultz .... foley mixer David J. Schwartz .... additional sound mixer John Sievert .... foley artist Greg Steele .... adr mixer Eric Thomas .... boom operator Andrew Troy .... sound Jason Brennan .... sound effects editor Vance Walden .... adr mixer Rabb Whitehead .... adr recordist Randy Wilson .... foley mixer Greg Zimmerman .... adr recordist Scott Cannizzaro .... adr mixer Brian Courchine .... additional boom operator Stefan Fraticelli .... foley artist Anton Gold .... sound mixer Jacob Head .... adr/voice talent Kaspar Hugentobler .... re-recording recordist Special Effects by Ben Bornstein .... prosthetic cast designer: Creative Initiative Make-Up And FX Studio Donald Frazee .... special effects coordinator: additional photography (as Don Frazee) Brian Ricci .... special effects foreman Stephen R. Ricci .... special effects coordinator (as Steve Ricci) Visual Effects by Peter Allendale .... compositor: Comen VFX Kenneth Armstrong .... digital artist: Comen VFX Mia Lavezzi .... digital restoration artist Elizabeth Marriner .... digital artist: Comen VFX Ellery Ortiz .... matchmove artist: Comen VFX Michael J. Parker .... digital artist: Comen VFX David Philogene .... digital artist: Comen VFX Bonnie Stern .... accounting: Comen VFX Wilson Tang .... digital restoration Tim Carras .... visual effects supervisor Joshua D. Comen .... visual effects producer Brandon Criswell .... compositor: Comen VFX Hugo Dominguez .... digital artist: Comen VFX Daniel Durand .... operations: Comen VFX Ashley Farber .... data coordinator Jason Heinze .... digital artist: Comen VFX Gary Laurie .... matchmove artist: Comen VFX Stunts Robert Alonzo .... stunt performer Clyde Anthony .... stunt performer Adam Hart .... stunt double: Christian Bale Haytham Kandil .... stunt performer Paul Marini .... utility stunts John Vincent Mason .... stunts Anthony Molinari .... stunt performer Paul E. Short .... stunt driver Ray Siegle .... fight coordinator Ray Siegle .... stunt coordinator Jen Weissenberg .... stunts Daniel Arrias .... stunt performer Ben Bray .... fight coordinator Ben Bray .... stunt coordinator Damien Bray .... stunt performer Bobby Burns .... stunt driver Brian Christensen .... stunt performer Bo Cleary .... stunt performer Adam Hart .... stunt double Camera and Electrical Department Dominic Aluisi .... first assistant camera: additional photography Matt Ardine .... lighting technician: additional photography David Christopher .... electrician Brian Corbett .... camera dolly Geoff Dann .... best boy rigging electric Richard DelVecchio .... rigging electrician Joshua Dreyfus .... rigging gaffer Dru Dunnaway .... rigging electrician Michael Dynice .... generator operator: base camp Josh Friz .... assistant camera: b camera Michael Geoghegan .... additional company grip Dana Gonzales .... camera operator Rick Beausoleil .... company grip Dana Gonzales .... camera operator: "b" camera Dana Gonzales .... director of photography: second unit Sean Hadley .... grip Geoffrey Haley .... Steadicam operator Geoffrey Haley .... camera operator David Hallas .... rigging electrician Bruce Hamme .... dolly grip Ashton Harrewyn .... rigging electrician: day player Julie Helton .... second assistant camera: Los Angeles Gregory Irwin .... key first assistant camera Robert Beinhocker .... electrician Milan Janicin .... key second assistant camera: A camera Twig Johnson .... electrician David Kane .... lighting console programmer: additional photography John R. Kaplan .... grip Tom Killberg .... generator operator: set Andrew I. Kim .... camera production assistant Robert Knowles .... lighting technician Frank La Frazia .... electrician John R. Loyd .... grip Gordon D. Manson .... best boy rigging grip Woody Bell .... key grip Nathan McGarigal .... electrician Matthew Merola .... grip Mike Moyer .... gaffer Xavier Munoz .... grip Tracy Ouellette .... grip Georgia Pantazopoulos .... grip Adam Peabody .... lighting technician Joel Perkal .... daily first assistant camera: "b" camera Brian A. Pitts .... best boy electric Christopher Prampin .... gaffer: additional photography Adam D. Bouchard .... rigging electrician David Puopolo .... rigging key grip David C. Romano .... best boy grip Jimmie Scurti .... camera operator Zack Shultz .... loader Rodney Taylor .... additional photography Aaron Tyburski .... lighting technician JoJo Whilden .... still photographer Scott Willis .... rigging electrician Fred Young .... lighting technician Guy Holt .... electrician (uncredited) Eric Boyle .... grip Francisco Bulgarelli .... lighting technician Robert Bullard .... first assistant camera Darryl Byrne .... first assistant camera: dailies Casting Department Fernando A. Buitrago .... casting assistant Joe Cappelletti .... adr voice casting Aaron Kahl .... extras casting Rich King .... extras casting: Los Angeles Patty Majorczak-Connolly .... adr voice casting Angela Peri .... local casting Shaunessy James Quinn .... extras casting assistant: Los Angeles Ruth Salen .... casting associate Ashley Skomurski .... extras casting Mark Sussman .... adr voice casting Costume and Wardrobe Department Wayne Allen .... set costumer Michael Autieri .... costume production assistant Margaret Palmer .... assistant costume designer Andrew Poleszak .... assistant costume designer Grace Pyke .... key costumer: additional photography Lara Quinlan .... shopper Dianna Reardon .... wardrobe stitcher Gina Rhodes .... key seamstress Tina Ulee .... costumer Tim Baum .... set costumer Anita Cabada .... assistant costume designer: los angeles Elizabeth Clifford .... key costumer Nancy Collini .... costume supervisor Lorraine Crossman .... key costumer Debbie Holbrook .... wardrobe supervisor Mem Macafee .... costumer Honah Lee Milne .... costumer Editorial Department Victoria Anderson .... colorist assistant Lizzy Calhoun .... assistant editor Michael Christopher Morin .... post production assistant: David O. Russell Staci Pontius .... assistant editor Richie Roefaro .... editorial assistant: Technicolor Crispin Struthers .... assistant editor Pascal Vaguelsy .... post-production coordinator Lee Wimer .... color timer Jean-Pierre Caner .... editorial apprentice Sam Daley .... colorist: high definition dailies Kristyn DiPane .... dailies producer Tony Dustin .... digital film colorist: Technicolor Terel Gibson .... additional editor Todd Kolker .... post-production executive Bruce Lomet .... digital intermediate producer Todd Mitchell .... imaging technician Music Department Ian Broucek .... music coordinator Season Kent .... music supervisor Philip Tallman .... music editor Happy Walters .... music supervisor Gina Zimmitti .... music contractor Transportation Department Jim Donahue .... transportation coordinator Jimmy Donahue .... transportation coordinator Geno Hart .... transportation coordinator: Los Angeles Kirk Huston .... transportation coordinator Richard 'Abbott' Jeffrey .... transportation captain Other crew Eric Olin Anderson .... production assistant Christine Anos .... stand-in: Amy Adams Francie Brown .... dialect coach: Mr. Bale Mike Buonanno .... location assistant John W. Burke .... craft service: additional Alex Capaldi .... assistant: Mr. Halsband Terry Conforti .... stand-in for Melissa Leo Josh Cormier .... location intern Keith Dorrington .... production executive Sean Doyle .... production assistant Tiffany Duke .... production assistant Dean Egan .... production assistant Amber Asaro .... assistant: Ryan Kavanaugh Danny Elhaj .... post production assistant Sarah E. Fahey .... production staff Julie Fay .... assistant production coordinator: additional photography Domenic Fuggetta .... stand-in Benjamin Gamer .... locations production assistant Karena Lyn Garabedian .... production assistant John Gaudette .... production assistant Michael Geoghegan .... first assistant craft service Karen Golden .... script supervisor Anna Gossman .... production assistant Greg Bator .... key production assistant Matthew Grossfeld .... film runner Michael J. Harker .... completion bond representative Eric Haynes .... production assistant Daniel Herther .... executive assistant: mr. kavanaugh Robert S. Hoffman .... set production assistant: additional photography (as Rob Hoffman) Christian Tyler Hoots .... production assistant Vickie M. Hsieh .... production coordinator: additional photography Sean Huck .... set production assistant Douglas M. Jones .... set production assistant Jack Kamine .... production assistant Hank Bedford .... assistant: David O. Russell Ashley Kravitz .... clearance Matthew Laderoute .... production assistant Steven Lafferty .... key set production assistant Wendi Laski .... unit publicist C.J. Laursen .... production assistant: additional photography Thomas Loftus .... senior vice president of business and legal affairs Joe Lupino .... boxing technical advisor James R. Maceo .... location manager: additional photography Jennifer Madeloff .... production coordinator Eugenia Hope Magann .... production assistant: construction Hank Bedford .... production assistant Ruben Malaret .... publicity agent Joseph J. Micucci .... production assistant Michael Christopher Morin .... assistant: David O. Russell Duy Nguyen .... accounting clerk Stephanie Norton .... assistant: david hoberman/todd lieberman Kevin Pasdon .... set medic Alexandra Pursglove .... production assistant: additional photography Eva Quiroz .... vice president of operations Molly Randall .... production assistant Dana Reaves Bolla .... production accountant Taylor Black .... assistant production coordinator Marlaine Reiner .... assistant: mr. kavanaugh Jillian Roache .... assistant location manager David M. Rodriguez .... post production accountant Melissa Rosal .... production assistant Vincenzo Rotondo .... key craft service Aaron R. Smith .... production assistant: reshoot Paul Anthony Speziale .... set production assistant Jack Stern .... welfare/studio teacher Adam M. Stone .... product placement coordinator Cat Stone .... product placement coordinator Jason Blackman .... production intern Laura Summer .... additional voices Jillian Taylor .... set production assistant Angelo Vacco .... voice actor Leslie Varrelman .... production executive Colin Walsh .... location manager Townson Wells .... set production assistant: reshoots Liana Werner-Gray .... production assistant Josh Woolf .... production assistant Chuck Slavin .... guest stand-in (uncredited) A.J. Boles .... assistant location manager Susan Boyajian .... adr actor Thanks Cameron Crowe .... thanks Susan Jacobs .... special thanks Brad Weston .... special thanks
Production Companies Closest to the Hole Productions Fighter Mandeville Films Park Entertainment, The (post-production) Relativity Media Weinstein Company, The Distributors Alliance Films (2010) (Canada) (theatrical) Bazuca Films (2011) (Chile) (theatrical) Diamond Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical) GAGA (2011) (Japan) (theatrical) Golden Village Pictures (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical) Metropolitan Filmexport (2011) (France) (theatrical) Paramount Pictures (2010) (UK) (theatrical) Paramount Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical) Pioneer Films (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical) Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical) Village Roadshow Greece S.A. (2010) (Greece) (theatrical) Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Switzerland) (all media) CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media) Deltamac Entertainment (2011) (Hong Kong) (all media) Imagem Filmes (2011) (Brazil) (all media) Momentum Pictures (2010) (UK) (all media) Paradise Group (2010) (Russia) (all media) Pinema (2010) (Turkey) (all media) TriPictures (2011) (Spain) (all media) Valentim de Carvalho Multimédia (2011) (Portugal) (all media) Special Effects Comen VFX (visual effects) Creative Initiative Make-Up & FX Studio (prosthetic cast designer) Other Companies 424 sound re-recording Abel Cine Tech camera equipment provided by Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera dollies Cinema Mechanics grip and lighting equipment Cleared By Ashley clearances Dimension Sound sound editing EMS Payroll extras payroll (uncredited) Gallagher Entertainment insurance (uncredited) High Output grip and lighting equipment Lightnin' Production Rentals transportation equipment Lotus Post adr recording Lotus Sound adr recording Movie Movers cast trailers Movie Movers star trailers Movie Movers transportation POP Sound adr recording Park Entertainment, The sound post-production Pfaff Protective Group cast security Relativity Music Group soundtrack Rockbottom Rentals walkie rentals Stone Management product placement Technicolor-JRS Productions foley (as JRS Productions) Transportation Resources transportation equipment
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