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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 2 hours, 12 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 12, 2005
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Warner Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman & Clint Eastwood | |
Performer: | Jay Baruchel, Anthony Mackie, Michael Peña, Margo Martindale & Christina Cox | |
Directed by | Clint Eastwood | |
Edited by | Joel Cox | |
Screenwriting by | Paul Haggis | |
Composition by | Clint Eastwood | |
Produced by | Paul Haggis, Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy & Tom Rosenberg | |
Director of Photography: | Tom Stern | |
Executive Production by | Gary Lucchesi & Robert Lorenz |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 2004 -
Best Actress: Hilary Swank
Academy Awards 2004 -
Best Director: Clint Eastwood
Academy Awards 2004 -
Best Picture: Not Applicable
Academy Awards 2004 -
Best Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman
Entertainment Reviews:
I don't think it's his masterpiece, but it's a big, beautiful, sad film with unforgettable performances.
Full Review
Sydney Morning Herald
Anyone who doesn't believe that Clint Eastwood is one of the best film-makers in America ought to see Million Dollar Baby.
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London Evening Standard
[A] stunningly drawn map of the human heart disguised as a boxing yarn....[Eastwood's] stripped -down performance -- as powerful as anything he's ever done -- has a rugged, haunting beauty. The same goes for the movie.
Rolling Stone
Ranked #4 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- [A] powerful and provocative boxing movie which deservedly won the main prizes at this year's Oscars.
Uncut
I'd be amazed if Swank failed to punch her way to a serious prize after this feat; she is an extraordinary bundle of ferocity and ice.
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Times (UK)
The only differences between this new film and its many forebears are that the young hopeful is a woman and the finish is unforeseen.
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The New Republic
The Tom Stern cinematography captures striking shots, some of which are highly contrasted or in silhouette, and heighten the emotion during pivotal moments throughout the film.
Widescreen Review
Product Description:
Released a little over a year after the grand success of his Oscar-winning feature MYSTIC RIVER, Clint Eastwood returns to the director's chair for MILLION DOLLAR BABY. Eastwood also stars, in the role of Frankie Dunn, a down-on-his-luck former boxing manager who spends the twilight years of his life running a small, dilapidated gym in downtown Los Angeles. Frankie's previous career was blighted by an injury to one of his prize fighters, Scrap (Morgan Freeman), who lost the sight in his right eye during a particularly brutal bout; Scrap now wiles away the hours working as a cleaner in Frankie's gym. Wary of similar occurrences being inflicted on the prestigious young talent that passes before him, Frankie lets a succession of great boxers slip through his fingers. But when the brash, confident young boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) strides into the gym, Frankie's life is irretrievably altered. Initially refusing to train Maggie due to her gender and age, Frankie relents when faced with her tenacity, spirit, and burning ambition. The combination of Maggie's talent and Frankie's tutelage paves the way for the adroit fighter to rise steadily through the ranks of women's boxing, with the unlikely coupling forming a genuinely touching bond in the process.
Clint Eastwood has crafted a boxing film fit to stand alongside classics such as RAGING BULL and ROCKY with MILLION DOLLAR BABY. The scenes between Eastwood and Freeman are a delight to watch, with the two old hands pulling off masterfully understated performances as a couple of men teetering on the brink of failure. Likewise, Swank puts in a powerful turn as Maggie, further emphasizing her penchant for unusual roles, and perhaps even bettering her incredible, Oscar-winning showing as Teena Brandon in BOYS DON'T CRY.
Clint Eastwood has crafted a boxing film fit to stand alongside classics such as RAGING BULL and ROCKY with MILLION DOLLAR BABY. The scenes between Eastwood and Freeman are a delight to watch, with the two old hands pulling off masterfully understated performances as a couple of men teetering on the brink of failure. Likewise, Swank puts in a powerful turn as Maggie, further emphasizing her penchant for unusual roles, and perhaps even bettering her incredible, Oscar-winning showing as Teena Brandon in BOYS DON'T CRY.
Description by Warner Home Video:
"I DON'T TRAIN GIRLS", trainer Frankie Dunn growls. But something's different about the spirited boxing hopeful who shows up daily at Dunn's gym. All she wants is a fighting chance.
Clint Eastwood plays Dunn and directs, produces and composes music for this acclaimed, multi-award-winning tale of heart, hope and family. Hilary Swank plays resilient Maggie, determined not to abandon her one dream. And Morgan Freeman is Scrap, gym caretaker and counterpoint to Dunn's crustiness. Grab your dreams and come out swinging.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 131,272
- UPC: 012569593237
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