Southpaw

Author

Antoine Fuqua

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS)

Languages

In English or Spanish, with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Naomie Harris, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Oona Laurence, Rachel McAdams, Rita Ora.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, CA : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2015]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (124 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; language throughout and some violence.

Summary

Billy "The Great" Hope, reigning Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World, seemingly has it all: an impressive career, a beautiful and loving wife, an adorable daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. When tragedy strikes and his lifelong manager and friend leaves him behind, Hope hits rock bottom and turns to an unlikely savior at a run-down local gym: Tick Willis, a retired fighter and trainer to the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future riding on Tick's guidance and tenacity, Billy enters the hardest battle of his life as he struggles with redemption and to win back the trust of those he loves.

Notes

Title from container.

DVD release of the 2015 motion picture.

Special feature: Southpaw: inside the ring.