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Lesse Holstrom is the original director of the film.
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Some professional fighters acted as Braddock's opponents. Before shooting, they were told to punch as close to Russell Crowe as possible. Unfortunately, they sometimes couldn't control it in time and often injured Crowe by mistake.
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During the filming of the film, Crowe suffered multiple concussions and his teeth broke.
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The photographer once put the camera in the tire and let the fighter hit the tire to create a first-person perspective.
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Penny Marshall had hoped to direct the film.
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Rosemary DeWitt, who plays Sara in the film, is Braddock's granddaughter.
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Although the film won rave reviews in 2005, the box office was bleak, and the box office remained at $50 million four weeks after its release. In order to keep the film, the AMC cinema chain even offered a money-back guarantee. If the audience doesn't like the film, the theater will refund it in full.
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Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Cliff Owen and Mark Wahlberg have all been candidates to play Braddock.
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Extended Reading
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Mae Braddock: Maybe I understand, some, about having to fight. So you just remember who you are... you're the Bulldog of Bergen, and the Pride of New Jersey, you're everybody's hope, and the kids' hero, and you are the champion of my heart, James J. Braddock.
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Mae Braddock: Every time you get hit, feels like I'm getting' hit too.