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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.
May 5, 2017 · Chuck: Directed by Philippe Falardeau. With Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Ron Perlman, Naomi Watts. A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, who had a once-in-a-lifetime bout with Muhammad Ali that would inspire the film Rocky (1976).
- (7K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Philippe Falardeau
- 2017-05-05
Apr 6, 2017 · In theaters May 5th Directed by: Philippe Falardeau Starring: Naomi Watts, Ron Perlman, Elisabeth Moss, Liev Schreiber, Jim Gaffigan, & Morgan Spector He was the pride of Bayonne, New Jersey, a ...
- 2 min
- 506.9K
- IFC Films
Chuck Trailer #1 (2017): Check out the new trailer starring Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts and Ron Perlman! Be the first to watch, comment, and share Indie trailers, clips, and featurettes dropping...
- 2 min
- 305.7K
- Rotten Tomatoes Indie
Chuck: Created by Chris Fedak, Josh Schwartz. With Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Vik Sahay. When a computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, both the CIA and the NSA assign an agent to protect him and exploit his newfound skills.
- (147K)
- 2007-09-24
- Action, Comedy, Drama
- 43
May 5, 2017 · Into this small-town small-time world (the film really understands Bayonne and its rhythms) comes the random chance to fight the heavyweight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali. Ali and George Foreman had just had their "rumble in the jungle" in Zaire in 1974, arguably the most famous boxing match of all time.
Chuck is the true-life story of Chuck Wepner, a liquor salesman from New Jersey, who went 15 rounds in the stunning 1975 heavyweight world championship against the greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali, and ultimately inspired Rocky Balboa.
