Product Description

Jimmy albright is a young athlete with a passion for boxing. His mentor harry sloan an aging trainer and former boxer sees jimmys potential not only as a boxer but also as a young man. With harrys guidance jimmy trains and fights his way to the top of his division. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 12/09/2003 Starring: Rod Steiger Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Pg

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36552 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-05-21
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 89 minutes

Amazon.com
Jimmy has a calling to box and nothing can stop it, not even the veto of his parents. So he spars in secret, sneaking down to the local gym to meet with his mentor/trainer Harry. Still, he's haunted by guilt, manifested as the specter of his father, glowering at him in the ring. Complicating matters is the plight of his best friend, who hates boxing but is forced into the sport by his wealthy father. Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night) does the gruff, heart-of-gold duties as Harry. The relationship between the two is believable and touching but comes to an abrupt end when Harry succumbs to a heart attack just as a competitor rats out Jimmy to his parents. While the ending is predictably upbeat, there are dark moments along the way and some tough boxing scenes, making this most appropriate for ages 8 and up. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews

I don't know why the other reviews are so negative
This movie is a hybrid of Karate Kid and Rocky. It is fun, has a lot of heart and absolutely nothing offensive. Anyone who liked the Karate Kid would like this one even better; it is a much better movie.

It is a great story, well told and will offend no one with inappropriate content.

We came acrossed it by accident, and I'm glad we did.

Ugh! This is not that THE KID.
From the opening credits with its unispired music that goes on and on, and the opening dialog, this is a real stinker. Dark moments make it appropriate only for older persons, but older persons will find they can't sit through the stunningly poor script. I only bought this because is was very inexpensive, and I thought I was getting Disneys the kid.