Against the Ropes is a 2004 American sports drama film directed by Charles S. Dutton and starring Meg Ryan and Omar Epps. The story is a fictionalized account of boxing manager Jackie Kallen, the first woman to achieve success in the sport. Kallen has a bit part in the film playing a reporter, and a few lines in the scene where the press interviews...
Starring: Ben Gazzara•Tim Daly•Meg Ryan•Charles S. Dutton•Tony Shalhoub•Omar Epps•Mekhi Phifer•Elise Neal•Kerry Washington•Sean Maher
Brian's Song is the 2001 remake of the 1971 television film Brian's Song, telling the story of Brian Piccolo, a white running back who meets, clashes with and befriends fellow Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers. The movie was adapted from Sayers' own words in his 1970 autobiography, I am Third. The television movie, produced by Columbia TriStar...
Starring: Paula Cale•Aidan Devine•Dean McDermott•Joe Cortese•Skye McCole Bartusiak•Mekhi Phifer•Elise Neal