Grudge Match

Grudge Match (2013)

Timing: 1:53 (113 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2013-12-25

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Callahan Filmworks, Gerber Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$40 000 000

Revenue

$44 907 260

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Director

Peter Segal

Actors

Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Alan Arkin, Jon Bernthal, Kevin Hart, Ireland Baldwin, Kim Basinger, LL Cool J, Judd Lormand, Nicole Andrews
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Scenario

Producer

Mark Steven Johnson, Peter Segal, Bill Gerber, Michael Ewing, Ravi D. Mehta, Jane Rosenthal, Kevin King Templeton

Operator

Dean Semler

Composer

Trevor Rabin

Artist

Audition

Roger Mussenden

Editing

William Kerr
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• Several alternative endings were filmed to protect against potential information leaks.
• The role of Sally (Kim Basinger) in her youth was played by the actress's daughter – Ireland Baldwin.
• After the end credits, a poster can be seen on the wall that reads «Seagal vs. Ewing». This is a reference to director Peter Segal and producer Michael Ewing. The same poster also reads «Osbrink vs. King» – a reference to Hollywood agent Cindy Osbrink and boxing promoter Don King.
• Dante leans on the folded convertible top of his Porsche while talking on the phone. In the following shots, when he gets out of the car, the top is already up.
• When Razor and Sally are talking in front of his house (across the street from the railroad tracks), the background changes constantly after each cut – sometimes there’s a train, sometimes it’s moving, and sometimes it’s not there at all.
• Many mistakenly believe that this project was the brainchild of Sylvester Stallone. However, according to Robert De Niro, he was the first to read the script, and he was the first to realize that Stallone would be best suited for the role of his rival. Stallone himself was initially reluctant to participate, as he did not want to star in what he called a parody of the sports drama "Rocky" (1976), but De Niro persuaded him. Stallone later said that he prepared for the role more diligently than usual, as he had recently decided to move away from action films and had lost some of his form.
• After the end credits, a poster can be seen on the wall that reads “Seagal vs. Ewing.” This is a reference to director Peter Segal and producer Michael Ewing. The same poster also reads “Osbrink vs. King” – a reference to Hollywood agent Cindy Osbrink and boxing promoter Don King.