Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Timing: 2:12 (132 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2004-12-05

Country

Switzerland, United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Albert S. Ruddy Productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

$30 000 000

Revenue

$216 763 646

Website

http://www.milliondollarbaby-derfilm.de/

Director

Clint Eastwood

Actors

Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brían F. O'Byrne, Anthony Mackie, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome
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Scenario

Producer

Clint Eastwood, Paul Haggis, Tom Rosenberg, Albert S. Ruddy, Gary Lucchesi, Robert Lorenz

Operator

Tom Stern

Composer

Clint Eastwood

Artist

Audition

Phyllis Huffman

Editing

Joel Cox
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• The film's original title is a phrase used by Sonny Liston before his fight with Muhammad Ali.
• Hilary Swank took her preparation for filming very seriously. Over several months of training, she gained about 9 kg of muscle mass without the use of steroids. Lucia Rijker, a world boxing and kickboxing champion, was the actress's main trainer.
• Clint's daughter, Morgan Eastwood, received a cameo role in the film.
• Filming lasted only 37 days, although 39 days were originally scheduled.
• Clint Eastwood was the only nominee at the 2005 Oscars who played a fictional character. All other nominees starred in biopics.
• Upon receiving the script, Clint Eastwood did not make any changes to it and filmed the entire picture based on the original screenplay.
• A book titled "Burning Ropes: Stories from the Corner of the Ring" was published in 2000 by an author under the pseudonym F. X. Toole. It is a collection of stories based on the activities of Jerry Boyd, a famous boxing promoter. By the time the book was published, he was 70 years old, and the resulting work of fiction included stories covering a period of 40 years. Jerry passed away on September 2, 2002.
• Angelica Huston brought the book to producer Albert S. Ruddy, hoping to interest him and secure the rights to make a film. Albert was particularly struck by the story of "Million Dollar Baby," and he admitted that he couldn't hold back tears while reading it. By the time Albert managed to sort out the rights, Huston was already busy with another project, so Albert invited Clint Eastwood.
• Sandra Bullock was one of the first candidates for the role of Maggie, expressing a desire to work only with director Shekhar Kapur. However, work on a sequel to "Miss Congeniality" soon began, and Sandra preferred that project.
• While preparing for filming, Hilary Swank contracted staphylococcus, and her entire leg became covered in purulent boils. The infection was so severe that she required a three-week hospitalization.
• The poem by the head of the Irish Renaissance, William Butler Yeats (1865 — 1939), a fragment of which Frank Dunne reads to his ward in the hospital, is called "The Lake Isle of Innisfree".
• Filming took place from June 7 to July 14, 2004.
• Clint's daughter, Morgan Eastwood, received a cameo role in the film.
• Upon receiving the script, Clint Eastwood did not make any changes to it and filmed the entire movie based on the original screenplay.
• A book titled "Burning Ropes: Stories from Ringside" was published in 2000 by an author under the pseudonym F. X. Toole. It is a collection of stories based on the activities of Jerry Boyd, a famous boxing promoter. By the time the book was published, he was 70 years old, and the resulting work of fiction included stories spanning a period of 40 years. Jerry passed away on September 2, 2002.
• Angelica Huston brought the book to producer Albert S. Ruddy, hoping to spark his interest and secure the rights to produce a film. Albert was particularly struck by the story of "The Million Dollar Baby," and confessed that he couldn't hold back tears while reading it. By the time Albert had sorted out the copyright issues, Huston was already committed to another project, so Albert invited Clint Eastwood.
• Sandra Bullock was one of the first candidates for the role of Maggie, and she expressed a desire to work only with director Shekhar Kapur. However, work on a sequel to "Miss Congeniality" soon began, and Sandra chose that project instead.
• During pre-production, Hilary Swank contracted staphylococcus, and her entire leg became covered in purulent sores. The infection was so severe that she required three weeks of hospitalization.
• The poem by William Butler Yeats (1865 – 1939), a key figure of the Irish Renaissance, from which Frank Dunn reads to his ward in the hospital, is titled "The Lake Isle of Innisfree".