Ali
Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.
Ali (2001)
Timing:
2:37 (157 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama
Budget
$107 000 000
Revenue
$87 713 825
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Michael Mann, Jon Peters, James Lassiter, Paul Ardaji, Graham King, Lee Caplin
Operator
Composer
Lisa Gerrard
Artist
Richard Fojo, Rando Schmook, David W. Krummel
Audition
Editing
Short description
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, Barry Sonnenfeld was supposed to direct the film, but he had to leave the project. Spike Lee was then slated to take the director's chair, but ultimately the job went to Michael Mann.
- Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith's actual wife, plays Ali's first wife, Sonji Roi.
- Will Smith initially refused the offer to play Ali. He only agreed after receiving a call from Muhammad Ali himself (1942-2016).
- On June 10, 2016, Will Smith was among those who carried Muhammad Ali's coffin.
- Will Smith and director Michael Mann agreed to work without a fee if the film's production were to exceed the budget.
- Will Smith gained weight for the role of Muhammad Ali, who weighed 95.5 kilograms. To get in shape, he even moved to Aspen, Colorado, where the air is thinner. He would wake up at 6:30 AM, run 8 kilometers, work for three hours in the ring, and then 'pump iron' after lunch. In less than four months, the actor gained 15 kilograms of muscle mass.
- Charles Shafford, a real heavyweight boxer (weighing 106 kilograms) who played George Foreman, was allowed to land genuine punches on the actor to make everything look as realistic as possible.
- Jon Voight spent 6 hours in the makeup chair.
- During the filming of the weigh-in scenes, which took place closer to dawn, Jon Voight collected everyone's cell phones and called all their homes. Some subscribers woke up to the following voicemail message: 'This is Jon Voight calling. Don't worry, your husband is still on set, working, he's not at a bar and he's not flirting with girls.'
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