Big George Foreman
When life gives you a second chance, don't do it for yourself. Do it for everyone you love.
Big George Foreman (2023)
Timing:
2:9 (129 min)
7.6/10
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7.353/10
14690
14690
6.7/10
13000
13000
Country
Production
Genre
Drama, History
Budget
$32 000 000
Revenue
$6 031 202
Director
Actors
Khris Davis, Forest Whitaker, Sullivan Jones, Deion Smith, Matthew Glave, John Magaro, Sonja Sohn, Sam Trammell, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Jasmine Mathews
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
David Zelon, Peter Guber, George Foreman, Wendy Williams, Henry W. Holmes Jr.
Operator
Composer
Marcelo Zarvos
Artist
Audition
Editing
Alex Blatt, Craig Hayes, Heidi Erl
All team (30)
All team (30)
Short description
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
What's left behind the scenes
- Director George Tillman Jr. did not want to use visually enhancing costumes or resort to other similar tricks to show the changes that occurred in the main character between the time when he was at his peak and the moment when he was over 40 and returned to the sport. Filming took place in two stages. First, scenes with Foreman at his peak were filmed, and then – those when he was in his fifth decade. The break lasted several weeks. This was necessary for the lead actor, Chris Davis, to gain weight for the second part of the shooting period. Davis strictly monitored the number of calories he consumed each day. This was due to his training regimen, but the actor tried so hard to gain weight as stipulated in the script that he gained a significant amount.
- The fight scene with Muhammad Ali in Zaire in the 8th round was filmed over 30 times to accurately convey on screen the famous right-left-right combination of punches.
- In the scene of the fight with a boxer named Carlos Takam, the main character sends his opponent into a knockout three times before the fight is stopped. In reality, Foreman knocked out his opponent 6 times before the fight was stopped.
- Director George Tillman Jr. did not want to use visually thickening costumes or resort to other similar tricks to show the changes that occurred in the main character between the time he was in his prime and the moment he was over 40 and when he returned to the sport. Filming took place in two stages. First, scenes with Forman at his peak were filmed, and then – those when he was in his fifth decade. The break lasted several weeks. This was necessary for the lead actor, Chris Davis, to gain weight for the second part of the filming period. Davis strictly monitored his daily calorie intake. This was due to his training regimen, but the actor tried so hard to gain weight as provided for in the script that he gained a significant amount.
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