Search - The Champ on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Language Movie Release: 1979 DVD Release: 07/09/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 0 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Drama, Melodrama, Sports Drama

Billy (Jon Voight) is on the road with his son T.J. (Ricky Schroder), fighting low-end boxing matches for drinking money before moving on to the next town for another match. When his ex-wife (and T.J.'s mother) Annie (Faye Dunaway) shows up, it's to tell him that she wants custody of the boy. She has remarried and has risen to social prominence in her community. She wants the same for T.J. Determined to keep his son with him, Billy decides to train properly in order to be a success instead of just a washed-up punching bag. This gorgeously photographed drama is a remake of the 1931 film, which won its star Wallace Beery an Oscar. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Jon Voight - Billy Flynn
Faye Dunaway - Annie
Rick Schroder - T.J. Flynn
Jack Warden - Jackie
Arthur Hill - Mike
Strother Martin - Riley

Franco Zeffirelli's eight-hankie remake of The Champ comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by male leads Rick Schroder and Jon Voight, a making-of featurette, and the theatrical trailer for this film as well as the original 1931 production of the film. This is a strong disc from Warner Brothers that is noteworthy for having Schroder commenting as an adult on his work as a child actor. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide