| Overall: | A- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 07 Apr 2008 |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Resurrecting The Champ is rated PG-13: for some violence and brief language.
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Rachel Nichols.
Studio: Yari Film Group
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Erik Kernan (Josh Hartnett) isn't down for the count, but he's starting to tire in the ring of newspaper journalism. Covering the sports beat at the fictional Denver Times, his…
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
