Million Dollar Baby (2004)

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Synopsis
Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) is a veteran boxing trainer who has devoted his life to the ring and has precious little to show for it; his daughter never answers his letters, and a fighter he's groomed into contender status has paid him back by signing with another manager, leaving Frankie high and dry. His best friend and faithful employee Eddie Dupris is a former fighter who Frankie trained. In his last fight, Eddie suffered a severe injury, a fact that brings Frankie great guilt. One day, Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) enters Frankie's life, as well as his gym, and announces she needs a trainer. Frankie regards her as a dubious prospect, and isn't afraid to tell her why: he doesn't think much of women boxing, she's too old at 31, she lacks experience, and has no technique. However, Maggie sees boxing as the one part of her life that gives her meaning and won't give up easily. Finally won over by her determination, Frankie takes on Maggie, and as she slowly grows into a viable fighter, an emotional bond develops between them. When a tragedy befalls one of the three characters, each comes to a decision that shows how the relationships in the film have changed them. Adapted from a short story by F.X. Toole, a former corner man with years of experience in the fight game, Million Dollar Baby also stars Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie, and Mike Colter. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Production Crew

Jack G. Taylor Jr.	Art Director
Phyllis Huffman	Casting
Tom Stern	Cinematographer
Bobby Moresco	Co-producer
Clint Eastwood	Composer (Music Score)
Deborah Hopper	Costume Designer
Clint Eastwood	Director
Joel Cox	Editor
Gary Lucchesi	Executive Producer
Robert Lorenz	Executive Producer
Robert Lorenz	First Assistant Director
Albert S. Ruddy	Producer
Clint Eastwood	Producer
Paul Haggis	Producer
Tom Rosenberg	Producer
Henry Bumstead	Production Designer
Paul Haggis	Screenwriter
Richard C. Goddard	Set Decorator
Gary A. Lee	Set Designer
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.	Set Designer
F.X. Toole	Short Story Author
F.X. Toole	Short Story Author
F.X. Toole	Short Story Author
Walt Martin	Sound/Sound Designer
Alan Robert Murray	Supervising Sound Editor

Genre
Drama

Awards
2004 - Best Ensemble Acting - Screen Actors Guild
2004 - Best Film - American Film Institute
2004 - Best Picture - Academy
2004 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2004 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2004 - Best Picture - National Society of Film Critics
2004 - Best Picture - Producer's Guild of America
2004 - Best Picture (Runner-up) - National Society of Film Critics
2004 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
2004 - Best Picture [Runner-up] - L.A. Film Critics Association
2004 - Best Picture - Producers Guild of America
2004 - Best Picture - Academy
2004 - Best Picture - Academy
2004 - Best Picture - Academy
2004 - Best Picture [Runner-up] - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
2004 - Best Picture - American Film Institute
2004 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2004 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2004 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2004 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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Margo Martindale	Earline Fitzgerald
Clint Eastwood	Frankie Dunn
Morgan Freeman	Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Morgan Freeman	Scrap
Hilary Swank	Maggie
Hilary Swank	Maggie Fitzgerald
Brian F. O'Byrne	Father Horvak
Lucia Rijker	Billie "The Blue Bear"
Jay Baruchel	Danger Barch
Anthony Mackie	Shawrelle Berry
Riki Lindhome	Mardell Fitzgerald
Mike Colter	Big Willie Little

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

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