Cinderella Man

1. Cinderella Man By Stephen Luiken

2. Cinderella Man • James J. Braddock was born on June 7th 1905 • He enjoyed playing marbles, baseballs, and hanging with friends • From 1919 to 1923 he worked a series of jobs • During these years he discovered his passion for boxing

3. Cinderella Man James Braddock

4. Cinderella Man • He spent few years in the amateur circuit before turning pro in 1926 • Braddock had a tremendous start, knocking out opponent after opponent in the early rounds • Although he was only 180 pounds, his right hand was no match for any 220 pound fighter

5. Cinderella Man • Before the Great Depression, Braddock had a title shot on July 18th, 1929 in Yankee stadium • Tommy Loughran was his opponent, Loughran won because he studied Braddock’s right and avoided it the whole night • It went to the judges cards as Braddock could not land a clean hard right

7. Cinderella Man • On September 3rd, 1929 the stock market crashed and the nation went into the Great Depression • This was less than 2 months after Braddock’s original title bout • James Braddock lost everything • Work was extremely scarce and Braddock struggled to win fights

8. Cinderella Man • He lost 16 of 22 fights and in one he shattered his right hand • Finally Jim decided to support for his family, he retired and applied for government relief

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10. Cinderella Man • In 1934, a stroke of luck went Braddock’s way • A last minute cancellation allowed Braddock to fight John “Corn” Griffin on a undercard fight for the Heavyweight Championship between Max Baer and Primo Carnera • Braddock to everyone’s amazement knocked Griffin out in the third round

11. Cinderella Man • Word spread about Braddock and he was given another chance to fight • His opponent was John Henry Lewis and again he won in the 10th round • In March of 1935, Braddock had caught all of the nation’s attention • Braddock defeated Art Lasky in 15 rounds and was considered to be the number one contender for the title shot

12. Cinderella Man • June 13th, 1935 in Madison Square Garden Braddock was given a second chance at the title • Max Baer was considered to be the hardest hitting boxer of all time to that point • But Braddock knew like he was once feared, it was Baer’s right hand he had to avoid • With an amazing amount of heart and determination, Braddock won the decision in the 15th round becoming the Cinderella Man

14. Cinderella Man • Over the next two years Braddock fought exhibition fights • June 22nd,1937 was the date for perhaps Braddock’s greatest fight against Joe Louis “the Brown Bomber” • Braddock had received medicine for his arthritis and virtually made him fight one handed • Braddock had 23 stitches and one of his teeth went into his lip

16. Cinderella Man • After losing to Louis Braddock wanted to go out a winner • He defeated Tommy Farr and retired from boxing • Braddock enlisted in the army during WW2 • After the military he raised his family in New Jersey

17. Cinderella Man’s movie plot • James Braddock is a boxer down on his luck and is forced to retire • His wife Mae had been upset and happy for this • She no longer saw her husband being punched but she would no longer have a good source of income

18. Cinderella Man’s movie plot • During the Great Depression Braddock entered manual labor as a longshoremen but work was not available every day • When a last-minute cancellation, longtime manager and friend Joe Gould asked Braddock to fight and make a little money • He fought the number 2 contender Corn Griffin • Braddock won the fight in the 3rd round

20. Cinderella Man’s movie plot • With a shot at Max Baer possible Braddock kept winning • Out of pride, Braddock gave a portion of his winnings back to the government which he received during his down times in the depression • Braddock's Rags to Riches story got out and Damon Runyon dubbed him the Cinderella man

21. Cinderella Man’s movie plot • Braddock’s wife was very hesitant towards his fighting. • She thought Gould was taking advantage of Braddock • She was against him until she learned that Gould and his family were hit hard as well • The next fight is against Max Baer for the title and Mae (Braddock's wife) was scared because of the reports that Baer had killed 2 men

23. Cinderella Man’s movie plot • Baer was so destructive that the fight’s promoter, James Johnston, made Braddock and Gould watch Baer in action • This was done just so he could maintain later that he warned them about Baer • The arrogant Baer attempts to intimidate Braddock, even taunting Mae in public that her man might not survive

24. Cinderella Man’s movie plot • When he says this, she becomes so angry that she throws a drink at him. She cannot bring herself to attend the fight at the Madison Square Garden Bowl or even to listen to it on the radio. • On June 13, 1935, in one of the biggest achievements in boxing history, Braddock defeats the seemingly invincible Baer to become the heavyweight champion of the world

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26. Cinderella Man’s movie plot • At the end of the movie it says that Braddock worked on the building of the Verrazano Bridge, and that he later owned and operated heavy machinery on the docks where he worked during the Depression. Also, he and Mae used the winnings to buy a house, in which they spent the rest of their lives

27. Cast • Russell Crowe as James J. Braddock • Renée Zellweger as Mae Braddock • Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould • Bruce McGill as James Johnston • Craig Bierko as Max Baer • Paddy Considine as Mike Wilson • David Huband as Ford Bond • Rosemarie DeWitt as Sara Wilson ( although minor role, she is actually Braddock’s grandaughter

28. Cast • Connor Price as Jay Braddock • Ariel Waller as Rosemarie "Rosy" Braddock • Patrick Louis as Howard Braddock • Director– Ron Howard

29. Filmography • Academy Award • Best Editing (Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill) (Nominated) • Best Makeup (David LeRoy Anderson, Lance Anderson) (Nominated) • Best Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti) (Nominated)

30. Filmography • BAFTA Award • Best Original Screenplay (Cliff Hollingsworth, AkivaGoldsman) • Best Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti) (Nominated) • Golden Globe Award • Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Russell Crowe) (Nominated) • Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Paul Giamatti) (Nominated)

31. Filmography • Screen Actors Guild Award • Outstanding Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Paul Giamatti) (Won) • Outstanding Actor – Motion Picture (Russell Crowe) (Nominated) • Directed by Ron Howard • Universal Pictures (present) (A Brian Grazer Production) • Miramax Films (present) • Imagine Entertainment (present) • Parkway Productions (in association with)-production companies

32. Memorable quotes • Jim Braddock: I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them. • Jim Braddock: For two hundred and fifty dollars I would fight your wife! Joe Gould: Now you're dreaming Jim Braddock: ...and your grandmother, at the same time. Joe Gould: Teeth in or teeth out? Jim Braddock: Take 'em out! Joe Gould: Then you're dead, you're down, you're gone, no chance! Jim Braddock: Two hundred and fifty bucks? Joe Gould: Two hundred and fifty bananas! Jim Braddock: [rushes to hug him] Joey!

33. Memorable quotes • Mae Braddock: Every time you get hit, feels like I'm getting' hit too. • Jim Braddock: Max, my wife Mae. Max Baer: You are far too pretty to be a widow. Jim Braddock: That's not nice, Max. Not nice. Come on. [starts to leave] Max Baer: On second thought, maybe I can comfort you after he's gone. Joe Gould: Hey, I said shut your goddamn mouth, you punk! Mae Braddock: [Mae throws her drink in Max's face]

34. Memorable quotes • Jim Braddock: Sorry. Send me the cleaning bill. Max Baer: Get that boys? Now he's got his wife doing his fighting for him! Jim Braddock: Yeah. [pause] Jim Braddock: Ain't she something?

35. scenes • http://movieclips.com/jF6w-cinderella-man-movie-braddock-fights-the-champ/ • http://movieclips.com/TcLQ-cinderella-man-movie-the-ending-new-world-champion/

36. Reviews • Most serious movies live in a world of cynicism and irony, and most good-hearted movie characters live in bad movies. Here is a movie where a good man prevails in a world where every day is an invitation to despair, where resentment would seem fully justified, where doing the right thing seems almost gratuitous, because nobody is looking and nobody cares.– Roger Ebert – Chicago Sun times

37. Reviews • Ron Howard's bio-pic is an Oscar-baiting fairy tale that manipulates the audience at every turn of the clich. -- New York by: Lou Lumenick • Cinderella Man is not a movie about boxing, but about this boxer who personified the heart and hope of 1935. – Carrie Ricky- Philadelphia Inquire

38. Reviews • A premier boxing movie and a forceful Depression remembrance for the socially conscious, Cinderella Man also ices it for stargazers that Russell Crowe is the dominant screen actor working today.– Mike Clark – USA Today • It's the classic American tale of the family man triumphant, and Howard makes sure that it hits you right in the heart. – Peter Travers– Rolling stones

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40. History vs. movie • The Depression Era is shown very accurately • The housing, all the people begging for work, and even the looks on people's faces are similar to the real thing • The scenes where the men are all at the docks lined up at the fence begging for work is especially accurate. It shows how much they all needed the money and how only a few would be chosen to work each day.

41. History vs. movie • When Braddock asked for relief money depicts the depression because of the loss of pride on his face • The story of Jim Braddock is also shown almost exactly how it happened • He really did fight with a broken hand even though; it would seem that was only added for dramatic effect. He had to take the bandage off to get work because they wouldn't choose him if he appeared injured

42. History vs. movie • Jim was really poor as the film showed very well as he was skipping meals so his kids could eat • One difference is that in the film Jim is informed of his comeback fight just two days before it is to happen, while in real life he had more time.

43. History vs. movie • the character Max Baer, in the film he is taunting Jim all the time and is made out to be much more of a villain than he actually was • Max Baer in fact did say Jim Braddock was an unworthy opponent, but he didn't taunt him as was shown in the film, that was just added for entertainment.

44. History vs. movie • In the film Mae (his wife) begs him not to fight because she is so worried about him being injured, however in real life she understood his excitement about fighting and she was excited herself, both for the glory and the money he could win • The differences between the film and history are mostly in Braddock's life and are there to make the movie more entertaining, and they don't change how the feeling of the country at the time is shown, which remains very similar to how it was.

45. Cinderella man is a movie about the greatest Cinderella story in sports history. James Braddock is a beacon of hope for any down on their luck team or person. This movie revealed the original Cinderella story and proved that anybody can be somebody.– Stephen Luiken

46. Works cited • http://www.jamesjbraddock.com/theman/ • www.imbd.com • www.movieclips.com • www.associatedcontent.com