Gladiator

"Nobody owns Tommy Riley. Nobody."

1992 1h 41m EN

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7.6

BANGER

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31%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.5

IMDB

★7.6TMDB · 424🥫31%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 11,404

Drama

Synopsis

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Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight, he's noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing — where punches can kill.

“Nobody owns Tommy Riley. Nobody.”

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Cast

James Marshall
Tommy Riley
T.E. Russell
Spits (Leroy)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Abraham Lincoln Haines
Robert Loggia
Pappy Jack
Brian Dennehy
Jimmy Horn
Ossie Davis
Noah
Cara Buono
Dawn
Richard Lexsee
Father in Park

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rowdy Herrington
Writers: Robert Mark Kamen, Lyle Kessler, Robert Mark Kamen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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MONEY

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Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rowdy Herrington, shot by Tak Fujimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brad Fiedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harry B. Miller III shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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James Marshall and T.E. Russell and Cuba Gooding Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nobody owns Tommy Riley. Nobody.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rowdy Herrington directs. Tak Fujimoto behind the camera. Brad Fiedel scores. Harry B. Miller III cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rowdy Herrington, shot by Tak Fujimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Brad Fiedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Harry B. Miller III shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7James Marshall and T.E. Russell and Cuba Gooding Jr. carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Nobody owns Tommy Riley. Nobody.".
9IMDB entry: tt0104346 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.