Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

1993 1h 33m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 4

Documentary

Synopsis

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Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mike Tyson
Self (archive footage)
Cus D'Amato
Self (archive footage)
Don King
Self (archive footage)
Robin Givens
Self (archive footage)
Curtis Ratliff
Self - Friend
Tracy Trey Travis
Self - Friend
Louis Farrakhan
Self (archive footage)
Joyce Carol Oates
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Barbara Kopple
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Bacon. 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 Leon Gast shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mike Tyson and Cus D'Amato and Don King carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106855 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Barbara Kopple directs. Michael Bacon scores. Leon Gast cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Michael Bacon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Leon Gast shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mike Tyson and Cus D'Amato and Don King carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0106855 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.