Gladiator

1992
15
1h 41m

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6.5/10

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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 is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illega... Read allTommy 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 is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.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 is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

11K

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POPULARITY

3,496

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Trivia
James Marshall did two hours of boxing, one hour of weight training and one hour of jogging for five days a week for four months.

Goofs
When Riley punches Horn on the top of the head Horn says the skull is the hardest bone in the body. Actually the Femur (thigh bone) is!

Quotes
Miss Higgins: That's too bad. You have a gift for language, Mr. Riley. But talent is a common thing. People waste it every day. They abuse it. They take it for granted. Success comes not from what God has given you but what you do with it. It's really up to you.

Alternate versions
The film was censored for its Australian theatrical run. Close ups of wounds and some of the more brutal fighting scenes were trimmed so the film could receive a wider reaching M rating. Months later, when released on VHS, the uncut version was restored with the extra brutality and gore and was given the more restrictive R rating.

Connections
Featured in Warrant: We Will Rock You (1992)

Soundtracks
Killer
Written by Seal & Adamski (as Adam Tinley)
Performed by Seal
Courtesy of Sire Records/ZTT Records Ltd./Warner Music UK Ltd.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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Featured review

9/10

A kick ass boxing movie

What does every action movie need?

A nasty villian that the audience can hate, and a good, tough hero that the audience can love. If these character premises are established and the plot flows, the final confrontation between these two arch-enemies should be breath-taking and keep the audience guessing.

Gladiator does this perfectly. The boxing scenes are gripping, intense and pull the audience out of their seats to cheer for the films two heroes... Tommy Riley and Cuba. The movie has a great soundtrack and a noticeable visual style that stays constant throughout the film.

Horn (the bad guy) played by Brian Dennehy and his sidekick Pappy Jack played by Robert Loggia are a great combination of nastiness. Horn is brutally evil and rules his underground boxing contingent with an iron fist, while Pappy Jack is a sleezy, humorous villian that compliments Horn's seriousness beautifully.

The characters have some depth, but not much. Who needs depth in an action movie anyway? Tommy Riley, Cuba, and Romano's stations in life and their particular choices are explained adequately enough for the audience to sympathize with their situations and want them to kick some serious ass.

Bottomline:

A kick-ass action movie. You will find yourself cheering loudly and rewinding parts because of their sheer intensity and visual, ass-kicking style.