Million Dollar Baby

Theatrical Release Date: 2004 12 15 (USA - Limited) / 2005 01 21 (USA)

UPC: 012569709980

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: 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, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Picture – National Board of Review Special Filmmaking Achievement – National Board of Review Best Picture [Runner-up] – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor [Runner-up] – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actress – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Picture – American Film Institute Best Picture - Drama – null Best Director – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null Best Score – null Best Picture – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actress – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Director – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Director – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Picture – Producers Guild of America Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Picture – National Society of Film Critics Best Picture (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Director (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Actress – National Society of Film Critics Best Actor - Runner-up – National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) – National Society of Film Critics Best Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Acting – Screen Actors Guild Best Adapted Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – New York Film Critics Circle Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Supporting Actor – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Disc 1:
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Fran?ais (dubbed in Quebec)
Subtitles: English, Fran?ais & Espa?ol (feature film only)

Disc 2:
James Lipton Takes on Three: Roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and moderator James Lipton
Born to Fight: Examines the parallels of the movie to real-life boxer Lucia Rijker
Producers Round 15: Behind the scenes

Million Dollar Baby

Format: DVD

Release Date: 07/12/2005

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 132 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Million Dollar Baby: Deluxe Edition Movie
1. The Best Cut Man [2:57]
2. God Dialogues [3:41]
3. Hit Pit Gym [3:45]
4. Who's Your New Girl? [3:47]
5. After-Hours Advice [3:27]
6. Keep the Bag [5:23]
7. Gotta Leave You [2:13]
8. Say That in Gaelic [3:46]
9. Backwards [2:47]
10. Frankie's Terms [5:17]
11. To Make a Fighter [5:08]
12. My Fighter [3:33]
13. Too Many Holes [2:50]
14. Who's Boss [2:56]
15. Wounds [4:18]
16. Good Offers [3:18]
17. Scrap's 109th Fight [3:29]
18. Return to Sender [3:34]
19. Mo Cuishle Triumphant [3:42]
20. Fight Talk [2:35]
21. Visiting the Family [4:04]
22. The Best Lemon Pie [2:20]
23. Decisions [2:24]
24. Scrap in the Ring [3:23]
25. Round One [3:43]
26. Round Two [2:34]
27. The Accident [2:26]
28. Her Fault, His Fault [3:53]
29. Caregivers [3:25]
30. A Cabin in Innisfree [2:27]
31. Family Business [4:49]
32. Asking a Favor [6:39]
33. You'll Be Lost [3:42]
34. She Got Her Shot [3:09]
35. What Mo Cuishle Means [4:02]
36. Wishful Thinking [2:20]
37. End Credits [4:22]

Perry Seibert

The best decision made by director Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby is to allow Clint Eastwood the performer to drop his screen persona and actually act. As the weathered boxing trainer Frankie Dunn, Eastwood does not seem larger than life, he seems beaten down by it. His banter with Morgan Freeman, as a boxer he used to train, occasionally plays like a brilliantly written Seinfeld episode featuring senior citizens. But often those conversations suddenly hint at great pain and regret, adding an unexpected gravity. Hilary Swank provides the necessary drive and spunk to make the audience believe she would eventually win the emotionally closed-off Frankie over. The first half of the film, an excellently observed boxing drama, allows the audience to meet the characters and understand where they are in their lives. However, a big event happens (one that would be inappropriate to reveal in this review) and the second half of the film becomes an old-fashioned melodrama. Eastwood's directorial style can be described as low-key, even when the emotions in the film are practically operatic. This decision will either draw audiences in to the characters' struggles, or it will distance viewers who feel the film is not allowing them to feel the emotions as fully as possible. At worst, people will be interested in rather than involved with the characters, but those who respond to Eastwood's style will probably be emotionally devastated. What one is left with is a memory of Eastwood's face, that leathery mask of taciturn male pride, cracking with the recognition of where his own life choices have left him. He has directed better films, but he has never given a better performance. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Ned Eisenberg  Actor 
Mark Chait  Actor 
Benito Martinez  Actor 
Bruce Forman  Actor 
Roy Nugent  Actor 
Marco Rodriguez  Actor 
Joe D'Angerio  Actor 
Kim Strauss  Actor 
Ray Corona  Actor 
Eddie Bates  Actor 
Ted Grossman  Actor 
Susan Krebs  Actor 
Jamison Yang  Actor 
Dean Familton  Actor 
Rob Maron  Actor 
Erica Grant  Actor 
V.J. Foster  Actor 
Jon D. Scholore II  Actor 
Sunshine Chantal Parkman  Actor 
Tom McCleister  Actor 
Miguel Perez  Actor 
Morgan Eastwood  Actor 
Don Familton  Actor 
Bruce MacVittie  Actor 
Steven M. Porter  Actor 
Naveen  Actor 
Jim Cantafio  Actor 
Brian Finney  Actor 
Mark Thomason  Actor 
Dave A. Powledge  Actor 
Marty Sammon  Actor 
Kim Dannenberg  Actor 
Spice Williams  Actor 
Michael Peña  Actor 
Ming Lo  Actor 
Dr. Louis Moret  Actor 
Kirsten Berman  Actor 
Clint Eastwood  Director 
Clint Eastwood  Composer (Music Score) 
Clint Eastwood  Producer 
Tom Rosenberg  Producer 
Albert S. Ruddy  Producer 
Gary Lucchesi  Executive Producer 
Robert Lorenz  Executive Producer 
Paul Haggis  Producer 
Paul Haggis  Screenwriter 
Clint Eastwood  Actor 
Hilary Swank  Actor 
Morgan Freeman  Actor 
Anthony Mackie  Actor 
Jay Baruchel  Actor 
Mike Colter  Actor 
Lucia Rijker  Actor 
Brian F. O'Byrne  Actor 
Margo Martindale  Actor 
Riki Lindhome  Actor 

Country: USA