Big George Foreman

2023
PG-13
2h 9m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

11K

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Khris Davis in Big George Foreman (2023)

The miraculous story of the once and future Heavyweight Champion of the World is headed to the big screen.

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Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took h... Read allFueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit.Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

11K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 nominations total

Dick Sadler
(as Dwayne Lamont Barnes)

Deion Smith

Roy Foreman

K Steele

Gloria Foreman
(as K. Steele)

Austin David Jones

Teenage George Jr.
(as Austin D. Jones)

Jordan Yarbrough

Teenage Mary Foreman
(as Jordan Yarborough)

Philip Fornah

Sonny Foreman
(as Philip Allin Fornah)

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Trivia
The director Geroge Tillman Jr didn't want to use a fat suit or visual effects in order to show the transformation Foreman went through from his prime to when he came out of retirement to return to boxing in his forties. The filming was split into two blocks; first to shoot scenes where Foreman is at his prime and later for when he's in his forties. The crew took six weeks off so Khris Davis could bulk up for the latter part of the filming. Davis had pretty strict instructions on how many calories to eat per day, depending on his training regime, but the actor went above and beyond, consuming 7000 calories a day to gain the necessary weight. He went from 225 to 275 in six weeks eventually ending up at around 282.

Goofs
Pleasanton, California, where the Job Corps camp is located, is in a valley, nearly surrounded by hills and mountains. There are none to be seen in the film.

Quotes
George Foreman: Anger was my answer to everything. I couldn't stop myself from fighting. It was the only thing I did well.

Connections
Featured in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (08/10/2023) - OWV is Back! (2023)

Soundtracks
Life
Written by Nichols Phelps and Brent Lindsay
Performed by Brock Hudson
Courtesy of Glow Music Group

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Featured review

9/10

Humble and tough start to a rise then a fall, then a rise to fame again!

Being a sports and boxing fan and also I consider myself a history buff I just had to watch this "Big George Foreman:The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champ" and I must say it was entertaining, informative and a well done in depth bio pic of the two time heavyweight champion in one big George. From his early and poor start on the tough streets of Houston, Texas to his enrollment in a jobs corp. Training in California one could see that young George was a determined man. To take away some of his temper and street vices he chose boxing and he found his taking as under the right training and work ethic it was then Olympic gold and then on to the heavyweight ranks as he became champ. However as in work and life George had highs and lows, ring losses, money and wife problems. However after his retirement George found calling in a higher power with the good book and he then started his own church. However George a born fighter listens to his heart and captures the world heavyweight championship again with an upset victory. George thru determination, hard work, faith, and luck did it his way. Overall good bio pic highly suggest that any sports history or boxing fan see it.