1992
R
Columbia Pictures
1 h 41 m

1992
R
Columbia Pictures
1 h 41 m

Summary 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.

Directed By: Rowdy Herrington

Written By: Djordje Milicevic, Robert Mark Kamen, Lyle Kessler

1992
R
Columbia Pictures
1 h 41 m

1992
R
Columbia Pictures
1 h 41 m

Gladiator

Name: Gladiator
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Released: 1992-03-06
Duration: 1 min 41 s
Rating: 49
Cast: James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr., Brian Dennehy, Richard Lexsee, T.E. Russell

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Rowdy Herrington

Written By: Djordje Milicevic, Robert Mark Kamen, Lyle Kessler

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Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews

37% Positive
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San Francisco Chronicle

The Gladiator script by Lyle Kessler and Robert Mark Kamen has been thought out carefully, and only during the climactic fight does it seem contrived when it becomes a parable about corruption. Ultimately, the film was designed to stir up our juices, and it succeeds. [6 March 1992, p.D1]

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Chicago Sun-Times

What he has here is a story that probably cannot be believed in any conceivable level, and yet, to give him his due, he tells it with such conviction that it works anyway.

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Boston Globe

When the action shifts inside the ropes, which happens often, "Gladiator" pulses with energy, and Marshall shines. Boxing purists may wince at the freewheeling fisticuffs - there is enough kicking, eye-gouging and head-butting going on to make viewers wonder why anyone bothered with a referee - but the electricity in these scenes is undeniable. [6 March 1992, p.31]

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

First there was "Lionheart," with Jean-Claude Van Damme as a young innocent who gets caught up in the nefarious business; then "The Big Man," an Irish film with Liam Neeson in the same predicament, and now "Gladiator." This latest clone is probably the best of the trio in terms of acting and production values, but if you've seen one you've seen them all. And they're all essentially one long sequence of people pounding each other to hamburger, interspersed with cliches. [6 March 1992]

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Rolling Stone

Here's the movie of the month for those who like their escapism big, brutal and brainless. Two fine young actors – James Marshall (Twin Peaks) and Cuba Gooding Jr. (Boyz n the Hood) – have inexplicably agreed to strike suitable-for-leering poses in their underwear while director Rowdy Herrington (Road House) devises other distractions from the idiotic plot.

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Variety

Marshall, cast as the new kid in school, is sullen and far too low key through much of the picture. Director Rowdy He§rrington, who poured on the trash in Road House, aims for a grittier feel this time, with dull results.

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Chicago Tribune

The movie`s underlying message seems to be that racial harmony can best be achieved by allowing white boys to beat the stuffing out of minority kids- that`s what really earns their love and respect. There must be a better way.

By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Columbia Pictures, Price Entertainment

Release Date Mar 6, 1992

Duration 1 h 41 m

Rating R

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Tagline Nobody owns Tommy Riley. Nobody.

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