Price of Glory

Price of Glory is a 2000 American sports drama film written by Phil Berger, directed by Carlos Avila and starring Jimmy Smits. The movie was nominated for several ALMA Awards in 2001. The film was shot in Huntington Park, California, Los Angeles, California, and Nogales, Arizona. The film was released by New Line Cinema on March 31, 2000.

Price of Glory
DVD cover
Directed byCarlos Ávila
Produced byArthur Friedman
Moctesuma Esparza
Written byPhil Berger
Starring
Music byJoseph Julián González
CinematographyAffonso Beato
Edited byGary Karr
Production
company
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • March 31, 2000 (2000-03-31)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million
Box office$3.5 million

Plot

Arturo Ortega, a man with enduring aspirations of being a competitor in professional boxing. While Arturo had the intellect, ambition, and agility to be a professional, his career proved to be a short one, and, after a living out his fifteen minutes of fame, he’s washed up. However, Arturo has instilled his passion for boxing in his three sons, who have grown up learning all about the world of prizefighting. The three boys begin competing in the ring, with Arturo as their manager and coach, but Johnny swiftly displays so much promise that other managers and promoters want to take over his contract and put make him the next boxing champion. Arturo feels let down when Sonny decides that he wants to work with another manager, while his other two sons rail against Sonny for turning his back on his father and hope Arturo has the same conviction in their talents in the ring.[1]

Cast

Box office

The film grossed $3,440,228 in the United States and $108,328 in the foreign markets.[2]

Critical reception

The film was not well received by critics when it was released in March 2000. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film a rating of two stars out of a possible four saying, "The film made me feel like I was sitting in McDonald's watching some guy shout at his kids." Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle said of the film "It is a TKO before it even had a chance to get off a decent hook."[3] Price of Glory currently has a rating of 32 out of 100 on the popular website, Metacritic.[4] The film has a 33% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

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References
  1. "Price of Glory (2000) - Carlos Avila - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  2. "Price of Glory (2000) - Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com.
  3. "Film Review: Price of Glory".
  4. "Price of Glory" – via www.metacritic.com.
  5. "Price of Glory".
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