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About
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Theatrical
Dec 10, 2001
Box Office
$87.8M
Budget
$107.0M
Return
0.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 1, 2004
Theaters
3
Director
Writers
Producers
Paul Ardaji, James Lassiter, Jon Peters
Music
Pieter Bourke
Studio
Columbia Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, Forward Pass, Overbrook Entertainment, Peters Entertainment, Lee Caplin / Picture Entertainment
Quotes
See all →Ali's Greater Fight Against the US Government
Muhammad Ali
Man, if they came to me tomorrow and say, "We want you to fight Joe Frazier. Madison Square Garden. Millions and millionses of dollars. Here's your license back." I will tell them, "I will never fight again.
Howard Cosell
Frankly, Muhammad, I'm surprised, because unless you- or until you fight Frazier--
Ali
Cosell, are you losin your hearing along with your hair? Don't put no question to it, man. I done told you, I'm through fightin'. I got a much bigger contender, a much heavier opponent. I'm fightin the entire US government.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Humor and Reverence in a Unique Exchange
Howard Cosell
We'll be right back.
[to the camera]
Muhammad Ali
You want some food for that thing?
Cosell
How could you do something like that to a man you revere?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Will Smith
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
J
Jamie Foxx
Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Jon Voight
Howard Cosell
M
Mario Van Peebles
Malcolm X
R
Ron Silver
Angelo Dundee
J
Jeffrey Wright
Howard Bingham
M
Mykelti Williamson
Don King
J
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sonji Roi
N
Nona Gaye
Belinda Ali
M
Michael Michele
Veronica Porche
J
Joe Morton
Chauncey Eskridge
P
Paul Rodríguez
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
B
Bruce McGill
Bradley
B
Barry Shabaka Henley
Herbert Muhammad
G
Giancarlo Esposito
Cassius Clay, Sr.
L
Laurence Mason
Luis Sarria
L
LeVar Burton
Martin Luther King, Jr.
A
Albert Hall
Elijah Muhammad
D
David Cubitt
Robert Lipsyte
T
Ted Levine
Joe Smiley
