On the Ropes
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Nanette Burstein
Harry Keitt
Tyrene Manson
George Walton
Noel Santiago
Mickey Marcello
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A year in the life of three boxers from Mike Tyson's old neighborhood gym -- the Bed-Stuy Boxing Center in Brooklyn. The lives of the various boxing hopefuls are woven together by the common threads of the neighborhood, the gym, and trainer Harry Keitt. Each boxer transcends the typical coach-athlete relationship: Tyrene is Harry's female protegee, Noel is his obligation and George is his ticket to the success he has been dreaming of. For each of these fighters, Harry provides the only constant and unconditional support they have known.
Cast
Harry Keitt
Tyrene Manson
George Walton
Noel Santiago
Mickey Marcello
Randy Little
Ebony Pile
Equana Pile
Martin Goldman
Pastor James Pullings Jr.
Eddie Mustafa Muhammed
Aida Santiago
Judge Finnegan
Frank London
Theodore Shapiro
Carlos Gomez
Crew
Nancy Baker
Scott Barnard
Evan Benjamin
Meg Bowles
Nanette Burstein
Nanette Burstein
Nanette Burstein
Nanette Burstein
Mike Canzanero
Jonathan Cohen
Courtney Connell
Marko Costanzo
Ray Davis
Ray Davis
Jennifer Fox
Libette Garcia
Andy Goldman
Jonathan Groonburg
Mike Harlow
John Howard
John Howard
Wendy Lidell
Dan Lohaus
Dan Lohaus
Ned Mann
Mickey Marcello
Juan Carlos Martinez
Brett Morgen
Brett Morgen
Jesse Moss
Jesse Moss
Alan Oxman
Ralph Rolle
Larry Saltzman
Johanna Samuels
Jeff Sanders
Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro
Jim Stonaker
Gaby Tanner
Michael Tutor
Tony Volante
Richard J Wells
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of a Special Jury Award in documentary competition at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of Best Documentary at the 1999 Urbanworld Film Festival.
Winner of the Golden Gate Award at the 1999 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States August 1999
Released in United States January 1999
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States March 1999
Released in United States May 1999
Released in United States on Video April 25, 2000
Released in United States September 24, 1999
Released in United States Summer August 18, 1999
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 18-28, 1999.
Shown at docfest: New York International Documentary Festival June 2-6, 1999.
Shown at Dockers Khakis/IFP's Classically Independent Film Festival in Los Angeles (Writers Guild Theater) June 25-28, 1999.
Shown at Dockers Khakis/IFP's Classically Independent Film Festival in New York City (Film Forum) May 7-10, 1999.
Shown at Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema April 29 - May 9, 1999.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 22 - May 6, 1999.
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 4-8, 1999.
Warner Brothers has optioned the rights to this documentary to make a fictionalized film .
Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgan received the 1999 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Documentary from the Directors Guild of America.
Broadcast in USA on The Learning Channel (TLC) April 4, 2000.
Soundtrack available on Milan Records.
Theatrical distributor 'WinStar Cinema' was formerly known as 'Fox Lorber Associates.'
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema April 29 - May 9, 1999.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 22 - May 6, 1999.)
Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (documentary competition) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.)
Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 18-28, 1999.)
Released in United States on Video April 25, 2000
Released in United States May 1999 (Shown at Dockers Khakis/IFP's Classically Independent Film Festival in New York City (Film Forum) May 7-10, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at docfest: New York International Documentary Festival June 2-6, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Dockers Khakis/IFP's Classically Independent Film Festival in Los Angeles (Writers Guild Theater) June 25-28, 1999.)
Released in United States August 1999 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 4-8, 1999.)
Released in United States Summer August 18, 1999
Released in United States September 24, 1999 (Monica 4 Plex; Los Angeles)
