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Real Steel

- Courage is stronger than steel.

Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.

Release Date : 2011-09-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : DreamWorks PicturesReliance Entertainment21 Laps EntertainmentMontford / Murphy Productions

Production Country : United States of AmericaIndia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Hugh Jackman

Character Name : Charlie Kenton

Original Name : Hugh Jackman

Gender : Male

Dakota Goyo

Character Name : Max Kenton

Original Name : Dakota Goyo

Gender : Male

Evangeline Lilly

Character Name : Bailey Tallet

Original Name : Evangeline Lilly

Gender : Female

Kevin Durand

Character Name : Ricky

Original Name : Kevin Durand

Gender : Male

Anthony Mackie

Character Name : Finn

Original Name : Anthony Mackie

Gender : Male

Hope Davis

Character Name : Aunt Debra

Original Name : Hope Davis

Gender : Female

James Rebhorn

Character Name : Marvin

Original Name : James Rebhorn

Gender : Male

Karl Yune

Character Name : Tak Mashido

Original Name : Karl Yune

Gender : Male

Sophie Levy

Character Name : Big Sister

Original Name : Sophie Levy

Gender : Female

Tess Levy

Character Name : Little Sister

Original Name : Tess Levy

Gender : Female

Olga Fonda

Character Name : Farra Lemkova

Original Name : Olga Fonda

Gender : Female

John Gatins

Character Name : Kingpin

Original Name : John Gatins

Gender : Male

Gregory Sims

Character Name : Bill Panner

Original Name : Gregory Sims

Gender : Male

Torey Adkins

Character Name : Large Texan Man

Original Name : Torey Adkins

Gender : Male

Phil LaMarr

Character Name : ESPN Boxing Commentator

Original Name : Phil LaMarr

Gender : Male

John Hawkinson

Character Name : San Leandro Gentleman #2

Original Name : John Hawkinson

Gender : Male

David Alan Basche

Character Name : ESPN Boxing Commentator

Original Name : David Alan Basche

Gender : Male

Julian Gant

Character Name : Starblaze Arena Reporter

Original Name : Julian Gant

Gender : Male

Ken Alter

Character Name : Virgin America Spectrum Ring Announcer

Original Name : Ken Alter

Gender : Male

Leilani Barrett

Character Name : Virgin America Spectrum Ref

Original Name : Leilani Barrett

Gender : Male

D.B. Dickerson

Character Name : Twin Cities Controller

Original Name : D.B. Dickerson

Gender : Male

Peter Carey

Character Name : Bing Arena Announcer

Original Name : Peter Carey

Gender : Male

Dan Lemieux

Character Name : Bing Arena Ref

Original Name : Dan Lemieux

Gender : Male

Richard Goteri

Character Name : Older Gentleman

Original Name : Richard Goteri

Gender : Male

Tim Holmes

Character Name : Blacktop Controller

Original Name : Tim Holmes

Gender : Male

Ricky Wayne

Character Name : Underground Promoter

Original Name : Ricky Wayne

Gender : Male

Taris Tyler

Character Name : Robot Promoter

Original Name : Taris Tyler

Gender : Male

Kevin Dorman

Character Name : Atom Performance Capture

Original Name : Kevin Dorman

Gender : Male

John Manfredi

Character Name : Sergei Lemkova

Original Name : John Manfredi

Gender : Male

Mike Ancrile

Character Name : Fight Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Ancrile

Gender : Male

Leah Barkoff

Character Name : Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Leah Barkoff

Gender : Female

Joshua Ray Bell

Character Name : Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Joshua Ray Bell

Gender : Male

Clark Birchmeier

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Clark Birchmeier

Gender : Male

Ben Hernandez Bray

Character Name : Ricky's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Hernandez Bray

Gender : Male

Wayne E. Brown

Character Name : Upscale Boxing Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Wayne E. Brown

Gender : Male

Justin Calkins

Character Name : Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Justin Calkins

Gender : Male

Ron Causey

Character Name : Kingpin's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ron Causey

Gender : Male

Jahnel Curfman

Character Name : Panoramic Fight Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Jahnel Curfman

Gender : Female

Johnny Flynn

Character Name : ESPN Commentator (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Flynn

Gender : Male

Logan Fry

Character Name : Rabid Fight Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Logan Fry

Gender : Male

Megan Grant

Character Name : Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Megan Grant

Gender : Female

J.J. Green

Character Name : Crash Palace Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : J.J. Green

Gender : Male

Shane Hagedorn

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Shane Hagedorn

Gender : Male

Kef Lee

Character Name : Zeus Robot Handler #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Kef Lee

Gender : Male

Brad Leo Lyon

Character Name : Fight Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Brad Leo Lyon

Gender : Male

Mary Magyari

Character Name : Usher (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Magyari

Gender : Female

Megan Mockensturm

Character Name : Fight Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Megan Mockensturm

Gender : Female

Kirstie Munoz

Character Name : Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Kirstie Munoz

Gender : Female

Anton Narinskiy

Character Name : Farra's Body Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Anton Narinskiy

Gender : Male

Chris Newman

Character Name : Starblaze Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Newman

Gender : Male

Wendy Paquette

Character Name : Fight Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Wendy Paquette

Gender : Female

Alan D. Purwin

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan D. Purwin

Gender : Male

Miguel Sandoval

Character Name : Judge (uncredited)

Original Name : Miguel Sandoval

Gender : Male

Dwight Sora

Character Name : Japanese Reporter #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Dwight Sora

Gender : Male

Jojuan Westmoreland

Character Name : Zoo Fight Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Jojuan Westmoreland

Gender : Male

Amanda Bright

Character Name : Ricky's Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Amanda Bright

Gender : Female

Gary T. Jones

Character Name : Rich Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary T. Jones

Gender : Male

Rima Fakih

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Rima Fakih

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

No splitting this Atom, it has got a rock solid heart. Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy and collectively adapted to the screen by John Gatins, Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven from a Richard Matheson short story called Steel. It stars Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis and James Rebhorn. Music is scored by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Mauro Fiore. Set in the near future, robot boxing is a big crowd pulling sport. After a struggling robot operator is introduced to an 11-year-old son he has never known, they stumble upon a discarded robot at a junk yard.... We can all moan about the mimicry of an idea and the clichés that dominate Real Steel, but you really got to hand it to the makers for what they have achieved. They have crafted a family film that's very much perfect in this day and age. The story is one that any adult Sylvester Stallone fan can acknowledge and appreciate, the human heartbeat pleasingly steady, while the premise of big colourful robots beating the crap out of each other delights youngsters and us adults who are still young at heart. Film pretty much does what any other film of this type does, lays on the syrup in the last quarter where second chances and family strife come thundering through the plotting. Undeniably it's hugely derivative, events are joystick operated to get an emotional response from a family audience, while product placement reins and the script often sags under the weight of unoriginality. But it does uplift the spirit and getting to the end is easy since it's so much berserker fun. Yes it's the robot Atom, the people's champion, yes it's David vS Goliath and yes! It's Balboa vS Creed. Nothing wrong with that really. The cast don't really have to offer up much beyond being adequate within the context of the material, though a muscular Jackman finds good paternal chemistry with young Goyo. In fact Goyo is pleasingly not annoying, always a bonus is that. Inevitably the robots are the stars, they're a triumph of design and visual effects and a sight for sore eyes, while Levy has a good handle on staging the fight sequences - even when cribbing from Balboa. The near future look is terrific as well, with Fiore's colour photography very appealing. Coining in over $290 million at the worldwide box office (over £180 million in profit), Real Steel found the family audience it was looking for, proving once again that there is a market for simple and effective popcorn carnage. It's not high art or intelligently scripted, but was anyone seriously thinking that was going to be the case here? If you want brains with this premise then seek out Twilight Zone episode "Steel", starring the excellent Lee Marvin, otherwise just sit back and enjoy the ride and let the botty bots and human interest raise the pulse and gladden the heart respectively. 7/10 Home format release is a sparkling print, extras are annoyingly short but the blooper reel is fun, we get a stunt deconstruction, and we learn about the influence a certain Mr. Spielberg had on the production.

G

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

I wonder if this was originally written to be a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots movie, but when they couldn't get the rights they just decided to make it anyway. In either case, it's not very good. Amazing that you could take a movie about anthropomorphic **robots** and manage to still make it into a cliche sports film. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._