Girlfight is the most well liked movie provided by screen gems, inc. In this drama, michelle rodriguez stars as a young brooklynite who aspires to being a boxer. Rodriguez was plucked from 350 actresses at an open audition to star in karyn kusamas feature about an angry girl who takes up boxing and wins. I think this was just an excuse for michelle rodriguez to show. Firsttime director karyn kusamas powerful film tells the story of diana michelle rodriguez, a brooklyn highschooler who gets little support from her dismissive single father and takes her frustrations out on.
Getting behind an underdog character is hard when the movie is bigger than them. Diana guzman is always fighting, whether at home in the housing projects with her abusive dad or at high school against gossipy girl cliques, but she finds a new outlet for her anger at her brothers boxing gym. Best fight superheroes a list of 26 titles created 17 oct 20 see all related lists. A highschool senior with a fiery temper and reputation for trouble, diana lives. Diana michelle rodriguez is a tough though painfully honest girl living in brooklyn.
Michelle rodriguez gives a compelling performance, despite lack of a boxing background. Girlfight is quite different and is right up there as one of my favorite movies. Running an errand, she enters a boxing gym and is immediately drawn to the sport. Her teachers dont understand her, her father underestimates her and her friends are few. My boyfriend had never seen girlfight, but had a crush on michelle rodriguez.
Thats one of the reasons rocky is great and that is something girlfight really excels at as well. I saw michelle rodriguez before in blue crush but did not pay much attention to her as she had a supporting role and did not stand out in that particular movie. After having a fight with her father, diana shows up at adrians place and asks if she can spend the night there. A latina michelle rodriguez falls in love while honing her boxing skills. Girlfight full movie michelle rodriguez diana guzman, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success. Girlfight blends in a most satisfying manner the conventions of several genres, resulting in a coherent picture that is at once a poignant innercity drama, a rousing sports movie, an. Michelle rodriguez, who plays diana, a troubled brooklyn girl who. Girlfight is een amerikaanse sportfilm uit 2000 onder regie van karyn kusama. She was born mayte michelle rodriguez on july 12, 1978, in san antonio, texas, to carmen milady pared espinal, from the dominican republic, and rafael rodriguez santiago, who served in the u. Toggle search bar movie quotes tv series quotes cartoon quotes actors thoughts. Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers. Later, diana, mocking that girl, says suck your dck, stating thats all shes good for. The drama is intensified by the young fighters financial and romantic problems. Visit michelle rodriguez daily with the latest news, pictures, videos and more.
Start your free trial to watch girlfight and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. The film is about how a young woman diana guzman michelle rodriguez from the new york city projects enters a local boxing gym. Chaos embodies the turbulent life of an assassin from a murderforhire plot as a kid to an organizer in a deadly allfemale martial arts tournament, all while fighting an allfemale assassin squad and psychotic wife along the way. Karyn kusama makes her debut with this sensitive, subtly told comingofage story about boxing and love. It marks the breathtaking debut of an incendiary new filmmaker karyn kusama and a ferocious new star michelle rodriguez.
She gets read the riot act by the principal who tells her she. When adrian is driving diana home, when they film the little dog, the camera on. High school senior diana michelle rodriguez gets in trouble for fighting at school one too many times, and if she doesnt turn things around shell be expelled. Diana struggles to find respect and dignity every day. With michelle rodriguez, santiago douglas, jaime tirelli, paul calderon. Girlfight full movie michelle rodriguez diana guzman, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.
Discouraged by her father, trainer and other boxers, she is nonetheless determined to break into the maledominated sport. Ive always loved this film and the way it represents woman. Michelle rodriguez brazil girlfight full movie facebook. Karyn kusama packs a punch with this directorial debut. Hollywood cnn even before the interview begins, michelle rodriguez is flashing the attitude that separates her from the 350 other women who auditioned for. Why it crackles michelle rodriguez pulls no punches in this gritty boxing movie that tkod conventions and made her a star. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. I have become a huge fan of michelle rodriguez ever since machete,i think she is an awesome screen presence,beauty and brawn,a tough streetwise pretty woman. Description cowinner of the grand jury prize for the best dramatic film at this years sundance film festival as well as the winner for best direction, girlfight heralds in a new femininity for the new century. Michelle rodriguez at an event for girlfight 2000 santiago douglas and michelle. Girlfight is a fierce rites of passage story about a quicktempered young woman, diana guzman michelle rodriguez who lives. Girlfight movie 2000 michelle rodriguez video dailymotion. Good to see a girl throw a punch every now and again. Nothing comes easy for diana guzman, a troubled girl on the brink of womanhood.
With chelsea alexandria, becca chanay, torri chanel, kelcey coe. First class brian eisch is critically wounded in afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and. Usually, its the woman that gives up herself and her dreams for the man that is currently in her life. Newcomer michelle rodriguez in an astounding performance alongside jaime tirelli, paul calderon and santiago douglas. But diana, the character that michelle rodriguez plays, is such an empowering female. Diana, whos witnessing this, says that the other girl did have sex with the guy. First, diana beats up a girl in school because she slept with a boy that her friend liked. Great storytelling by director karyn kusama and the cast is superb.
Girlfight is a 2000 american sports drama film written and directed by karyn kusama and starring michelle rodriguez in both of their film debuts. Her breakout role as a troubled boxer in the independent film girlfight 2000 was met with critical acclaim and earned her several awards, including the independent spirit award and gotham award for best debut performance. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best quality of sound and best starring actors. The assignment final trailer 2017 michelle rodriguez, sigourney weaver action movie hd. A wellmade movie by a firsttime director, karyn kusama, girlfight contains too much strong foul language. Michelle rodriguez, jaime tirelli, paul calderon, santiago. After the screening of girlfight at cannes, i was talking to the two leads. Michelle rodriguez on still wild still threatened by tina. Girlfight is the fresh, triumphant story of a young woman in the bronx who discovers her greatest love in the boxing ring. Surly, frustrated, and directionless, diana seems to have a ticket on the express train to expulsion.
Diana guzman, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers. She decides that she wants better for her self and to finally stand up to abusive father. While chasing down members of shaws crew, riley gina carano gets into a fight with letty michelle rodriguez while han sung kang and roman tyrese gibson take on jah joe taslim. Michelle rodriguez, who plays diana, a troubled brooklyn girl who solves some of her problems by training to become a boxer, and santiago douglas, who plays her boyfriend and improbably but with much suspense her rival in the ring. Girlfight official trailer hd michelle rodriguez youtube. Begin from girlfight movie his eyes oh my gosh im love with her.
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