Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. (uncredited), Emotional Ringside Fan Six months after the accident, Vinny is ready to have the halo removed. Following the match, Duva tells the media that Vinny should retire from boxing. (uncredited), associate producer (as Ben Matthew Empey), associate producer (as Vinny Pazienza Jr.), art department coordinator / storyboard artist, lighting balloon technician (as Zach Lazar), director of photography: behind the scenes, extras casting director Rhode Island / extras casting, first assistant editor (as Timothy Feeley), assistant location manager (as Ollie Amerigian), assistant: Chad A. Verdi (as Jonathan Del Ponte), legal counsel to Magna Entertainment, financier: Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP, assistant production coordinator (as Timothy Mendonca), assistant: Miles Teller (as Nikki Resendes), the producers wish to thank: gregg's restaurants, the producers wish to thank (as Jimmy Burchfield), the producers wish to thank (as Jimmy Burchfield Sr.), the producers wish to thank: channel 10 wjar, the producers wish to thank (as Colonel Hugh T. Clements Jr.), the producers wish to thank: boxing hall of fame, the producers wish to thank: the omni hotel, the producers wish to thank (as mayor Joseph Polisena), the producers wish to thank (as Major Tom Verdi), the producers wish to thank (as Dr. Leif Washer). Bleed for This is a 2016 American biographical sports film written and directed by Ben Younger and based on the life of former world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. (uncredited), Vinny Paz Entourage [17] In October 2016, the film was rescheduled to have a wide opening on November 18, 2016, forgoing a limited release. (uncredited), Sports Reporter / Verdi realized plenty of good movies sit on shelves, so as he made more, he sold inexpensive distribution rights in return for back-end profits. Digital access or digital and print delivery. In the first six rounds, Vinny is overpowered by Durán. [18], Bleed for This opened alongside Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Edge of Seventeen, as well as the wide expansions of Moonlight and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, and was initially expected to gross around $5 million from 1,549 theaters. He bought properties, too, and, in 2007, took over Gregg’s restaurants with some partners. His fellow executive producer on that project was Josh Sason, the New York investor who had branched into film. [13], In February 2015, the first image of Teller was released. Cameraman At one point during the fight, Vinny is hit after the bell. [23] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale. By approaching it as exactly that, he told me — a business. The key is ready money. On November 1988, Vinny Pazienza boxes Roger Mayweather for the WBC World Light Welterweight Title. I've long known Paz's story. "Bleed for This" director Ben Younger told me he put his salary back in the film to buy extra shooting days. (as Celeste Olivia), Burchfield's Bartender "He needed to be doing things.". But first, Scorsese recruited Verdi to help executive-produce some of his own projects, including an HBO movie about the New York Review of Books called "The 50-year Argument." Chad Verdi put part of his energy into hockey and made the Junior Olympic team in 1983, playing in Finland and Russia. He’s surrounded by posters; he's produced 12 films, including "Ten Thousand Saints," starring Ethan Hawke; "War Pigs," with Mickey Rourke; and "Loosies" with Joe Pantoliano. But he'll tell you this project is about the heart. (uncredited), Girlfriend of Black Jack Highroller "There are very few people who actually get things done, and Chad has done it time and again. "I think I’m going to get into the movie business," Chad said. The two met at Angelo’s on Atwells Avenue. "There’s a lot of hot air out there," Sason said. Thus, boxing would be out of the question. "[25] With a partner, he even bought his first company at age 18 — the local edition of a TV guide. (uncredited), Ringside Spectator / "Actors are always getting offers," Verdi explained, "then twiddling their thumbs for six months thinking they have a job, and the studio doesn’t come through.". Vinny wins the bout via technical knockout, which makes him the WBA World Light Middleweight champion. He formed Verdi Productions with his wife, Michelle, mother of their three kids, high school sweetheart and close partner in most of what he did. (uncredited), Timekeeper Duran Fight He’s 49, never went past high school, owns Gregg’s restaurants and has become a legit Hollywood player. VIP Fight Observer Release Dates [4][5] In 2012, Verdi and Kraft hired Ben Younger to write and direct the feature. He offers to better Vinny's chances of walking by performing a spinal fusion. (uncredited), Birthday Party / Not with big money, he said. Mark Patinkin Journal Columnist markpatinkin, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Bleed for This is a 2016 American biographical sports film written and directed by Ben Younger and based on the life of former world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. The following day, he loses to Mayweather. (uncredited), Fan in Vinny Paz Corner [15] The film had its world premiere at the 43rd Annual Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2016, before screening at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. | Professional boxers Peter Quillin, Jean-Pierre Augustin and Edwin Rodríguez appear as fighters Roger Mayweather, Gilbert Dele and Roberto Durán, respectively, while Godsmack singer Sully Erna plays a Blackjack dealer at Caesars Palace. Soon, Verdi met Scorsese in New York, and a 10-minute meeting went for more than an hour as they talked about the scrappy fighter who came back from a broken neck to reclaim a world title. (uncredited), VIP Ring Side Spectator Sason is the executive producer of three feature films. (uncredited), Front Row Boxing Arena Crowd Choose the plan that’s right for you. Verdi delivered, under budget. (uncredited), Female Entourage Extra / High Roller Casino Gambler The film had its world premiere at the 43rd Annual Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2016, and was released in the United States on November 18, 2016, by Open Road Films. The website's critical consensus reads, "Bleed for This rises on the strength of Miles Teller's starring performance to deliver a solid fact-based boxing drama that takes a few genre clichés on the chin but keeps on coming. His big brother, Tom Verdi, deputy chief of the Providence police, told me school was never enough for Chad. (uncredited), VIP Fight Spectator Scorsese became executive producer and even did some editing. Sason loved the Paz script, too, and signed on to fully finance "Bleed for This." Verdi had that focus early, while growing up in Cranston and East Greenwich. | I asked Verdi how he connected with Scorsese. He arrives late to the weigh-in, as he has been riding a stationary bicycle in order to make the weight limit. Vinny pauses, then says the biggest lie is, "It's not that simple". While this would guarantee that he can walk again, it would limit movement in his neck. Instead of resting up for the fight, Vinny spends the night at a casino. [12], On July 27, 2017, Vinny Paz filed a formal lawsuit against filmmakers Ben Younger and Chad A. Verdi, citing forgery and failure to pay $175,000 of the promised $300,000 payout for the rights to his life's story. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, LA Times Reporter (uncredited), Reporter at press conference [9], on November 10, 2014, in Warwick, Rhode Island. Jimmy sustains minor injuries, but Vinny suffers a critical neck injury. Mr. Scorsese agreed to partner with Verdi and Kraft on the project and signed on as an executive producer. [7] In December 2014, Tina Casciani joined the cast of the film. (uncredited), Ringside Commentator (uncredited), Vinny's Friend at Surprise Party Some days later, Angelo tells Vinny that he will be fighting Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. © Gannett Co., Inc. 2020. (uncredited), Duran Entourage / His boxing manager Lou Duva causes a scene by going after Mayweather, but is punched as a result. Official Sites Against his doctor's recommendation, Vinny opts to be fitted with a Halo, a medical device in which a circular metal brace is screwed into the skull in four spots, and propped up with four metal rods.
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