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Split Decisions

1988 American film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Split Decisions
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Split Decisions is a 1988 American crime drama sports film directed by David Drury and starring Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey and Gene Hackman.[2]

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Plot

On the east side of New York City, boxing trainer Danny McGuinn is trying to prepare one of his sons, Eddie, to earn a chance to fight in the Olympic Games, while his other son, Ray, has fallen in with shady men from organized crime. After Ray is killed, Eddie discovers that an opposing boxer, Pedroza, was involved in his brother’s death and challenges him to a bout in the hopes of securing revenge. Eddie defeats Pedroza after a hard-fought match, and the film ends with the remaining McGuinns celebrating victoriously.

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Cast

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Reception

In a review, TV Guide described Split Decisions as a "tedious low-budget boxing film". While praising Hackman's performance, the review pans the movie's "predictable script and phony, Rocky-style ending".[3]

Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Wilmington spoke more positively about the movie, declaring it a "rousing boxing melodrama that pretty much earns a split decision itself".[4]

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