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2 Cast  





3 Reception  





4 See also  





5 References  





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Split Decisions






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Split Decisions
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Drury
Written byDavid Fallon
Produced byJoe Wizan
Starring
  • Jeff Fahey
  • Jennifer Beals
  • John McLiam
  • Gene Hackman
  • CinematographyTimothy Suhrstedt
    Edited byThomas Stanford
    Music byBasil Poledouris
    Distributed byNew Century Entertainment

    Release date

    • November 11, 1988 (1988-11-11)

    Running time

    92 minutes
    CountryUnited States
    LanguageEnglish
    Budget$9 million[1]
    Box office$695,822

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

    Plot[edit]

    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.

    Cast[edit]

    Reception[edit]

    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]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  • ^ "Split Decisions (1988) - David Drury". AllMovie.
  • ^ "Split Decisions". TVGuide.com. 1988. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  • ^ Wilmington, Michael (1988-11-15). "Movie Reviews : 'Split Decisions' Packs a Pretty Strong Punch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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