Sharon Acker receives a special "introducing" credit on the film - exactly as she had on the British film "Lucky Jim", a full ten years earlier.
The Fighter - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Christian Bale spent hours with the real Dicky Eklund to learn how to emulate him properly. He had to lose 30 pounds because Eklund was a crack addict at the time. Director David O. Russell said it was much more than mimicry. He remarked: "Dicky has a rhythm to him, a music. Christian had to understand how his mind works."
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Art Ramalho's gym is a real-life gym in the West End of Lowell, MA. Micky Ward trained there, and it's still a functioning boxing gym.
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Mark Wahlberg sent the script to Martin Scorsese, hoping he would direct, but Scorsese turned it down.
The Fighter - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fighter - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fighter - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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