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Split Decisions
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Drury
Written byDavid Fallon
Produced byJoe Wizan
Starring
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, Jennifer Beals and Gene Hackman.[2]

Plot

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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, Julian 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

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Reception

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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]

The film opened on 405 screens across the United States other than New York, Boston and Philadelphia but grossed a disappointing $423,303 in its opening weekend.[5] It went on to only gross $695,822 in the United States and Canada.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Split Decisions (1988) - David Drury". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Split Decisions". TVGuide.com. 1988. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ Wilmington, Michael (November 15, 1988). "Movie Reviews : 'Split Decisions' Packs a Pretty Strong Punch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Todd (November 16, 1988). "'Play' Vital, 'Ernest,' 'Eagle II' Eager; Sophomores Slide". Variety. pp. 3–4.
  6. ^ Split Decisions at Box Office Mojo
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