“The Champ” A tear-jerking movie created by a parent-child drama and fierce boxing

The acting master-pupil relationship developed on-site

However, Jon Voight's real opponent for the longest time in the film was not an adult boxer, but rather his son Ricky Schroder.

Coincidentally, just as the famous actor Dustin Hoffman and child actor Justin Henry attracted many audiences in " Cramer, Cramer " (this movie is also a family drama about a couple's divorce) that was released in the same year, this film also attracts many viewers. The acting battle between the father and son actors is truly spectacular.

Of course, child actors still have few opportunities to act, and they haven't yet mastered acting methods. In order to create great scenes with such children, it is most important for adults to properly guide them. In this film as well, Voight is said to have guided Schroeder as if they were a real father and son, and his guidance seems to have been very thorough and practical.

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First of all, in order to create a natural atmosphere between the two people, it is important to flexibly incorporate improvisation that is not in the script. On that point, while Schroeder is surprised and falls silent when the other person's line changes, Voight says, ``The important thing is not whether the line is accurate or not.First of all, listen carefully to the other person's line. "Think about the meaning," he said.

The point is that you are free to change the lines as long as it makes sense. Manager Franco Zeffirelli was also generous in that regard. If he were just an innocent child actor, he would have burst into tears at this point, but Schroeder, a famous child actor, was different. He began to pay close attention to his opponent's performance, and his improvisations with Voight also showed a high level of quality.

In order to guide the child actors' feelings...