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Homeboy

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:05:03 -0500

A Maverick Club boxer who dreams of becoming a middleweight contender, explodes with pent-up rage in the ring. When he finally gets his big break, his life as well as his career is put on the line by the devious dealings of his self-serving manager.

Homeboy

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:05:03 -0500

Homeboy

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:24:32 -0500

Mickey Rourke (THE WRESTLER) stars as Johnny Walker, a washed up boxer looking for the big fight of his life. Christopher Walken stars as high stakes promoter Wesley Pendergrass.

Homeboy: Trailer

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

Former gang-members of Boyle Heights ban together under the guidance of Father Gregory J. Boyle to operate Homeboy Industries. Through employment, counseling, social refuge and services like free tattoo removal, the center provides a safe place for troubled youth, and shows them the way to return to a life of meaning and how to give back to their communities. According to Father Boyle, gangs are where kids go to escape a life of misery. Many lose sight of the future and feel they have nowhere else to turn as they grapple with drugs and violence in the home and on the streets. As the gang-related death toll in Los Angeles reached 1,000 in 1992, Homeboy Industries was founded as an answer to this city s desperate cry for help. By opening his doors and offering unlimited chances to those who have been branded by society as hopeless, Father Boyle proves that his policy of no-matter-whatness can restore compassion in even the most perilous gang-member. Thousands of youth have taken them