Product Details

• Actors: Jimmy Smits, Maria del Mar, Jon Seda, Clifton Collins Jr., Ernesto Hernández
• Directors: Carlos Ávila
• Writers: Phil Berger
• Producers: Arthur Friedman, Carolyn Manetti, Laurie Wagman, Loretha C. Jones, Moctesuma Esparza
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: New Line Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 17, 2001
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000050XYB
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #239,668 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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In 1977 a promising young boxer is knocked out of contention thanks to a sleazy manager who cashed out on his potential by pushing him into a big-money fight before he was ready. Thirteen years later that very same boxer, Arturo Ortega (Jimmy Smits), has three sons whom he's training to be boxers too. His schoolteacher wife wants to make sure they get good grades, but Arturo is sure that boxing is their best chance to get out of the barrio. Flash-forward another 10 years, and the training is paying off. The three boys, Jimmy (Clifton Collins Jr.), Sonny (Jon Seda), and especially Johnny (Ernesto Hernández) have grown into smart and talented boxers. Obviously, Arturo is a good and a tough trainer, but the question of whether he's got his own or his sons' best interests at heart arises when a slick promoter (Ron Perlman) offers him big money first for his sons' contracts and then for a series of title fights. Price of Glory does an admirable job of riding that conundrum throughout, offering no easy answers. There is solid acting throughout and it's nice to see such a Latino-heavy cast, but at just over two hours the pace lags and the central themes are repeated one or two too many times. Aside from a late subplot about corruption and violence that comes across as a bit contrived, this is a good family film about boxing. --Andy Spletzer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD FILM... JIMMY SMITS IS GRIPPING, August 9, 2001

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Alex V (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Price of Glory (DVD)

"Price Of Glory" is a good solid film with great performances all around. There was something about all the actors that made me identify with them easily. You feel their pain. Jimmy Smits was especially good as the Father who just wants the best for his children, even if it's not necessarily what they want. DVD has deleted scenes with good commentary. Worth a good viewing or two.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fight Trainer/Coreographer Comments, June 26, 2003

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jeff mulvin (SANTA MONICA, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Price of Glory (DVD)

As the Boxing trainer and coreogpaher w Benny "The Jet" Urquidez
I have to give a lot of credit to all the actors who worked in the fight scenes. All the kids and all the adult stars had never
laced up a pair of gloves before in their life. Exect for Jon Seda who had previously trained with "The Jet" and myself along w/ Cuba Gooding Jr. for the movie Gladiator back in 1990.And yes it's true Jon was a Golden Gloves Champion from new Jersey and he was a pleasure to work with once again. He has the talent to become a Pro fighter if he chose to be. he never complained about the rigorous training routines day after day
and was able to grasp the intricate coreography and changes on a moments notice. The rest of the actors were great also.
the real chalenge for them was to learn how to Box from scratch, and also learn how to movie punch, and take the reactions w/o hurting each other, and at the same time acomplishing this in a mere 6 weeks
My hats off to them all.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A moving story line that is recommeded for all!, September 20, 2000

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Oren Thomas Bergfald - See all my reviews

I saw this movie the first week of its release. I'm glad I did because it was out of nearby theaters within a month. Both the storyline, and soundtrack, capture well a family's ongoing struggle within the sport of boxing. While the perspective of this film focuses on an American Hispanic viewpoint, the human trials and tribulations of each character are universal. Widely recommeded for all.