Reversal (2001)
109 min
Leo Leone has been wrestling since he was seven years old. As the only son of wrestling coach (and ex-state champion) Edward Leone, Leo's dedication to the sport was tied up in his love for his father. Now Leo is seventeen. His life has been an endless cycle of training, sacrifice, and starving to make weight -- a process that is becoming ever more difficult during adolescence. He's tired of denying himself everything, and is feeling the lure of a world beyond the mat. Living paycheck to paycheck, working a dead-end job in the mines while coaching for no money, Leo's father Ed sees a wrestling scholarship as his son's only chance to escape the treadmill of life in a small Pennsylvania town. But though his motives are good, Ed is pushing his son too hard
- Release date
- September 14, 2001
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $300,000
Cast
- Danny Mousetis as Leo Leone
- Derrick Nelson as Young Leo
- Jimi Petulla as Coach Leone
- Dawn Lafferty as Jessica
- Kelly Vint Castro as Shaw
- John Lloyd Sr. as Roger
- Jeff Breese as Johnny
- Justin Spates as Thurman Ellis Jr.
- Guido Föhrweißer as Thurman Ellis Sr.
- Paul E. Reihner II as Referee (Trinity)
Crew
- Alan Vint · Director
- Jimi Petulla · Writer
- Jeff Danna · Composer
- William H. Molina · Cinematographer
- Jory Adam · Production designer