The Knockout Kid

**The Knockout Kid** is a American Sport drama film. The film directed by Sean Avildsen, written by Joseph Nasser and Lukester Farrell, who also starred in the lead role. This is the first film of The Knockout Kid. The film was released in the United States on November 25, 2014.

## Plot

Daniel Macchia, a young underdog 17-years-old man works for his mother restaurant and move in his Stepfather.Daniel takes interest to get in a 14th Annual School Boxing Championship. Mick Rogua the janitor step in and help Daniel to train him to get his first shot of title. Daniel learns Mick's Past was a former professional boxer who was retired from boxing after a growing weary of his violent existence. Something Daniel start his new rival against Liam Calahan and Get his first girlfriend, Lisa Connor. In the Ring, Daniel fights Liam and knock Liam out in the last round. Liam wins by Split decision but Daniel wins the Night. Liam finally show Daniel for respect and Daniel thanking him for a fight.

## Cast and characters

* Lukester Farrell as Daniel Macchia
* John Cane as Michael "Mick" Roqua, a Former Military and Former Boxer who's becomes Daniel's coach.
* Gina Rodriguez as Lisa Connor, Daniel's love interest.
* Michael Hutchinson as Matthew Connor, Daniel's best friend and Sister of Lisa.
* Antonio Damian as Liam Calahan, the Jock Guy and a School's Championship Boxing and becoming Daniel's Rival, but in the end he show respect to him.
* Michelle Armstrong as Christine Magder-Fanning, Daniel's Mother
* Ben Addison as Paul Fanning, Daniel's Stepfather
* Paul Adamson as Daniel's Grandpa

## Production

Disney's company wanting make more Live-action. Dan Lautner will be producer and Lukester Farrell was lucky choose to be this part after *Factual* film. Sean Avildsen was choose to director this film. Lautner and Farrell will making this film small until the sequels will be bigger than ever.

Principal photography began on October 31, 2013, and concluded on December 18, 2013.

The Knockout Kid was filmed in Los Angeles, California, Malibu, California, USA, and Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

## Trivia

* Lukester Farrell will star in it and writer & producer this film.
* It will distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
* The film will Rated PG for some boxing violence.
* This will be like the other movies "Rocky" and "The Karate Kid".
* **Working title**
	+ *Knockout*
	+ *The Knockout Kid*
	+ *Born to Fight*
	+ *Daniel*
	+ *Daniel Magder*
* Farrell choose the title Daniel because the name of his character like Rocky, but decide to renamed to "The Knockout Kid".
* Farrell and Dan Lautner planning filming sport film some like the other *Rocky* and *Karate Kid*.
* Lautner and Farrell will making this film small until the sequels will be bigger than ever.
* Farrell been training at the GYM to himself fit for the film.
* Farrell and Weinberger were do the writers together.
* James Horner will score the film.

## Music

James Horner was accept to score the film.

## Legacy

Disney announces that they may make "third, fourth or fifth" more Knockout Kid films.

## Award

Lukester Farrell won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor first time and the Best Screenplay along with Jerry Weinberger.