“Back in his glory days, Bernard Rozyski , better known as ‘Bang Bang,’ was a beloved prizefighter boxer riding high on his success. These days he’s angry and closed off, living in his grungy house in a blue-collar Detroit neighborhood,” says the synopsis. “When Bang Bang’s estranged daughter unexpectedly drops her troublemaking teenage son off at his doorstep, it gives the bitter old man a chance at personal redemption as he trains the potential-laden kid in the ring.
Vince, this is such a great character study, and I’m really excited for it to premier at Tribeca in particular. It’s a really good fit for there. What does it mean for you personally to have this premiering at Tribeca and just be a part of that lineage?: I’ve never played Tribeca. I don’t even think I’ve been to the festival. So I’m actually really excited to see movies there and obviously showcase this to an audience. Yeah, it has a grit to it.
To be able to be doing that in my late fifties is an absolute privilege. I feel vital and alive and excited by the challenge, and to delve into the kind of stuff we delved into in this film just ultimately makes me a better and richer human being. So all I can do is just say thank you to the guy who wrote it and thank you to the guy who directed it and asked me to be in the movie.
But you don’t see the dark side of the sport where boxers are left in the aftermath; no matter how big they were. A lot of times, the bigger you are, the longer it takes for you to retire, and because you’re addicted to that adrenaline and that drug of coming out on the ring walk. There are elements to the sport they just can’t let go. I think you really can see the aftermath of somebody who with his own family grew up in it.
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