The Philly Kid
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| Directed by | Jason Connery |
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| Written by | Adam Mervis |
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| Music by | Ian Honeyman |
| Cinematography | Marco Fargnoli |
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After Dark Films
Signature Entertainment |
| Distributed by | After Dark Films IM Global |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$ 5 million |
Philly Kid is a 2012 American dramatic action film directed by Jason Connery, produced by After Dark Films, written by Adam Mervis.
Following ten years in a Louisiana prison after being wrongly convicted of assault and murder of a police officer, NCAA champion wrestler Dillon is paroled. Back in his home neighborhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his friend Jake is in deep trouble with gamblers, and Dillon agrees to pay off his debt by cage fighting. Complications occur with Dillon's parole officer, a corrupt cop, Dillon's new girlfriend, and fight promoters. His problems compound with his victories; eventually the system demands that he throw a bout.
Dillon and his friend Jake and David are having fun until David is picked on by a couple of thugs. David ends up scaring off the thugs while Dillon uses his wrestling and slams him to the ground. David has a gun when the police arrive and Ray Marks (Chris Browning) shoots him three times in the chest, killing him and forcing the gun to go off and kill Marks' partner.
Ten years pass and Dillon is released from prison, he meets his parole officer Ryan Maygold (Adam Mervis) and Ryan hands him a paper of list of jobs. He is able to find a job with the help of his friend Jake.
Jake is kidnapped and held for ransom by Ace Reed (Lucky Johnson), Dillon agrees to pay his debts and Ace agrees that if he wins three fights, he's done and can let him go. He wins his next three fights.
After Dillon's first fight in which he violently knocks out his opponent, he is invited by LA Jim to train with him. He ends up winning his next fight by submission. Jake tells Dillon that he should continue his MMA Career since he's The Philly Kid and defeat Titan Powell. Dillon gets annoyed and grabs ahold of Jake and tells him that the Philly Kid is dead. He died in prison. He only fought to pay of Jake's debts and can't believe him.
Jake ends up fighting Andres Titov (Shawn Jordan). He wins the fight after choking Titov out with a rear naked choke. We find out that he's been drugged by the water he drank. He asks L.A. Jim how did he do, LA Jim tells him he did good, that's why he chose to train him. L.A. Jim walks away but he is shot in the chest by Marks and dies.
Dillon is choked and held by Spencer while Jake is severely beaten up by Marks. Marks tells Jake that he owes him money to whereas Jake replies he doesn't owe him shit. Jake is pistol-whipped in the face by Marks and told to open his mouth. Marks blackmails Dillon and Jake, Dillon agrees to lose accept the fight against Titan Powell (Kyle Bradley) and to lose in the second. Marks then shoots Jake in the cheek and they leave.
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