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Foxcatcher
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Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher
is a 2014 American
biographical
sports
and
true crime
drama film
produced and directed by
Bennett Miller
. Written by
E. Max Frye
and
Dan Futterman
, the film stars
Steve Carell
,
Channing Tatum
, and
Mark Ruffalo
. The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire
E.I. du Pont family
heir and wrestling enthusiast
John E. du Pont
's 1986 recruitment of
1984 U.S. Olympic
gold medalist wrestlers
Mark Schultz
and his older brother
Dave
to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in national, world, and Olympic competition, and the subsequent murder of Dave by du Pont in January 1996. Although the film's action is largely set at du Pont's now-broken-up 800-acre suburban
Philadelphia
estate Foxcatcher Farm, the majority of the movie was filmed in the
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
.
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