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Pep is an upcoming American biographical sports drama film directed by Robert Kolodny and starring James Madio as professional boxer Willie Pep.[1][2]

Pep
Directed by	Robert Kolodny
Written by	Steve Loff
Produced by	Steve Loff Asger Hussain Bennett Elliott Robert Greene
Starring	James Madio
Edited by	Robert Greene[1]
Production companies	Appian Way Productions Golden Ratio Films Blisspoint Entertainment
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired world featherweight boxing champion. Now living in Hartford Connecticut with an aspiring actress wife half his age, a drug-addled son, Italian immigrant parents, mounting debts and the feeling of faded glory… Pep decides to make a return to the ring.[3]

Cast

• James Madio as Willie Pep[4]
• Ruby Wolf as Linda Pep[5]
• Keir Gilchrist as Billy Papaleo Jr.[5]
• Stephen Lang as Bill Gore[5]
• Ron Livingston as Bob Kaplan[6]
• Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Sandy Saddler[5]
• Shari Albert as Fran[7]
• Imma Aiello as "Mama" Papaleo[7]
• Michael Siberry as Bill Lee[8]
• David Gere[9]

Production

Filming occurred in Hartford, Connecticut in November 2021.[10][11][12][13]

References

External links

• Pep at IMDb

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