Instead of growing as a boxer, dickie was descending deeper and deeper into the destructive world of crack cocaine. Eklunds fighting career ended in 1985, likely due to his addiction to crack cocaine. His spiral into drugs and prison devastated the eklund family his mother, alice. The world was introduced to dicky eklund the fallen boxer who once. Dicky eklund was born on 9th may 1957, in lowell, massachusetts to alice eklundward and richard eklund sr. Played in the film by christian bale, eklund was a subject of the 1995 hbo documentary titled high on crack street. Hes still trying to help young people pursue their dreams, despite his pain. Lost lives in lowell which showed his fall from boxing grace because of his addiction to crack cocaine. A documentary of american broadcaster hbo series american undercover chronicles the life of eklund. Watch the hbo documentary on dicky eklund, portrayed by.
This photo of a refocused dicky dickie eklund was taken by john. This is the documentary involving the real dickey eklund christian bales character in the fighter. Crack street director turns spotlight on own lost life lowell sun. The documentary takes place about 30 miles northwest of boston in the economically depressed former mill city of lowell. Lost lives in lowell, which features dicky eklund s struggle with crack cocaine and also figures into the fighter as well is available.
The lost lives of lowell which is seen to be filmed in the movies opening scene and referred to. Eklund was portrayed in the fighter by christian bale, who won an academy award for best. Throughout the movie christian bales character dickie eklund was filming a documentary for hbo called high on crack street. The story of drugs leads eklund to serve a term of imprisonment of 15 years for having committed many crimes. Recently, i was with actor christian bale and former worldclass boxer dickie eklund in a crack house on smith street in lowell, massachusetts. This photo of a refocused dicky dickie eklund was taken by john wallace. Lost lives in lowell usa, 1995 documentary i came across this 1hour documentary on dickie eklund from tribeca via facebook.
The fighters micky ward and dickie eklund the real story. The sad tale of boxer dicky eklund has been wellchronicled on screens both big and small. Eklund seems to believe that the filmmakers are capturing his return to. He was one of the addicts featured in the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street. Lost lives in lowell, followed eklund and two other crack addicts in lowell as their lives spiraled out of control. As dicky eklund, brenda, and booboo move in and out of crack houses, rehab centers. Christian bale is brilliant as wards half brother and trainer dickie eklund. The real micky ward and his halfbrother dicky eklund enter the ring.
The fighter is based on real characters from lowell, massachusetts, and the hbo doc on dicky eklund played by christan bale, is up on snagfilms. Dickie eklund a once wellregarded boxer whose descent into cocaine addiction was chronicled in the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street. The real dicky eklund in hbos high on crack street and places. Feb 10, 2011 his spiral into drugs and prison devastated the eklund family his mother, alice. I never saw dickie fight, but was a big follower of. Actual hbo documentary from the fighter high on crack. Hbo made a documentary about crackaddiction that profiled dickie eklund, and this makes up a big chunk the the first. The fighter 67 movie clip dickie takes the cake 2010. But no matter his transgressions, eklund is known as one of the toughest boxers the mill city home to the annual new england golden gloves tournament of champions.
Lost lives in lowell, which chronicled the daytoday lives of three crack addicts in lowell, massachussetts. His older halfbrother, dickie eklund christian bale, himself a former boxer who once fought sugar ray leonard and therefore mickys childhood hero, is. High on crack street shows him getting weightless with scurrilous. It aired on hbo as part of its series america undercover.
It was a coproduction of hbo and dctv, produced by farrell, deleo, and alpert. The real dicky eklund in hbos high on crack street and. Lost lives in lowell, followed eklund and two other crack addicts in. Hes playing a truelife brokendown exboxer, dicky eklund, and hes sitting on an ugly sofa wearing acidwashed. Roadside romeo full movie hd 1080p bluray tamil video songs torrent. I had seen this years ago on hbo, and it has lost none of its punch. Dickie eklund spars with fames curse massachusetts film.
In the documentary, eklund was sentenced to a long prison term for crimes he committed to feed his crack addiction. The hbo documentary chronicled the daytoday lives of three crack. The documentary takes place about 30 miles northwest of boston in the. Eklund started smoking crack while he was still boxing professionally. Two halfbrothers, micky ward mark wahlberg and dickie eklund christian bale walk down the streets of lowell, micky. He grew up in lowell, massachusetts, the birthplace the textile revolution and the wellknow home of the fighters, wba world champion irish mick ward and his brother dickie eklund. Micky ward, december 9, 2010 did hbo really film a documentary about dickie eklund s addiction to crack cocaine.
Dec 08, 2010 dickie became a boxer who was referred to as the pride of lowell. Lost lives in lowell is a harrowing documentary chronicling 18 months in the lives of three crackhouse friends whose addiction has let them to crime and despair. I came across this 1hour documentary on dickie eklund from tribeca via facebook. The man who once knocked down boxing great sugar ray leonard was featured in an hbo documentary called high on crack street. Farrell overcame incredible odds to win the dupont columbia, arguably the highest a journalist can receive. Documents 18 months in the lives of three crack addicts in lowell, massachusetts.
Lost lives in lowell, which features dicky eklunds struggle with crack cocaine and also figures into the fighter as. Jan 02, 2011 the first time you see christian bale in the fighter, you might gasp. Jan 24, 2016 eklund s career is stopped because of his drug addiction. Lost lives in lowell is a 1995 american documentary film directed by richard farrell, maryann deleo and jon alpert. Dicky was featured in the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street and was later sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for, among other things, kidnapping and. The first time you see christian bale in the fighter, you might gasp. Jul 23, 20 he was one of the addicts featured in the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street. Details about his early life and education are not known to the media. The lost lives of lowell which is seen to be filmed in the movies opening scene and referred to throughout. Dicky eklund charged with domestic assault lowell sun.
He was documented by hbo s america undercover for a period of 18 months. From the start, the fighter exudes a vibe thats decidedly unrocky. The fighter is based on real characters from lowell, massachusetts, and the hbo doc on dicky eklund played by christan bale, is. Aug 21, 2015 lowell richard dicky eklund, the wellknown halfbrother of boxing champion micky ward, was back in court on friday for a domestic assault and battery incident. Lowell richard dicky eklund, the wellknown halfbrother of boxing champion micky ward, was back in court on friday for a domestic assault and battery incident. I recently saw it for a second time and enjoyed it just as much as the first time i saw it. Hbo s film america undercover documented his life for a period of 18 months.
Lost lives in lowell, eklund was followed for a period of eighteen. Lost lives in lowell, this doc plays a very significant role in the films story. Be warned, the documentary as a whole is highly depressing and will make you angry, especially regarding a pregnant addict who continues smoking crack five months into her pregnancy. During that specific period of time, as seen in the film, dicky was a part of a documentary about crack addiction, called high on crack street. The hbo documentary dramatized in the movie has been added to youtube. Dickie eklund who wanted to be known as dicky eklund in the film so the spelling of his name would match his brothers suffers from herniated disks in his lumbar spine which impinge on his nerves. Micky ward, december 9, 2010 did hbo really film a documentary about dickie eklunds addiction to crack cocaine. The 2010 biopic the fighter is based on the two brothers fall and rise to the boxing title. Dicky eklund ward knocks down sugar ray leonard the. Dicky was featured in the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street and was later sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for, among other.
Dicky eklund was born on may 9, 1957 in lowell, massachusetts, usa as richard a. Feb 26, 2011 for 18 months in the mid90s i was making an hbo documentary about eklund and his friends, brenda and boo boo, called high on crack street. Thompson on hollywood, thompson on hollywood mon, 12202010 1. Dickie became a boxer who was referred to as the pride of lowell. Decades before the film, for which bale won an academy award, eklund was one of the addicts tracked in the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street. Nov 27, 2016 be on the lookout for appearances from eklund family matriach alice ward, dickys famous brother micky, and the eklund sisters. As you know the film is based on a true story, so this documentary actually exists. Mark wahlberg and christian bale did a hell of a job. Dicky eklund has struggled continually since the documentarys release, noting he has been arrested.
Meet brothers micky ward and dicky eklund lowell sun. How long was dicky eklund, played by christian bale in the. Youll notice that some of the scenes from the movie are lifted directly from this documentary. He is the halfbrother and former trainer of former wbu champion micky ward. Dec 09, 2010 from the start, the fighter exudes a vibe thats decidedly unrocky. If his performance comes across as over the top, have a look for the rich farrell filmed hbo documentary, high on crack street. Boxer dicky eklund arraigned on domestic assault charges. Dicky eklund was born on 9th may 1957, in lowell, massachusetts to alice eklund ward and richard eklund sr. Christian bale summons a fallen mans delusions in the. One of the more interesting plot devices in the recent hollywood film the fighter is that the hbo.
But by the time micky, the son of alices second husband, was old enough to box, dickie was a crack addict. But no matter his transgressions, eklund is known as one of the toughest boxers the mill city home to the. When hbo came calling, eklund convinced himself and members of his. In the movie, we see an hbo camera crew following dickie. He is an actor, known for the fighter 2010, high on crack street. Dickie eklund spars with fames curse massachusetts film office. The motion picture the fighter was based on the live of giuffridas friend, the later boxer dicky eklund who was also from lowell. The fighters micky ward and dickie eklund the real. Jan 06, 2011 eklunds biggest fight in his career was a ud loss to sugar ray leonard in july 1978, where eklund was able to knock sugar ray down in their bout. Eklunds biggest fight in his career was a ud loss to sugar ray leonard in july 1978, where eklund was able to knock sugar ray down in their bout. For 18 months in the mid90s i was making an hbo documentary about eklund and his friends, brenda and boo boo, called high on crack street.
A medium tall my business pos crack 2012 with substantial girth and big fat calyxes, she performs magix photo story on dvd 20 deluxe v12. Lost lives in lowell, which features dicky eklunds struggle with crack cocaine and also figures into the fighter as well is available. Filmed in the mid 90s, high on crack street the shows how drugs slowly destroyed several lives in lowell, massachusetts. Dicky was featured in the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street and was later sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for, among other things, kidnapping and masked armed robbery. Eklund and giuffrida was also the subject of the hbo documentary high on crack street. Dicky eklund, brenda, and booboo have grown up in and around lowell. Eklund was also featured on the hbo documentary high on crack street. Dickie eklund, of course, is the halfbrother of mickey ward.
Well, now the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street. Eklund s fighting career ended in 1985, likely due to his addiction to crack cocaine. Dec 04, 2010 that led to a cringeinducing role in the hbo documentary high on crack street, an early reality series, and then to infrequent appearances in the lowell suns police log. Dec 20, 2010 well, now the 1995 hbo documentary high on crack street. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family dicky eklund was born on may 9, 1957 in lowell, massachusetts, usa as richard a. Lost lives in lowell 1995 and 17th annual screen actors guild awards 2011. If you havent seen david o russells the fighter yet you have to watch it. He is an actor, known for the fighter 2010, portico 2014 and espn top rank boxing 1980. Aug 19, 2009 the real micky ward and his halfbrother dicky eklund enter the ring. Lost lives in lowell featuring dicky eklund, who is played by christian bale in the fighter. Known as the pride of lowell, he held the usa new england welterweight title twice between 1979 and 1983. Hbo made a documentary about crackaddiction that profiled dickie eklund, and this makes up a big chunk the the first half of the film. The fighter true story real micky ward, dickie eklund.