Toby (1975 film)

Toby is a 1975 Boxing Drama film directed by Carl Andy, produced by Ray Stark and released by United Artists, the film stars Gene Hackman, Joey Miyashima, and a pre-Star Wars Carrie Fisher.

the film itself was loosely based on Osamu Tezuka's manga, "The Ballad of Tobio"

Plot
The year is 1963, 15-year old Toby Katsumoto (Joey Miyashima) is an escapee from an Orphanage, who decides to live in the slums of New York, he then becomes a new recruit for Rob's Gym as a boxer

Cast

 * Gene Hackman as Rob Schmuel
 * Joey Miyashima as Toby Katsumoto
 * Carrie Fisher as Hannah

Box Office
The film grossed an estimated $570,000 in it's limited run on March 1, 1975 playing in nearly 800 theaters.

Critical response
Toby received mixed to positive reviews during it's release, The film apparently has an 77% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 51/100 on Metacritic, however at the time of release, Toby was called a typical clichéd Boxing drama of the 70's. until it was later perfected by Rocky the following year

Home Media

 * 1981 Magnetic Video VHS
 * 1986 CBS/Fox Home Video VHS
 * 1991 MGM/UA VHS
 * 2000 MGM DVD
 * 2015 Kino Lorber Blu-ray