Toby (1975 film)

Toby is a 1975 Boxing Drama film directed by Carl Andy, produced by The Mirisch Company and released thru 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 massive critical acclaim during it's release, The film apparently has an 77% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 71/100 on Metacritic, at the time of release, Toby was considered as a typical Boxing drama of the 70's. a genre later perfected by Rocky the following year also from UA

Home Media

 * 1986 CBS Fox Home Video release
 * 1995 MGM/UA Home Video release
 * 2000 MGM DVD release
 * 2015 Kino Lorber Blu-Ray release