What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
{{Short description|2019 American documentary film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
| image = File:What’s My Name Muhammad Ali.jpg
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| director = Antoine Fuqua
| producer = Glen Zipper
Sean Stuart
Maverick Carter
Maren Domzalski
Antoine Fuqua
Bill Gerber
Noor Haydar
LeBron James
Kat Samick
| writer = Steven Leckart
| starring = Muhammad Ali
| music = Marcelo Zarvos
| cinematography = Maz Makhani
| editing = Jake Pushinsky
| production_companies = {{ubl|Sutter Road Picture Company|Fuqua Films|SpringHill Entertainment}}
| distributor = HBO
| released = {{Film date|2019|04|28|Tribeca|2019|05|14|HBO}}
| runtime = Part one: 83 minutes, Part two: 79 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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What's My Name: Muhammad Ali is a 2019 documentary film directed by Antoine Fuqua{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/whats-my-name-muhammad-ali-review-1203198673/|title=Tribeca Film Review: 'What's My Name: Muhammad Ali'|last=Schager|first=Nick|date=2019-04-29|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}} and written by Steven Leckart.{{Cite web|url= https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/whats-my-name-muhammad-ali/about |title= About What's My Name: Muhammad Ali|website=/www.hbo.com|language=en|access-date=2021-02-28}} The film is produced by Glen Zipper, Sean Stuart, Maverick Carter, Maren Domzalski, Antoine Fuqua, Bill Gerber, Noor Haydar, LeBron James and Kat Samick under the banner of SpringHill Entertainment and Sutter Road Picture Company and is distributed by HBO.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/whats-my-name-muhammad-ali|title=What's My Name {{!}} Muhammad Ali {{!}} Watch the HBO Original Documentary|website=HBO|access-date=2019-04-29}} The film is based on the life of Muhammad Ali.
Cast
- Muhammad Ali as himself (archived footage)
Music
The instrumental score was composed by Marcelo Zarvos and released on CD as "Muhammad Ali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". In addition, the movie contains the following songs and spoken word pieces, which are not included on the soundtrack album:
- "We're a Winner" - The Impressions
- "Kansas City" - Wilbert Harrison
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" - Muhammad Ali
- "It's All Right" - The Impressions
- "Baby I’ve Got It" - King George & The Fabulous Souls
- "The Gang’s All Here" - Cassius Clay
- "Shake" - Sam Cooke
- "Fortunate Son" - John Fogerty
- "We Came In Chains" - Muhammad Ali
- "Hold On, I'm Comin'" - Sam & Dave
- "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" - James Brown
- "Stand By Me" - Cassius Clay
- "The Payback" - James Brown
- "Outa-Space" - Billy Preston
- "I’m A Man" - Spencer Davis Group
- "My Way" - Joe Frazier
- "Can I Change My Mind" - Joe Frazier
- "It's Your Thing" - The Isley Brothers
- "Make It Funky" - James Brown
- "Roots" - Willie Bobo
- "Jungle Boogie" - Kool & The Gang
- "Spirit Of The Boogie" - Kool & The Gang
- "Breakthrough" - Isaac Hayes
- "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb
- "Evolution" - Magnum
Reception
Caryn James of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "With montages of Ali meeting the Pope and Nelson Mandela, and newspaper headlines about donations to help fight poverty in Africa, What's My Name is undeniably an exercise in image-burnishing (not that Ali's already heroic image needs it). But this smartly crafted film holds you all the way."{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/whats-my-name-muhammad-ali-review-1203188|title='What's My Name {{!}} Muhammad Ali': Film Review {{!}} Tribeca 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=29 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}}
Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com wrote, "[the film] offers something even for those of us who know a great deal about the legendary athlete and civil rights leader by doing something incredibly simple: letting Ali tell his own story."{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals-and-awards/tribeca-2019-whats-my-name-muhammad-ali-a-womans-work-the-nfls-cheerleader-problem|title=Tribeca 2019: What's My Name: Muhammad Ali, A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem {{!}} Festivals & Awards {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Tallerico|first=Brian|website=www.rogerebert.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}}
Nick Schager of Variety wrote, "At almost three hours, 'What's My Name' never bogs down in repetitiveness or pedantry, instead operating almost as swiftly and forcefully as the icon himself. "{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/whats-my-name-muhammad-ali-review-1203198673/|title=Tribeca Film Review: 'What's My Name: Muhammad Ali'|last=Schager|first=Nick|date=2019-04-29|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=tt6328046}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/whats_my_name_muhammad_ali}}
- {{official website|https://www.hbo.com/whats-my-name-muhammad-ali}}
{{Muhammad Ali}}
{{Antoine Fuqua}}
{{Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Sports Program}}
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Category:2019 documentary films
Category:Films directed by Antoine Fuqua
Category:Films scored by Marcelo Zarvos
Category:Films about Muhammad Ali
Category:Documentary films about boxing
Category:HBO documentary films