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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:Million_Dollar_Baby_poster.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\|''"Working the bag, boss."''}} Margaret Fitzerald ([[Hilary Swank]]) is a down-and-out waitress striving for a better life. So she does what all down-and-out ~~waitress~~waitresses do to help ~~herself~~themselves out - she learns how to box. The first portion of the movie deals with Margaret training herself at the Hit Pit trying to get Frankie Dunn ([[Clint Eastwood]]) to train her into becoming a credible boxer. She eventually succeeds and is able to get Frankie and another trainer and former boxer Eddie Dupris ([[Morgan Freeman]]) to warm up to her. After a good deal of training she enters into the world of professional women's boxing and becomes a remarkable fighter. Eventually the movie takes a turn for the worse. Line 65 ⟶ 64: * [[There Are No Therapists]]: {{spoiler\|Towards the end, Maggie becomes so despondent that she attempts suicide by biting her tongue and begs Frankie to pull the plug on her. The hospital's first reaction is to keep her sedated 24/7 so she can't attempt suicide--instead of getting her the psychiatric help that she obviously needs}}. * [[Tongue Trauma]]: {{spoiler\|After she's paralyzed, Maggie tries to commit suicide by biting through her tongue.}} * [[Tongue Suicide]]: {{spoiler\|Maggie}} did this, that way she can bleed to death. * [[Training Montage]]: Maggie gets one, though minus the cheesy music. * [[What Might Have Been]]: [[Morgan Freeman]] originally auditioned for the role of Frankie before being cast as Eddie. Also, screenwriter/producer Paul Haggis wanted to direct this himself, but scheduling conflicts with ''[[Crash (film)\|Crash]]'' forced him to hand the project to Clint. Line 72: {{reflist}} {{Academy Award Best Picture}} [[Category:Academy Award]] [[Category:Films of the 2000s]] [[Category:Sports Stories]] [[Category:Million Dollar Baby]] [[Category:Clint Eastwood]] [[Category:Golden Globe Award]] [[Category:Films Based on Short Stories]] [[Category:Film]]