@book{1249, keywords = {teachers, martial arts, high schools, addiction, Pittsburgh Public Schools, drive-in movie theaters, mixed martial arts}, author = {Gavin O'Connor and Cliff Dorfman and Anthony Tambakis}, title = {Warrior}, abstract = {When ex-Marine Tommy Riordan (Tom Hardy) returns home to the Steel City, his recovering alcoholic father, Paddy Conlon (Nick Nolte), trains him to win a big purse in an MMA tournament. Tommy’s brother, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), is a Pittsburgh Public Schools physics teacher struggling to make ends meet and returns to the amateur ring, as an underdog, to upset his brother Tommy.}, year = {2011}, note = {Nick Nolte was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award.}, language = {English}, }