And take it from there," says James of the movie he calls an "inspirational comedy." "I wanted to make it realistic that an every day guy, a teacher like me in this movie, could enter, after training and training and training, … the lowest level of an undercard fight due to a fallout. James, who stars alongside Salma Hayek and Henry Winkler, plays a high school biology teacher who takes up MMA in an effort to raise money for his struggling school that is being forced to cut extracurricular activities. They knew that I wanted to do it justice and be as true to it as I could in the best way possible." The Fertitta brothers were fantastic, as was Dana. (But) they knew the passion I had for the sport and how emotionally attached I was to it. They were very reluctant to give that name out to anybody. We wanted it to be realistic and wanted to be able to make it look like we knew what we were doing. "In getting the UFC's blessing and using their name, I think their big concern was they didn’t want this goofy guy, this Paul Blart guy coming in the ring and falling all over and making a mockery of it," James told host Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of "The MMA Hour" of his film, "Here Comes the Boom," which opens in theatres next Friday, Oct. Perfect, actor Kevin James thought.Kevin James' new movie may be a comedy, but the sitcom star from "The King of Queens" is quite serious about his MMA. It had stood since 1922, was breaking down in spots, and was positioned right next to a new state-of-the-art school. Kevin James appears in a classroom scene shot at the old Quincy High School for “Here Comes the Boom.” QUINCY–The school was clearly on its way out. What school was Here Comes the Boom filmed at? Filming continued on through May 25, 2011, in Lowell and Quincy, Massachusetts, where it wrapped shortly thereafter, by early June 2011. Filming began on March 28, 2011, in and around the Boston, Massachusetts, area. Where was the movie Here Comes the Boom filmed? Since there is apparently no other way to raise $46,000, he’ll learn to be an MMA fighter, just to collect enough loser purses and save the band. How does Here Comes the Boom end?įinancially strapped, the principal (Greg Germann, boo, hiss) announces the end of Marty’s music program and its $46,000 budget. Valentine played the role of James’ cousin on Queens. Is Kevin James and Gary Valentine related?Ĭomedian Gary Valentine, born Knipfing, is his older brother. UFC middleweight Chris Weidman shares how he found out actor Kevin James was a capable MMA fighter. In actuality, UFC 176 was cancelled due to an injury to one of the main event fighters, and the event never occurred. The last fight of the movie is said to take place at UFC 176. Was Here Comes the Boom filmed at a UFC fight? The man is an absolute legend of the sport and was a three-time King of Pancrase and UFC Heavyweight Champion. What school was Here Comes the Boom filmed at? Who is the UFC fighter in Here Comes the Boom?īut the cast also features other famed MMA figures, like Bas Rutten who plays Niko.
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