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The Set-Up may refer to:

The Set-Up (poem), a narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March; basis for the 1949 film (see below)
"The Set Up" (song), a 2004 song by Obie Trice
"The Set Up", a song by Favored Nations from The Music of Grand Theft Auto V
"The Set Up" a book by Sophie McKenzie

Films and television

The Set-Up (1926 film), an American silent Western starring Art Acord
The Set-Up (1949 film), an American film noir directed by Robert Wise
The Set Up (1963 film), a film in the British series Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The Set-Up (1978), a student film by Kathryn Bigelow
The Set Up (1990 film), a Hong Kong film featuring Lee Lik-chi
The Set-Up (1995 film), an American crime thriller
The Set-Up (2019 film), a Nigerian crime thriller drama film by Niyi Akinmolayan
"The Set Up" (Parks and Recreation), a 2010 episode of Parks and Recreation
"The Set Up", an episode of Hunter

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+'''The Set-Up''' may refer to:
-{{Infobox_Film
-| name           = The Set-Up
-| image          = SetupPoster.JPG
-| size           =
-| caption        = Promotional Poster
-| director       = [[Robert Wise]]
-| producer       = Richard Goldstone<br/>[[Dore Schary]]
-| writer         = '''Poem:'''<br/>[[Joseph Moncure March]]<br>'''Screenplay:'''<br/>[[Art Cohn]]
-| starring       = [[Robert Ryan]]<br/>[[Audrey Totter]]<br/>[[George Tobias]]
-| music          = C. Bakaleinikoff
-| cinematography = [[Milton R. Krasner]]
-| editing        = Roland Gross
-| distributor    = [[RKO Radio Pictures]]
-| released       = [[March 29]], [[1949]]
-| runtime        = 72 minutes
-| country        = [[United States]]
-| language       = [[English language|English]]
-| amg_id         = 1:43813
-| imdb_id        = 0041859
-}}
-'''''The Set-Up''''' ([[1949 in film|1949]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[film noir]] boxing drama directed by [[Robert Wise]] and featuring  [[Robert Ryan]] and [[Audrey Totter]]. The screenplay was adapted by [[Art Cohn]] from a [[1928]] poem written by Joseph Moncure March. The film is shot in what appears to be [[Real-time (media)|real time]].  The drama features [[Robert Ryan]], [[Audrey Totter]], and others.<ref>{{imdb title|id=0041859|title=The Set-Up}}.</ref>
+*[[The Set-Up (poem)]], a narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March; basis for the 1949 film (see below)
-The film tells about the boxing underworld, the tank-town circuit led by mobsters where up-and-comers get their chops and has-beens rent themselves out as human punching bags.
+*[[The Set Up (song)|"The Set Up" (song)]], a 2004 song by Obie Trice
+* "The Set Up", a song by Favored Nations from ''[[The Music of Grand Theft Auto V]]''
+*"The Set Up" a book by [[Sophie McKenzie]]
+== Films and television ==
-==Plot==
+*[[The Set-Up (1926 film)|''The Set-Up'' (1926 film)]], an American silent Western starring Art Acord
-Stoker Thompson (Ryan) is a has-been boxer. His once-promising fighting career has come crashing to the end. Tiny ([[George Tobias]]), Stoker's manager, is sure he will continue to lose fights, so he takes money for a "dive" from a mobster, but is so sure that Thompson will lose that he doesn't tell the boxer about the set-up.
+*[[The Set-Up (1949 film)|''The Set-Up'' (1949 film)]], an American film noir directed by Robert Wise
+*[[The Set Up (1963 film)|''The Set Up'' (1963 film)]], a film in the British series Edgar Wallace Mysteries
+*''The Set-Up'' (1978), a student film by [[Kathryn Bigelow]]
+*[[The Set Up (1990 film)|''The Set Up'' (1990 film)]], a Hong Kong film featuring [[Lee Lik-chi]]
+*[[The Set-Up (1995 film)|''The Set-Up'' (1995 film)]], an American crime thriller
+*[[The Set Up (2019 film)|''The Set-Up'' (2019 film)]], a Nigerian crime thriller drama film by Niyi Akinmolayan
+*[[The Set Up (Parks and Recreation)|"The Set Up" (''Parks and Recreation'')]], a 2010 episode of ''Parks and Recreation''
+*"The Set Up", an episode of ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]''
+== See also ==
-Mid-way through the vicious four-round boxing match with the much younger and heavily-favored Tiger Nelson (Hal Baylor), Stoker learns about the fix. Even though he learns that Little Boy (Alan Baxter), a feared gangster is behind the set-up, Thompson refuses to give up the fight and mushes on.
+*[[Setup (disambiguation)]]
+{{disambiguation}}
-In the end, he defeats Nelson, but Little Boy has Stoker's right hand broken as punishment.
-==Background==
-Ryan was a real-life undefeated boxing champion in his years at [[Dartmouth College]].<ref>[http://www.afi.com/wise/films/set_up/su.html American Film Institute] web site, ''The Set-Up'' page, 2007.</ref>
-Famed New York photographer [[Weegee|Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig]] has a cameo as the timekeeper in the film.
-==Cast==
-* [[Robert Ryan]] as Bill "Stoker" Thompson
-* [[Audrey Totter]] as Julie Thompson
-* [[George Tobias]] as Tiny
-* Alan Baxter as Little Boy
-* [[Wallace Ford]] as Gus
-* [[Percy Helton]] as Red
-* Hal Baylor as "Tiger" Nelson
-* [[Darryl Hickman]] as Shanley
-* Kenny O'Morrison as Moore
-* [[James Edwards]] as Luther Hawkins
-* [[David Clarke]] as Gunboat Johnson
-* [[Phillip Pine]] as Tony Souza
-* Edwin Max as Dann
-* [[Weegee|Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig]] as timekeeper of match
-==Critical reception==
-When the film was released in its day ''[[The New York Times]]'' reviewed the drama and lauded the picture's screenplay and the realistic depiction of the boxing ''[[milieu]]''; they wrote, "This RKO production...is a sizzling melodrama. The men who made it have nothing good to say about the sordid phase of the business under examination and their roving, revealing camera paints an even blacker picture of the type of fight fan who revels in sheer brutality. The sweaty, stale-smoke atmosphere of an ill-ventilated smalltime arena and the ringside types who work themselves into a savage frenzy have been put on the screen in harsh, realistic terms. And the great expectations and shattered hopes which are the drama of the dressing room also have been brought to vivid, throbbing life in the shrewd direction of Robert Wise and the understanding, colloquial dialogue written into the script by [[Art Cohn]]."<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9F06E2DB133CE23BBC4850DFB5668382659EDE&oref=slogin ''The New York Times'']. Film review of ''The Set-Up,'' [[March 30]], [[1949]]. Last accessed: [[December 14]], [[2007]].</ref>
-==Notable quote==
-* '''Red:''' I tell you, Tiny, you gotta let him in on it.
-:'''Tiny:''' How many times I gotta say it? There's no percentage in smartenin' up a chump.
-==Awards==
-'''Wins'''
-* [[Cannes Film Festival]]: Best Cinematography, Milton R. Krasner; [[FIPRESCI]] Prize, Robert Wise; 1949.
-'''Nominated'''
-* [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]: BAFTA Film Award, Best Film from any Source, United States; 1950.
-==Remake==
-In 2002, ''Variety'' magazine reported that [[Sidney Lumet]] had adapted a remake of ''The Set-Up,'' which he would direct; Benjamin Bratt was attached to star as the boxer, with James Gandolfini also attached and Halle Berry in negotiations.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117873050.html ''Variety'']. "Lumet 'Set-Up' again, Helmer fighting for dream team in remake," [[September 19]], [[2002]]. Last accessed: [[December 14]], [[2007]].</ref>
-However, that package fell apart, and in 2004 it was reported that the remake would be directed by [[Franc. Reyes]] (who had directed ''[[Empire (2002 film)|Empire]]'').<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/38/5238.php ''Movieweb'']. "Franc Reyes set to remake ''The Set Up,''" [[September 17]], [[2004]]. Last accessed: December 14, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nalip.org/LITI/2004/LITI_09_22_04.htm National Association of Latino Independent Producers]. "Latinos in The Industry, News" September 22, 2004. Last accessed: [[December 14]], 2004.</ref>
-In 2005 it was reported that Reyes would begin shooting in April 2005 in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/34/6634.php     ''Movieweb''].  "Franc Reyes set to remake ''The Set Up,''" [[January 28]], 2005. Last accessed: December 14, 2007.</ref>
-==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
-==External links==
-* {{imdb title|id=0041859|title=The Set-Up}}.
-* {{amg title|id=1:43813|title=The Set-Up}}.
-* {{tcmdb title|id=406|title=The Set-Up}}.
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-[[Category:American films]]
-[[Category:Black and white films]]
-[[Category:Boxing films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
-[[Category:Film noir]]
-[[Category:Films based on poems]]
-[[Category:Films directed by Robert Wise]]
-[[Category:RKO films]]
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