Raging Bull 1980
Raging Bull
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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All 2 Videos & 88 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Jake LaMotta
... Joey LaMotta
... Vickie LaMotta
... Salvy Batts
... Tommy Como
... Mario
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See All 3 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by Eky
This film marked the third reunion between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro after “Mean Streets” and “Taxi Driver”. This time Scorsese invited Paul Schrader (‘Taxi Driver’) and Mardik Martin (‘Mean Streets’ ) to write the film script that is loosely based on La Motta’s novel. Raging Bull tells the true story based of Jack La Motta a middleweight boxer whose rage, violence and temper made him king of the ring while on the other hand destroying his life slowly. The greatest demon of all we have to fight is actually deep within all of us.
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Release Date:
Nov 14, 1980 (United States)
Run Time:
2hr 9`
MMPA Rating:
R
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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This film marked the third reunion between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro after “Mean Streets” and “Taxi Driver”. This time Scorsese invited Paul Schrader (‘Taxi Driver’) and Mardik Martin (‘Mean Streets’ ) to write the film script that is loosely based on La Motta’s novel. Raging Bull tells the true story based of Jack La Motta a middleweight boxer whose rage, violence and temper made him king of the ring while on the other hand destroying his life slowly. The greatest demon of all we have to fight is actually deep within all of us.
Impressive Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci in a classical Scorsese movie.
Sorry but I was really unimpressed with this tale of the life of legendary boxer Jake La Motta. It's based on his own book, so it can be relied upon to be authentic, but somehow this Martin Scorsese effort just fell flat for me. The usual mix of Robert De Niro (La Motta) with probably the least versatile actor I have ever seen on screen, Joe Pesci, as his brother Joey; Cathy Moriarty as his wife Vickie and an ensemble of Italian American co-stars just reminded me of a very much weaker "Midnight Cowboy" (1969). Sure, that's not about boxing - but I'm not too sure how much this is about it, either. There is precious little by way of ring action - though what there is is excellently and intensively photographed - for the most part it is more of a soap opera, backed up with loads of expletives and a bit of domestic violence that seems to have come to epitomise the attitudes this New York community have for their womenfolk. There is the usual gangland, fight-fixing, shenanigans but somehow it all comes across as remarkably sterile. I don't really rate De Niro as an actor. Like Pesci, he only really seems to have one gear; one style and it all usually involves him playing well to his own roots, armed with a ripe vocabulary and lots of angry tantrums. At times it is shot like a television movie; the black and white imagery is just too clean and pristine. It seems to be trying for a look that places it contemporaneously in the late 1940s, but instead, for me anyway, it came across more as a film out of it's time. I am certain that I am in the minority here; it played to a very full cinema the other night and received applause at the end, but I am afraid I just cannot see what all the fuss is about.
Cast & Crew of
Raging Bull
Directors & Credit Writers
... Other
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Jake LaMotta
... Joey LaMotta
... Vickie LaMotta
... Salvy Batts
... Tommy Como
... Mario
BA
Bernie Allen... Comedian
JB
Joseph Bono... Guido
LAF
Lori Anne Flax... Irma
... Lenore
... Patsy
... Eddie Eagan
FT
Frank Topham... Toppy
... Dauthuille Fight Radio Announcer
RB
Rita Bennett... Emma - Miss 48's
KM
Kevin Mahon... Tony Janiro
... Marcel Cerdan
... Dr. Pinto
... Laurent Dauthuille
... Jimmy Reeves (Reeves Fight)
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Raging Bull
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4K Restoration Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
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