Raging Bull

Raging Bull

Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
, Cathy Moriarty
Cathy Moriarty
, Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci
, Frank Vincent
Frank Vincent
Martin Scorsese
Raging Bull

Raging Bull

Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
, Cathy Moriarty
Cathy Moriarty
, Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci
, Frank Vincent
Frank Vincent
Martin Scorsese

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

"Martin Scorsese's brutal character study incisively portrays the true rise and fall and redemption of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, a violent man in and out of the ring who thrives on his ability (and desire) to take a beating. Opening with the spectacle of the over-the-hill La Motta (Robert De Niro) practicing his 1960s night-club act, the film flashes back to 1940s New York, when Jake's career is on the rise. Despite pressure from the local mobsters, Jake trusts his brother Joey (Joe Pesci) to help him make it to a title bout against Sugar Ray Robinson the honest way; the Mob, however, will not cave in. Jake gets the title bout, and blonde teenage second wife Vickie (Cathy Moriarity), but success does nothing to exorcise his demons, even as he channels his rage into boxing. Alienating Vickie and Joey, and disastrously gaining weight, Jake has destroyed his personal and professional lives by the 1950s. After he hits bottom, however, Jake emerges with a gleam of self-awareness, as he sits rehearsing Marlon Brando's On the Waterfront speech in his dressing room mirror: ""I coulda been a contender, I coulda been somebody."" Working with a script adapted by Mardik Martin and Paul Schrader from La Motta's memoirs, Scorsese and De Niro sought to make an uncompromising portrait of an unlikable man and his ruthless profession. Eschewing uplifting Rocky-like boxing movie conventions, their Jake is relentlessly cruel and self-destructive; the only peace he can make is with himself. Michael Chapman's stark black-and-white photography creates a documentary/tabloid realism; the production famously shut down so that De Niro could gain 50-plus pounds. Raging Bull opened in late 1980 to raves for its artistry and revulsion for its protagonist; despite eight Oscar nominations, it underperformed at the box office, as audiences increasingly turned away from ""difficult"" films in the late '70s and early '80s. The Academy concurred, passing over Scorsese's work for Best Director and Picture in favor of Robert Redford and Ordinary People, although De Niro won a much-deserved Oscar, as did the film's editor, Thelma Schoonmaker. Oscar or no Oscar, Raging Bull has often been cited as the best American film of the 1980s."

Product Details

Release Date: 02/08/2005
UPC: 0027616919533
Original Release: 1980
Rating: R
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:09:00
Sales rank: 40,165

Special Features

Closed Caption; [None specified]

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Robert De Niro Jake La Motta
Cathy Moriarty Vickie La Motta
Joe Pesci Joey La Motta
Frank Vincent Salvy
Nicholas Colasanto Tommy Como
Theresa Saldana Lenore
Frank Adonis Patsy
Mario Gallo Mario
Lori Anne Flax Irma
Frank Topham Toppy/Handler
Joseph Bono Guido
James V. Christy Dr. Pinto
Bill Mazer Reporter
Bill Hanrahan Eddie Eagan
Rita Bennett Emma
Mike Miles Sparring Partner
Kevin Mahon Tony Janiro
Ed Gregory Billy Fox
Louis Raftis Marcel Cerdan
Johnny Turner Laurent Dauthuille
Martin Scorsese Barbizon Stagehand,Charlie - Man with Como
Don Dunphy Himself/Radio Announcer (Dauthuille Fight)
Bernie Allen Comedian
Gene LeBell Ring Announcer - Reeves Fight
Victor Magnotta Fighting Soldier - Reeves Fight,Fighting Soldier
Johnny Barnes Sugar Ray Robinson - First Robinson Fight
Marty Denkin Referee - Janiro Fight
Shay Duffin Ring Announcer - Janiro Fight
Frank Vicent Actor
Floyd Anderson Jimmy Reeves - Reeves Fight
Harold Valan Referee - Reeves Fight
John Thomas Trainer - First Robinson Fight
Kenny Davis Referee - First Robinson Fight
Paul Carmello Ring Announcer - First Robinson Fight
Jimmy Lennon Ring Announcer - Second Robinson Fight and Dauthuille Fight
Bobby Rings Referee - Second Robinson Fight
Cis Corman Actor
Jack Lotz Referee (Fox Fight)
Kevin Breslin Heckler
Coley Wallace Joe Louis
Peter Fain Dauthuille Corner Man
Count Billy Varga Ring Announcer (3rd Robinson Fight)
Harvey Parry Referee (3rd Robinson Fight)
Michael Badalucco Soda Fountain Clerk
Paul Forrest Monsignor
Peter Petrella Johnny
Geraldine Smith Janet
Mardik Martin Copa Waiter
Peter Savage Jackie Curtie
Daniel Conte Detroit Promoter
John Arceri Maitre d'
Robert Uricola Man outside Cab
Allan Malamud Reporter at Jake's House
Richard McMurray J.R.
Mary Albee Underage I.D. Girl
Candy Moore Linda
Noah Young Musician #3
Lou Tiano Ricky
Bob Aaron Prison Guard #1
John Turturro Man at Table
Wally Berns Arresting Deputy #2
Aaron Copland Composer
Piedro Mascagni Composer
Robbie Robertson Composer

Technical Credits
Martin Scorsese Director,Screenwriter
Paul Schrader Screenwriter
Mardik Martin Screenwriter
Robert Chartoff Producer
Irwin Winkler Producer
Jim Nickerson Stunts
Les Lazarowitz Sound Mixer,Sound/Sound Designer
Cis Corman Casting
Gary S. Gerlich Sound Effects
David J. Kimball Sound Effects
Jake LaMotta Screenwriter
Peter Savage Producer
Michael Evje Sound/Sound Designer
Donald Mitchell Sound/Sound Designer
Bill Nicholson Sound/Sound Designer
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