Movie: Raging Bull (1980)

“When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he’s a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he’s a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family’s love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it’s his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone. Written by alfiehitchie”

  • Director: Martin Scorsese
  • Release Date: 19 December 1980 (USA)
  • Run Time: 129 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Biography , Drama , Sport

Trivia: Paul Schrader was directing Hardcore (1979) when ‘Robert de Niro’ talked to him about needing help with a script. The first thing Schrader did was drive down to Key West and check the archives of a local newspaper. It was there that he learned that there were two La Mottas, something which is not referenced in Jake’s autobiography. That was when Schrader knew he had found the hook for the screenplay.

Goofs: Continuity: when Jake is in the bathroom pouring ice water down his pants, the bruise on his eye has disappeared

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