 Loosely based on the life and career of boxer Jake LaMotta, Raging Bull focuses on Jake's rage and violence that makes him virtually unstoppable in the ring. The same anger also drives Jake to beat his wife and his brother Joey, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage. Storyline: 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 Cast Notes: Robert De Niro (Jake La Motta), Cathy Moriarty (Vickie La Motta), Joe Pesci (Joey La Motta), Frank Vincent [I] (Salvy), Nicholas Colasanto [I] (Tommy Como), Theresa Saldana (Lenore La Motta, Joey's Wife), Mario Gallo [I] (Mario), Frank Adonis (Patsy), Joseph Bono (Guido), Frank Topham (Toppy), Lori Anne Flax (Irma), Charles Scorsese (Charlie - Man with Como), Don Dunphy (Himself/Radio Announcer), Bill Hanrahan (Eddie Eagan), Rita Bennett (Emma - Miss 48's). User Comment: solitaryman2 Brescia, Italy • Jake La Motta's story is no doubt the best movie about boxing of all times together with Robert Wise's The Set-Up. Besides the legendary performance of Robert De Niro, there are many things in this film that will remain in my heart forever: the splendid black & white, the contrast between the slow moving scenes and the frenetic ones, the choice of the music and the sense of loss which entangles the whole movie. De Niro faces another "born loser" role (after Travis Bickle, John Rubin, Johnny Boy) and strikes again; Martin Scorsese is the most poetic director of the last 30 years. Summary: The most important "boxing-movie" of all times IMDb Rating (07/25/14): 8.3/10 from 180,235 users Top 250: #109 IMDb Rating (10/15/07): 8.3/10 from 52,222 users Top 250: #69 IMDb Rating (08/11/01): 8.4/10 from 9,846 users Top 250: #43
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