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Director:
Martin Scorsese
Writers:
Jake LaMotta (based on the book by) and
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Release Date:
19 December 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Plot:
An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 16 nominations more
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Robert De Niro ... Jake La Motta
Cathy Moriarty ... Vickie La Motta

Joe Pesci ... Joey
Frank Vincent ... Salvy
Nicholas Colasanto ... Tommy Como
Theresa Saldana ... Lenore
Mario Gallo ... 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 for Dauthuille Fight
Bill Hanrahan ... Eddie Eagan
Rita Bennett ... Emma - Miss 48's
James V. Christy ... Dr. Pinto
Bernie Allen ... Comedian
Floyd Anderson ... Jimmy Reeves - Reeves Fight
Gene LeBell ... Ring Announcer - Reeves Fight (as Gene Lebell)
Harold Valan ... Referee - Reeves Fight
Victor Magnotta ... Fighting Soldier - Reeves Fight
Johnny Barnes ... Sugar Ray Robinson - First Robinson Fight
John Thomas ... Trainer - First Robinson Fight
Kenny Davis ... Referee - First Robinson Fight
Paul Carmello ... Ring Announcer - First Robinson Fight
Jimmy Lennon Sr. ... Ring Announcer - Second Robinson Fight and Dauthuille Fight (as Jimmy Lennon)
Bobby Rings ... Referee - Second Robinson Fight
Kevin Mahon ... Tony Janiro - Janiro Fight
Marty Denkin ... Referee - Janiro Fight (as Martin Denkin)

Shay Duffin ... Ring Announcer - Janiro Fight
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad ... Billy Fox - Fox Fight
'Sweet' Dick Whittington ... Ring Announcer - Fox Fight

Jack Lotz ... Referee - Fox Fight
Kevin Breslin ... Heckler - Fox Fight
Louis Raftis ... Marcel Cerdan - Cerdan Fight
Frank Shain ... Ring Announcer - Cerdan Fight
Coley Wallace ... Joe Louis - Cerdan Fight
Fritzie Higgins ... Woman with Vickie - Cerdan Fight
George Latka ... Referee - Cerdan Fight

Fred Dennis ... Cornerman #1 - Cerdan Fight
Robert B. Loring ... Cornerman #2 - Cerdan Fight
Johnny Turner ... Laurent Dauthuille - Dauthuille Fight
Vern De Paul ... Dauthuille's Trainer - Dauthuille Fight
Chuck Hassett ... Referee - Dauthuille Fight
Ken Richards ... Reporter at Phone Booth - Dauthuille Fight
Peter Fain ... Dauthuille Corner Man - Dauthuille Fight
Billy Varga ... Ring announcer - Third Robinson Fight (as Count Billy Varga)
Harvey Parry ... Referee - Third Robinson Fight
Ted Husing ... Himself - Third Robinson Fight Announcer (voice) (archive footage)

Michael Badalucco ... Soda Fountain Clerk
Thomas Beansy Lobasso ... Beansy
Paul Forrest ... Monsignor
Peter Petrella ... Johnny
Sal Serafino Tomassetti ... Webster Hall Bouncer

Geraldine Smith ... Janet

Mardik Martin ... Copa Waiter
Maryjane Lauria ... Girl #1
Linda Artuso ... Girl #2
Peter Savage ... Jackie Curtie
Daniel P. Conte ... Detroit Promoter
Joe Malanga ... Bodyguard
Sabine Turco Jr. ... Bouncer at Copa
Steve Orlando ... Bouncer at Copa
Silvio García Jr. ... Bouncer at Copa
John Arceri ... Maitre 'D
Joseph A. Morale ... Man at Table #1
James Dimodica ... Man at Table #1
Robert Uricola ... Man Outside Cab
Andrea Orlando ... Woman in Cab
Allan Malamud ... Reporter at Jake's House
D.J. Blair ... State Attorney Bronson
Laura James ... Mrs. Bronson
Richard McMurray ... J.R.
Mary Albee ... Underage I.D. Girl
Lisa Katz ... Woman with I.D. Girl
Candy Moore ... Linda
Richard A. Berk ... Musician #1
Theodore Sauners ... Musician #2
Noah Young ... Musician #3
Nick Trisko ... Bartender Carlo
Lou Tiano ... Ricky
Bob Evan Collins ... Arresting Deputy #1
Wally K. Berns ... Arresting Deputy #2 (as Wally Berns)
Allen Joseph ... Jeweler (as Allan Joseph)
Bob Aaron ... Prison Guard #1
Glenn Leigh Marshall ... Prison Guard #2

Martin Scorsese ... Barbizon Stagehand
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vincent Barbi ... New Yorker (uncredited)
Joseph Bergmann ... Sailor at Ballroom (uncredited)
Scott Crawford ... Photographer (uncredited)
Bruno DiGiorgi ... Soda Fountain Clerk #2 (uncredited)
Marty Farrell ... Heckler in Bar (uncredited)
Bobby Giordano ... New Yorker (uncredited)
Charles Guardino ... New Yorker (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks ... Cornerman (uncredited)
Michael Charles Hill ... Boxing Fan (uncredited)
Leonard B. John ... New Yorker (uncredited)
Angelo Lamonea ... Cornerman (uncredited)
Walt La Rue ... Cornerman (uncredited)

Tony Lip ... Patron at Nightclub (uncredited)
Bill Mazer ... Reporter (uncredited)
Mike Miles ... Sparring Partner (uncredited)
Thomas Murphy ... J.R.'s Friend (uncredited)

Dennis O'Neill ... Dancer (uncredited)
Gil Perkins ... Cornerman (uncredited)
Gene Allan Poe ... Audie Murphy (uncredited)

Jerry Schram ... Party Dancer (uncredited)

John Turturro ... Man at Webster Hall Table (uncredited)

McKenzie Westmore ... Jake's Daughter (uncredited)

Jimmy Williams ... Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Martin Scorsese 
 
Writing credits
Jake LaMotta  based on the book by (as Jake La Motta) and
Joseph Carter  with &
Peter Savage  with

Paul Schrader (screenplay) and
Mardik Martin (screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Chartoff .... producer
Hal W. Polaire .... associate producer
Peter Savage .... produced in association with
Irwin Winkler .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Michael Chapman (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Thelma Schoonmaker 
 
Casting by
Cis Corman 
 
Set Decoration by
Phil Abramson 
Frederic C. Weiler  (as Fred Weiler)
Carl Biddiscombe (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
John Boxer 
Richard Bruno 
 
Makeup Department
Verne Caruso .... hairstylist
Mary Keats .... hairstylist
Mike Maggi .... makeup artist
Mona Orr .... hairstylist
Jean Burt Reilly .... hairstylist
Michael Westmore .... makeup creator
Allen Payne .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
James D. Brubaker .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry Bronchtein .... dga trainee
Elie Cohn .... second assistant director
Jerry Grandey .... first assistant director
Joan Van Horn .... second assistant director (as Joan Feinstein)
Allan Wertheim .... first assistant director
Robert Barth .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Terry L. Adams .... assistant property master
Kirk Axtell .... art director: Los Angeles
Hank Bauer .... chief carpenter
Emily Ferry .... property master
Sheldon Haber .... art director: New York
William Lowry .... construction grip (as William J. Lowry Sr.)
Gene Ludvigsen .... construction foreman
Alan Manser .... art director: Los Angeles
Jack Mortellaro .... set dresser
Eugene Powell .... scenic artist
Gene Rudolf .... production designer: New York
Thomas Saccio .... property master (as Tom Saccio)
Hans Swanson .... assistant property master
Louis S. Toth Jr. .... head construction grip (as Lou Toth Jr.)
Linda Conaway-Parsloe .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Michael Evje .... sound mixer
Gary S. Gerlich .... sound effects editor
Walter A. Gest .... recordist (as Walter Gest)
Richard Guinness .... boom operator
David J. Kimball .... re-recording engineer
Les Lazarowitz .... sound mixer
Victoria Martin .... assistant sound effects editor
Donald O. Mitchell .... re-recording engineer
Bill Nicholson .... re-recording engineer
Gary Ritchie .... recordist
Robert Sciretta .... cableman
Murray Siegel .... cableman
Chester Slomka .... sound effects editor
Pat Suraci .... boom operator
Frank E. Warner .... sound effects supervising editor (as Frank Warner)
Bill Wylie .... sound effects editor (as William J. Wylie)
Ken Dufva .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Raymond Klein .... special effects
Max E. Wood .... special effects
 
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson .... stunt coordinator (as Jim Nickerson)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
David Copeland .... stunt double (uncredited)
Bennie Moore .... stunts (uncredited)
Konrad Sheehan .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dustin Blauvelt .... first assistant cameraman
Peter J. Breen .... dolly grip
Robert Connors .... best boy (as Robert Conners)
Rick Fee .... second assistant cameraman (as Richard Fee)
Henry Fusco .... best boy
Tom Gilligan .... best boy
Edward Gold .... camera operator (as Eddie Gold)
Brian Hamill .... still photographer
Christine M. Loss .... still photographer (as Christine Loss)
Bruce MacCallum .... second assistant cameraman (as Bruce McCallum)
Joe R. Marquette Jr. .... camera operator (as Joe Marquette)
Ray Mendez .... gaffer
Robert Miller .... key grip
Barry Ping .... best boy
Richard Quinlan .... gaffer
Ed Quinn .... key grip
Eddie Ramirez .... first assistant cameraman (as Ed Ramirez)
Ricki-Ellen Brooke .... second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Vincent Donohue .... rigging grip (uncredited)
Don E. FauntLeRoy .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Albert Hood .... electrician (uncredited)
Joe Kelly .... grip (uncredited)
Gábor Kövér .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Gail Kaszynski .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
William Loger .... costumer (as Bill Loger)
Betty M. Nowell .... costumer
Marilyn Putnam .... costumer
Dean Skipworth .... costumer
Andrea E. Weaver .... costumer (as Andrea Weaver)
 
Editorial Department
Craig Bassett .... assistant editor
Donah Bassett .... negative cutter
Mellissa Bretherton .... assistant editor
Lisa Zeno Churgin .... assistant editor (as Lisa Churgin)
Jeffrey Friedman .... assistant editor (as Jeff Friedman)
Yoshio Kishi .... associate editor
John Mavros .... assistant editor
Michael R. Miller .... assistant editor (as Michael Miller)
Susan E. Morse .... associate editor
Sonya Polonsky .... first assistant editor
Erik T. Ramberg .... associate editor
Mary Scott .... assistant editor
Karen I. Stern .... assistant editor (as Karen Stern)
George Trirogoff .... associate editor
Mark Warner .... associate editor
William Chartoff .... apprentice editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Jim Henrikson .... music editor
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna .... musician
 
Transportation Department
George Alden .... transportation captain
Ed Arter .... transportation captain (as Edward D. Arter)
Tom O'Brien .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Tim Athan .... production assistant
Dale Benson .... location manager
Marion Billings .... publicist
William Chartoff .... production assistant (as Billy Chartoff)
Bud Conley .... craft service
Christopher Cronyn .... location manager (as Chris Cronyn)
Janet Crosby .... assistant to producers
Jean De Niro .... production assistant
Lenay Drucker .... assistant to associate producer
Donna Gigliotti .... assistant: Mr. Scorsese
June Rachel Guterman .... production assistant (as June Guterman)
Jim Henry .... black and white timer
Mary Hickey .... production assistant
Rob Hummel .... special assistance
Lori Imbler .... assistant to producers
Moira Kelly .... production office coordinator
Jake LaMotta .... consultant (as Jake La Motta)
Kyle McCarthy .... assistant to associate producer (as Kyle Mc Carthy)
Emmet Murphy .... special assistance
Gloria Norris .... research
Dan Perri .... title designer
Janice M. Pieroni .... production assistant (as Janice Pieroni)
Lydia Resurreccion .... production accountant
Mark Rubin .... production assistant
Gene Rudolf .... visual consultant: Los Angeles
Hannah Scheel .... script supervisor
Deborah Schindler .... assistant: Mr. Scorsese
Steve Schottenfeld .... production assistant
Meryle Selinger .... production accountant
Al Silvani .... boxing technical advisor
Shawn Slovo .... assistant: Mr. De Niro
Donna Smith .... production office coordinator
Marie Sorell .... first aid
Helene Spinner .... production office coordinator
David Ticotin .... production assistant
Rachel Ticotin .... production assistant
Johanne Todd .... assistant: Mr. De Niro
Frank Topham .... technical advisor
Charles Winkler .... production assistant
Todd Coleman .... personal assistant: Mr. De Niro (uncredited)
Mark Del Costello .... personal assistant: Mr. Scorsese (uncredited)
Michael Neale .... location manager (uncredited)
Marty Eli Schwartz .... location manager (uncredited)
Michael E. Uslan .... production attorney (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Haig Manoogian .... acknowledgement: remembering teacher, May 23, 1916 - May 26, 1980, with love and resolution, Marty. (as Haig P. Manoogian)
Budd Schulberg .... acknowledgement: excerpts taken from the screenplay of "On the Waterfront"
 
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Runtime:
129 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Portugal:M/16 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:M | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Spain:18 (1st DVD Edition) | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Israel:16 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (re-rating) (2000) | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #26171) | West Germany:16 (bw)
Filming Locations:
Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA more
Company:
United Artists more

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Ranked #1 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Sports" in June 2008. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: In a shot that introduces LaMotta's post-boxing life in Florida, the license tags of his two Cadillacs are shown in close-up. One of the Florida plates bears a "5" prefix, which in the 1950s indicated an automobile registered in Polk County (Lakeland). If Jake was living in the Miami area, it's far more likely his automobiles were registered in Dade County (prefix "1") or perhaps Broward ("10"), but not in a county 150 miles away. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jake La Motta: I remember those cheers / They still ring in my ears / After years, they remain in my thoughts. / Go to one night / I took off my robe, and what'd I do? I forgot to wear shorts. / I recall every fall / Every hook, every jab / The worst way a guy can get rid of his flab. / As you know, my life wasn't drab. / Though I'd much...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Futurama: Raging Bender (#2.12)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Drum Boogie more

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one of the most powerful movies, ever!, 2 October 2005
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Author: martyscorsese_heir from Australia

From the story of a one time middle weight champion of the world and his apparent necessity for internal conflict and self destruction, America's greatest director in the history of cinema has carved a masterpiece of a feature, teaming up with the greatest actor of his generation in order to establish what will no doubt go down in history as one of the most powerful films of all time. "Raging Bull", directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert deNiro in the brilliant performance that ensured him a well deserved Academy Award, is a raw feature film that will have you stunned at its conclusion and leave you reeling in your theatre, couch or bed until the final credit has finished rolling off the screen.

The film, adapted from another source, revolves around the rise and fall of Jake LaMotta (deNiro), an ambitious middle weight fighter who has struggled for years along with his manager brother (an unforgettable Joe Pesci) to get a shot at the title for the middle weight champion of the world. Frustrated with himself and the life that he's had to lead, LaMotta presents the complex mind of a self destructive man who's inhumanity and self-destructive nature push him away from all the people in the world that love him and ultimately transform him from a prize fighter into an overweight sleaze with nothing but the clothes on his back. From the flawless and gripping boxing scenes to the raw yet accurate portrayal of his abusive habits towards both his brother and wife, "Raging Bull" succeeds on absolutely every level.

DeNiro's performance in the film is unquestionably his finest piece of work in his own personal career, if not throughout the history of cinema altogether. Completely believable as a boxer, he furthermore went on a diet to put on 60 pounds for his scenes situated in the latter half of the film when he has hit rock bottom which is testament to both his dedication and his unparalleled skill of establishing a believable character. Joe Pesci is absolutely brilliant as his portrayal of Jake's brother, Joey LaMotta, and considering the fact that was one of his first feature films in the spotlight, he completely delivers a character who loves his brother unquestionably but who also has internal struggles regarding his own nature and his methods of dealing with his brother. I fell in love with Joe Pesci due to his performance here, and he is clearly one of the more talented and gifted actors within Hollywood.

Scorsese is also in top form, and you can feel his presence, his brilliance and his uncompromising dedication to showing you the real life and times of Jake LaMotta in every single piece of footage presented to you on the screen. Martin Scorsese illustrates the reason why he is considered by many to be cinema's greatest film director of all time as he takes you on a journey of Jake LaMotta's personal and public existence. Scorsese doesn't leave anything out, and his brilliance obviously lies within the fact that he can illustrate everything about a character in the simplest of scenes to make you empathise but simultaneously make you comprehend the various fundamental layers of such a despicable character in cinema history. And on top of that, he can make you like the character and hate the character at the exact same time - a brilliance unprecedented throughout Hollywood and surely testament to Scorsese's superiority to directors such as Steven Spielberg and Clint Eastwood who, despite having tremendous talent, cannot realistically present characters to the extent that Scorsese can.

Further supporting cast members, Cathy Moriarty and Frank Vincent deliver completely credible characters with Moriarty well deserving of her Oscar Nomination for her performance as Vickie. The editing was completely flawless and top notch throughout the entire feature with Scorsese's other partner - Thelma Schoonmaker - bringing Scorsese's incredible vision to life once more without a single complaint in the world. Brilliant cinematography ensured a visually compelling piece of work, exemplified further by an Oscar Nod towards this element of the picture also.

All in all, this is arguably the finest achievement from the Scorsese-DeNiro partnership, and it delivers everything that you would predict from our beloved Martin Scorsese. Love, deceit, hate, an underlying theme of violence, some of the best acting ever put on film as well as some of the most brutal and compelling sequences of boxing you'll ever see: all are shown with flamboyance and an honest brutality that we've come to accept as the trademark of Martin Scorsese in this poignant tale of one man's annihilation of self. And who is the only director who could realistically bring this to life? We all know the answer.

Well done, Mr Scorsese. Regardless of what the pretentious fools responsible for the decisions that the Academy makes, the people are fully aware of who the best director in town is.

"Raging Bull" is flawless and perfect. 10 out of 10, all the way.

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