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F.I.S.T.

Original title: F·I·S·T
  • 1978
  • PG
  • 2h 25m
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6.4/10
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Sylvester Stallone and David Huffman in F.I.S.T. (1978)
A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.
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A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.

  • Director
    • Norman Jewison
  • Writers
    • Joe Eszterhas
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Norman Jewison
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Rod Steiger
    • Peter Boyle
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    9.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman Jewison
    • Writers
      • Joe Eszterhas
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Norman Jewison
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Rod Steiger
      • Peter Boyle
    • 43User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Johnny Kovak
    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Senator Madison
    Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle
    • Max Graham
    Melinda Dillon
    Melinda Dillon
    • Anna Zarinkas
    David Huffman
    David Huffman
    • Abe Belkin
    Kevin Conway
    Kevin Conway
    • Vince Doyle
    Tony Lo Bianco
    Tony Lo Bianco
    • Babe Milano
    Cassie Yates
    Cassie Yates
    • Molly
    Peter Donat
    Peter Donat
    • Arthur St. Clair
    John Lehne
    John Lehne
    • Mr. Gant
    Henry Wilcoxon
    Henry Wilcoxon
    • Win Talbot
    Richard Herd
    Richard Herd
    • Mike Monahan
    Tony Mockus Jr.
    • Tom Higgins
    • (as Tony Mockus)
    Ken Kercheval
    Ken Kercheval
    • Bernie Marr
    Elena Karam
    • Mrs. Zerinkas
    Joe Tornatore
    Joe Tornatore
    • Angel
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Andrews
    Stuart Gillard
    Stuart Gillard
    • Phil Talbot
    • Director
      • Norman Jewison
    • Writers
      • Joe Eszterhas
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Norman Jewison
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Newly a big star, Sylvester Stallone was frequently hounded, screamed at, and sought out to be touched by fans during principal photography on this picture. Thousands of fans from more than one hundred miles away gathered daily to filming locations in Dubuque, Iowa chanting "Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!" from behind rope and police barriers, and frequently only a block away from the on-set filming. Reportedly, Stallone would make about three pilgrimages a day to the security barriers to shake hands with fans, pose for photos taken with their Instamatic cameras, let some of the more daring kiss him. When time did not allow for signing autographs, Stallone apparently would say: "You'd only lose it. A handshake lasts forever!"
    • Quotes

      Babe Milano: Nobody's 100%... Nobody.

    • Alternate versions
      The original release in theaters ended showing Johnny Kovak getting shot at the top the staircase in his home. Then, in the last scene, the camera pans to show a close-up of a moving truck with a "bumper sticker" that says "Where's Johnny?". The cable release does not show that last scene. Instead, the closing credits are shown over a crowd of truckers with their fists in the air.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
      Written by J. Fred Coots

      Lyrics by Haven Gillespie

      Performed by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews43

    Featured review
    7/10

    Reality

    Don't sell this film short! There are more inaccuracies in this film then I care to mention, but the need for the unions of the day to enlist the underworld (mob) for their protection was real. Law enforcement was on the side of whoever could pay the most back in those days and the big business anti-Union folks had all the money. If you work for a living, you have to pay homage to the unions. If not for them we would all still be working for fifty cents a day!!

    This movie does do a great job of showing the good that the unions did and how they succumbed to the corruption that power and greed visit on any entity no mater the good intentions. Everyone who sells their labor to a business should watch this film.
    • bobnmer
    • Sep 9, 2015
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    • Release date
      • April 28, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hungarian
      • Lithuanian
      • Latin
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Fist
    • Filming locations
      • Dubuque, Iowa, USA
    • Production companies
      • Chateau Productions
      • Huron Productions Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,388,920
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,388,920
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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