Raging Bull

Raging Bull1980

Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 129 minutes

Martin Scorsese's brutal black-and-white biography of self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta was chosen as the best film of the 1980s in a major critics' poll at the end of the decade, and it's a knockout piece of filmmaking. Robert De Niro plays LaMo… more »



Jake La Motta:
I remember those cheers, they still ring in my ears, and for years they remain in my thoughts. 'Cause 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 rather hear you cheer when you... Though I'd rather hear you cheer when I delve into Shakespeare: "A horse, a horse. My kingdom for a horse. I haven't had a winner in six months." And though I'm no Olivier, If he fought Sugar Ray he would say that the thing ain't the ring, it's the play. So give me a stage where this bull here can rage. And though I can fight, I'd much rather recite: That's entertainment. That's entertainment.

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