Raging Bull (1980)

Regisseur:

Martin Scorsese

Drehbuchautoren:

Jake LaMotta (book) and
Joseph Carter (book) ...

Premierendatum:

19. Dezember 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama | Sportfilm

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.

Plot Keywords:

Brothers | Disturbing | Vulgar Language | Black & White To Color | Paranoid

Filmpreise:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 16 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Another Scorsese masterpiece!

Besetzung

Robert De Niro	...	Jake La Motta
Cathy Moriarty	...	Vickie Thailer
Joe Pesci	...	Joey La Motta
Frank Vincent	...	Salvy Batts
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
Don Dunphy	...	Himself
Bill Hanrahan	...	Eddie Eagan
Rita Bennett	...	Emma

Alternativ:

Wie ein wilder Stier (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

129 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss | Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Australia:M (original rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:16 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 (1st DVD Edition) | 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 | West Germany:16

Drehorte:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Firma:

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Dies und das:

The word "fuck" is used 114 times in this film.

Pannen:

Audio-Visuelle Asynchronität: When Jake is in the phone booth towards the end of the movie saying that he wouldn't be able to raise the $10,000 that he needed, his lips aren't moving.

Dialogzitate:

[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...
[...]

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Sports Night: Small Town (#1.13)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Do I Worry

Another Scorsese masterpiece!

Raging Bull is one of Martin Scorsese's best films and with out a doubt the best film of the 80's. It follows the career of middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta as his career progresses but his emotional problems worsen.

The most notable feature in Raging Bull is the colour. All but the home Video footage is shot in black and white. This was a huge risk on Scorsase's part but it defiantly pays off, the film wouldn't feel the same had it been done in colour.

Throughout the entire film acting is simply impeccable. De Niro and Pesci are both stunning. The script is amazing, you really feel like you understand every character, none of their actions seem out of character no matter how outrageous they may be.

Scorsese's directing is stunning. He really is a very talented director and in Raging Bull it shows. The fight scenes are famous for their brutal realism and it's easy to see why. He puts you right in the ring with the fighters and you cant help but admire their technical brilliance. However, the most stunning aspect of all is Thelma Schoonmaker's editing. Its some of the best editing I've ever seen especially during the fight scenes where it's positively breathtaking.

No matter what happens you always find yourself sympathising with La Motta, even during his most outrageous moments. Not only is Raging Bull the greatest film to come out of the 80's but is one of the greatest this century that's highly underrated and defiantly worth owning.

10 out of 10