Raging Bull (1980)

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Jake LaMotta (based on the book by) and
Joseph Carter (with) ...

Release Date:

19 December 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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:

Paranoia | Rage | Violence | Boxer | Jealousy

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Toro salvaje (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Wie ein wilder Stier (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Zurící býk (Czech Republic) (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
Comme un taureau sauvage (Canada: French title) [fr]
Dühöngö bika (Hungary) [hu]
Den rasende oksen (Norway) [no]
Kuin raivo härkä (Finland) [fi]
O Touro Enraivecido (Portugal) [pt]
Raging Bull (France) [fr]
Razjareni bik (Serbia) [sr]
Tjuren från Bronx (Sweden) [sv]
Toro salvatge (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Toro scatenato (Italy) [it]
Touro Indomável (Brazil) [pt]
Wsciekly byk (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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 (PCA #26171) | West Germany:16 (bw)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

Some scenes and phrases are from On the Waterfront (1954) because Jake LaMotta admired Marlon Brando's character and used to quote the movie in real life.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Vickie is sitting in the car outside Jake's club, telling him she's divorcing him, Jake, standing outside the car, puts a lit cigar in his mouth. The shot immediately switches to a point-of-view from inside the car, and Jake's mouth is empty. He then puts an unlit cigar in his mouth. The POV changes to back outside the car, then back to inside the car. Now Jake's cigar is lit, although he never lit it.

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:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Bye, Bye Baby

As perfect as perfect can be.

Raging bull is my favorite film. Robert de Niro's performance in this film is truly amazing and the direction from Scorsese and the script from Paul Schrader are flawless. The fight scenes are the most brutal that I have ever seen on film even though theres only like 12 minutes of them and the editing is simply brilliant. It should have earned Scorsese a best director oscar but at least they had enough sense to award de Niro the best actor oscar.

I'll come back to this film forever.