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Synopsis: Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical black-and-white sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from Jake LaMotta's memoir Raging Bull: My Story. It stars Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta, an Italian American middleweight boxer whose self-destructive and obsessive rage, sexual jealousy, and animalistic appetite destroyed his relationship with his wife and family. Also featured in the film are Joe Pesci as Joey, LaMotta's well-intentioned brother and manager who tries to help Jake battle his inner demons, and Cathy Moriarty as his wife. The film features supporting roles from Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana and Frank Vincent.
Production: United Artists
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 26 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.2
Metacritic:
89
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
1980
129 min
1,198 Views


JOEY sits next to JAKE at the kitchen table. JAKE

has a drink in his hand, and tears on his face.

JOEY (CONT'D)

What's wrong?

JAKE:

(gets up)

Nothing...

JAKE goes into the living room. IRMA looks at JOEY.

JOEY follows JAKE.

INT. LIVING ROOM

JOEY walks up to JAKE.

JOEY:

Hey, c'mon, what's the matter?

JAKE:

(privately, to Joey)

I ain't ever gonna fight Joe Louis,

that's what's the matter.

JOEY:

What're you talking about? He's a

heavyweight. You're a middleweight.

JAKE holds out his scarred hands.

JAKE:

Look at these hands. These f***in'

hands. I was born with a girl's

hands. And even if I put on enough

weight to be a heavyweight, I'd be

too slow to fight. No matter how

big I get, I'll never be big enough

to fight Louis.

JAKE pauses. IRMA watches from the doorway.

JOEY:

That's what I'm sayin'. You

shouldn't even think like that.

It's crazy.

JAKE:

I tell you one thing. Ok, I'll

never be big enough to fight Louis,

but I know Joey, I know...

JOEY:

You know?

JAKE:

Yeah. Do me a favor.

JOEY:

Sure. What is it?

JAKE:

Hit me in the face.

JOEY:

(after a pause)

You want me to do what?

JAKE:

You heard me, I said hit me.

JOEY:

C'mon, Jack. You had a few drinks.

JAKE:

Go ahead. I ain't drunk. Take your

best shot. On the jaw.

JOEY:

Jack, I got no gloves.

JAKE:

(grabs a nearby towel)

Here's your glove.

JOEY wraps it around his fist. IRMA watches. JOEY

hits JAKE with his right. JAKE holds fast.

JAKE (CONT'D)

Go ahead. Hit me. C'mon, don't

worry about it. I want you to hit

me with everything you got.

JOEY hauls off and lands him a real belt. JAKE

rolls with it and stands firm.

JAKE (CONT'D)

Again. Harder.

JOEY hits him again.

JAKE (CONT'D)

Harder. Go 'head.

JOEY hits him again.

JAKE (CONT'D)

Harder.

(grabs the towel)

Take the towel off.

JOEY:

Jack! Enough!

JAKE:

Go ahead.

JOEY hits him again. JAKE holds fast. JAKE starts

to walk away.

JOEY:

What was that for? I know you can

take punches. I can hit you from

now to doomsday. What the f*** does

that prove?

JAKE:

See that, I don't feel it. I can

take it. I know I can take anybody.

EXT. GLEASON'S GYM - NEXT DAY

Gleason's, a small gym and fight club, stands on

149th Street and 3rd Avenue above a small sandwich

shop.

Each day BOBBY GLEASON posts a small sign alongside

the door listing the fighters who will be working

out. JAKE's name is posted at the top; the other

names are unmemorable.

INT. GLEASON'S - DAY

Gleason's has a single sparring ring and ten

training bags. About a dozen managers train their

fighters out at Gleason's. For 50 cents, spectators

sit in the gallery and watch the workouts.

JAKE is sparring with JOEY in the ring. They've

been working out for a while now. The bell rings

ending the third round. JAKE prances about the ring

waiting for the bell to sound again.

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Paul Schrader

Paul Joseph Schrader is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. Schrader wrote or co-wrote screenplays for four Martin Scorsese films: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ and Bringing Out the Dead. more…

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