But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it's his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone.
Did you know Edit. Trivia When the real Jake LaMotta saw the movie, he said it made him realize for the first time what a terrible person he had been. Vicki replied "You were worse. Goofs Early on in the movie, Jake tells Joey to punch him.
Joey does so, repeatedly, and leaves his ring on thereby cutting Jake with each new punch. Yet right before he throws the last punch, all of the puncture wounds in Jake's forehead have been removed. Crazy credits The film is in black and white, but during the opening credits, the title is in red letters.
Alternate versions CBS edited 8 minutes from this film for its network television premiere. User reviews Review. Top review. There's very little to like about the character portrayed here by Robert De Niro, other than to acknowledge that he took advantage of one of the few things he was good at i.
The power of the movie comes from De Niro under the direction of Martin Scorsese, providing a wholly convincing performance of the furious, bitter, bovine pugilist with serious psychological issues.
It is one of the truly great performances of that decade, perhaps of all time, nailing the establishment of a character it's genuinely difficult to have any empathy or sympathy with.
If you dig deeper, you will not be surprised to find a serial misogynist who married seven times and who beat all of his wives. If this is your type of hero you might like to reconsider how you got there. It was a reference to the infamous mob killings of the same name.
LaMotta took a beating in the later rounds of the fight, but he refused to go down until the referee stepped in to save him from further punishment. LaMotta finished in six fights against Robinson, who many in boxing think was the greatest fighter ever. In the fight before he lost the title, LaMotta saved the championship in movie-script fashion against Laurent Dauthuille. Trailing badly on all three scorecards, LaMotta knocked out the challenger with 13 seconds left in the fight.
Senate committee investigating organized crime in Renowned for his strong chin, and the punishment he could take, and dish out, LaMotta was knocked down only once - in a loss to light-heavyweight Danny Nardico - in his fights. Upon clearing the block brakes, the train drops into a valley where the on-ride camera snaps photos. This is followed by an airtime hill, and a three-quarter turn to the right wrapping around the first drop, before the ride enters a figure-eight turn.
Exiting the figure-eight turn, the track rises uphill and hits the final brake run. Six Flags Wiki Explore. List of Affiliates Apply for Affiliation. Explore Wikis Community Central. They fought each other six times. In their first fight, Robinson won by decision in New York. The Feb. Three weeks later, they fought again in Detroit, with Robinson taking the decision.
Robinson then won two bouts in , and on Feb. Valentine's Day Massacre. That is probably what I would have said if I did say something, but I never did. I don't even remember if I was talking at that time. I had too much respect for Ray. In Reel Life: Near the end of the movie, Jake moves to Miami, opens his own night club, and is arrested for abetting prostitution -- serving as a pimp for a year-old girl. He's found guilty, thrown into jail, and, in a gut-wrenching scene, thrown into "the hole.
He describes this in his book: "The wall closest to me became the whole stinking world. I doubled my fists tight and lashed out at it, at them I just kept on doing it, hitting a wall that was about as thinking and as feeling as the world.
In Reel Life: At the end of the film, Jake, now older and out of jail, makes a living doing a standup act at seedy nightclubs. He seems to take his "show biz" career seriously, and is shown rehearsing Terry Malloy's speech "It wasn't him, Charlie.
It was you In Real Life: La Motta did some television, some plays and a nightclub act after he got out of prison. He played a bartender in "The Hustler," and has had 10 other roles in forgettable movies throughout the years. The book came out, I started to get interviews. The stand-up took off and the movie hit. Then the Oscar, that was it. I was famous again.
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