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Fat City
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by Sony Pictures
Sales Rank: 5172
Price: $19.98
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Jeff Bridges stars as an amateur boxer on a brief rise who catches the eye of an aging pugilist (Stacy Keach) heading downward in this 1972 film by John Huston and based on the novel by Leonard Gardner. Keach becomes the younger man's mentor, and the two hit central California's tanktown circuit of small matches for small money, interspersed with visits to smoke-filled bars and hellish gyms. Theirs is a cut-rate dream, all right, but as real and driving--and finally just as punishing--as the mythical black bird itself in Huston's <I>The Maltese Falcon</I>. The cast is outstanding, the cinematography by Conrad Hall stunning, and the climax one of Huston's most painfully memorable. The story is filled out by surrounding detail that never leaves the memory: boxers and trainers who whisper of injuries that could put them out of business for good; a lone fighter who takes a bus into town, bides time in a crummy motel room, takes a beating in the ring, then leaves on the next bus with a few dollars in his pocket. This film helped re-establish Huston's reputation as a major filmmaker. It was followed by the likes of <I>The Man Who Would Be King</I>. <I>--Tom Keogh</I>
Viewer Reviews
Fantastic film, and I just wanted to add for those interested that on FAT CITY director John Huston used the uncommon practice of filming in full-screen, and then cropping the original image for theatrical wide-screen. Because of this, the original "Full-Screen" version is actually superior in both framing and image quality. (The opposite of the usual situation, wherein a wide-screen image is cropped into full-frame.) Happily, the DVD allows you the choice of watching the film in its original format, or in the wide-screen crop. Either way - enjoy!
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