Rent Fat City (1972)
3.7 of 5 from 120 ratings
1h 37min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
With a screenplay adapted by Leonard Gardner from his own novel, John Huston's drama examines the meager hopes and resigned dreams of small-time boxers. In limbo between retirement and his youthful prime, alcoholic farm laborer Tully (Stacy Keach) shacks up with fellow outcast Oma (Susan Tyrrell) and keeps trying to make a boxing comeback, but his personal demons repeatedly overpower his ambitions. Meanwhile, fellow Stockton, CA resident and budding fighter Ernie (Jeff Bridges) takes Tully's advice to join trainer Ruben (Nicholas Colasanto)'s gym and make something of himself. Learning the tough lesson that winning is not as easy as it sounds, Ernie is still determined to get what he can out of boxing and, unlike Tully, not let disappointments get the best of him. - Actors:
- Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark, Nicholas Colasanto, Art Aragon, Curtis Cokes, Sixto Rodriguez, Billy Walker, Wayne Mahan, Ruben Navarro, Álvaro López, Carl D. Parker, Al Silvani
- Directors:
- John Huston
- Producers:
- John Huston, Ray Stark
- Writers:
- Leonard Gardner
- Studio:
- Powerhouse Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1972-2012, Instant Expert's Guide to John Huston, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 1, Top 10 Films of 1972
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/03/2017
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with film historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman
- Sucker Punch Blues: Looking Back on John Huston's 'Fat City ' (2017, 55 mins): new documentary featuring interviews with actors Stacy Keach and Candy Clark, casting director Fred Roos and assistant cameraman Gary Vidor
- An American Classic (2015, 22 mins): a newly illustrated audio interview with Fat City author Leonard Gardner
- John Huston on Fat City ' (1972, 6 mins): archival interview filmed for the French TV programme Pour le cinema
- The John Player Lecture with John Huston (1972, 88 mins): audio recording of an interview conducted by Brian Baxter at the National Film Theatre, London
- Isolated Score
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery
- UK Home Video Premiere
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