It's not the way I am now, but the way I was then." After the film came out, La Motta said, "When I saw the film I was upset. La Motta's involvement in this less-than-flattering portrait may be puzzling to some, but in his autobiography he doesn't spare himself, either.
In Real Life: The film is based on La Motta's 1970 autobiography, also entitled "Raging Bull." La Motta coached and sparred with Robert De Niro (who plays La Motta in the film). In Reel Life: Jake La Motta is listed as a "consultant" in the opening credits. But just how true is the story? You decide. "Raging Bull" was also nominated for best picture, but lost out to "Ordinary People."ĭirector Martin Scorsese's brutal depiction of La Motta's life in and out of the ring pounds home the aura of realism with every blow.
The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1980, and took home two - Robert De Niro won best actor, and Thelma Schoonmaker won for best film editing. "Raging Bull," the gritty biopic about the life of former middleweight boxing champion Jake La Motta, was considered by many to be the best movie of the 1980s.
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