Violence was what helped LaMotta understand the real world and remain viable in it.īut it was violence that also ruined LaMotta. It is precisely why Scorsese places as much emphasis on LaMotta's rocky, often unusually violent relationships with his wife, Vicki (Cathy Moriarty), and brother, Joey (Joe Pesci), as he does on his wins and losses in the ring. In fact, it is guaranteed that it was the only way because LaMotta was apparently consulted even after the screenplay was delivered to Scorsese and he had started shooting.ĭe Niro's terrific performance makes it very easy to guess - he was a borderline unhinged bully hiding in the body of a gifted boxer, the type of perpetual abuser that would attack even the few people that tried to love him. Is it possible that this was the only way Raging Bull could have been made? Yes. To a certain extent, this isn't surprising because Scorsese began shooting after Paul Schrader had adapted LaMotta's autobiographical novel, meaning that the bulk of the original material obviously comes from it, but towards the end, the intent to present a more balanced depiction of the boxer's deterioration becomes a bit too obvious.
Marty Scorsese's film Raging Bull enters LaMotta's world with impressive authority, but it does not take long to figure out that even with Robert De Niro's iconic transformation it remains a bit too kind to the late boxer. Throughout his life, LaMotta married multiple times and always kept an active public profile, but in the end passed away alone in a nursing home in Aventura, Florida, at the age of 95. He retired in 1954, moved to Miami, and for a while managed a nightclub where he got into more trouble that eventually forced him to try his luck as a stand-up comedian. On the way up LaMotta made a lot of money - some of it legally, some of it illegally - but did not manage his earnings right, spent too much time with the wrong guys, and risked losing nearly everything. Soon after, he was crowned middleweight champion twice. After growing up as a serious troublemaker in the Bronx slums (and Philadelphia), LaMotta began making ends meet as a boxer and in 1943 became a national sensation when he handed Sugar Ray Robinson his first-ever defeat. The Bronx Bull had an eventful life would be a major understatement. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. The supplemental features on the release include three vintage audio commentaries multiple archival programs featuring Martin Scorsese and cast members two video essays vintage trailer for the film and more. Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" (1980) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.
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