Fat City

A washed-up pro and young hopeful navigate dreams and despair in John Huston’s gritty boxing drama.

  • Director

    John Huston

  • With

    Jeff Bridges, Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark

  • USA 1972. 96min

  • Digital 4K (restoration)

  • Certificate

    12A

Adapted by Leonard Gardner from his novel, Huston’s film evocatively captures the fragile hopes and dreams of individuals battling each other in the amateur boxing world. Former pro Tully faces off against past demons while Ernie, his young protégé, grapples with his own personal challenges. As tensions escalate, the two men’s ambitions threaten to tear their relationship apart. Keach and Bridges are outstanding as the old timer and up-and-comer in this raw-yet-sensitive late-career gem from one of classical Hollywood’s great filmmakers.

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