Directed by:
John HustonScreenplay:
Leonard GardnerCinematography:
Conrad L. HallComposer:
Marvin HamlischCast:
Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark, Nicholas Colasanto, Curtis Cokes, Sixto Rodriguez, Al SilvaniVOD (1)
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Set in California, the story revolves around the lives of poor fighters. Stacy Keach is Tully, a down-on-his-luck alcoholic boxer living in a flophouse and earning money as a field worker while trying for a comeback. Jeff Bridges is Ernie, his 18-year-old protege who is setting himself up for the same hard-luck life. Tully tries to pass his wisdom on to Ernie, attempting to give the kid the chances that he missed. Meanwhile, Tully also becomes involved with Oma (Susan Tyrell), a raging alcoholic who does nothing but drag him further down. (official distributor synopsis)
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This is one of those movies where you have a feeling that hope may die last, but here it simply died. It's like everything the characters do is leading only to struggling in what can still be considered life, but not in a nice way. It's as if they could never emerge from the depths, which could actually be even worse, ever again. Intense and, above all, well-acted.
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An existential drama set in the world of boxing, which follows the destinies of two boxers, the once-successful Bill Tully and the promising young Ernie. It's a nostalgic story that doesn't offer much reason for optimism, yet the film contains some humorous dialogue of sorts. The final scene in the bar over a cup of coffee, however, has a very depressing tone... In the end, I would like to add that Stacy Keach portrayed the role of a tough guy drowning his life's failures in alcohol exceedingly convincingly, and seeing Jeff Bridges at the beginning of his remarkable career was quite an experience for me. (80%)
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