Raging Bull (1980): The Real Jake LaMotta Story | Popcorn & Piledrivers
Fight Game Media Network
- Published
- September 1, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 19m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 6, 2026
Discusses wrestling.
Summary
Garrett Gonzales and Jeremy Finestone take on Raging Bull (1980), Martin Scorsese's boxing classic starring Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta — how the film got made, and the wild true story of the fighter it's based on.They dig into De Niro's two-way physical transformation for the role, the making of the film with Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and cinematograph…
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Show notes
Garrett Gonzales and Jeremy Finestone take on Raging Bull (1980), Martin Scorsese's boxing classic starring Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta — how the film got made, and the wild true story of the fighter it's based on.They dig into De Niro's two-way physical transformation for the role, the making of the film with Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and cinematographer Michael Chapman, and then go deep on Jake LaMotta himself: his six-fight war with Sugar Ray Robinson, the fixed Billy Fox fight he later adm
Themes
- wrestling