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Life is what happens between rounds
Fat City is a powerful and gripping story about personal wins and losses in the raw, rugged world of amateur boxing. Directed by legendary Oscar winning filmmaker John Huston (1949 Best Director, Best Screenplay, The Treasure of Sierra Madre, the film stars the incredible talents of Stacey Keach (American History X,TV's Mike Hammer), Jeff Bridges (Jagged Edge, The Mirror has Two Faces), Candy Clark (At Close Range, American Graffiti) and Susan Tyrell (Cry-Baby, Powder) in her 1972 Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominated performance.
An alcoholic boxer (Keach), a young idealistic kid (Bridges) and a lonely woman (Tyrell) paint an unforgettable portrait of people who have hit the ropes but refuse to abandon their dreams. Fat City is tough, gritty and poignantly subtle in its honest portrayal of ordinary people attempting to overcome extraordinary circumstances.
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