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Fat City 12 rating

A washed-up boxer (Stacy Keach), and young hopeful (Jeff Bridges), navigate dreams and despair in John Huston’s gritty boxing drama.

Drama 1972 97 mins

Director: John Huston

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Overview

John Huston’s powerful story, with a screenplay adapted by Leonard Gardner from his own novel, about the meagre hopes and dreams in the world of amateur boxing. Washed-up boxer, Tully (Stacy Keach), struggles with past demons while his spar partner Ernie (Jeff Bridges), faces new personal challenges. But the two men come to blows when their boxing careers begin to take different directions.

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