Raging Bull, one of the best sports movies of all-time, turned 40 years old over the weekend. The film was released nationwide on Dec. 19, 1980, and is still talked about today. Raging Bull stars Robert De Niro, who plays former boxing middleweight champion, Jake LaMotta. The movie not only told the story of LaMotta’s boxing career, but it also looked at his life outside the ring, which was an interesting one, to say the least.
“The undenied excitement of these sequences only emphasizes the amazing lack of energy in the rest of the film, though,” Ron Pennington of the Hollywood Reporter wrote in 2015. “But there’s no denying the power and artistry of De Niro’s performance. It took courage from both Scorsese and De Niro to concentrate so intently on such a negative character without making any attempt to soften his personality.”
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De Niro’s performance of LaMotta was so strong, it earned him an Academy Award win in 1981. Overall, Raging Bull earned eight Oscar nominations with two wins (the other being Best Film Editing). In 2008, the American Film Institute ranked Raging Bull as the best sports movie of all-time. Here’s a look at fans celebrating Raging Bull’s 40th anniversary.
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Martin Scorsese’s โRAGING BULLโ opened in theaters 40 years ago today. pic.twitter.com/cGJWYFmBPz
โ Films to Films ๐ฝ๏ธ๐ฌ (@FilmstoFilms_) December 19, 2020
Raging Bull released 40 years ago, today. ๐
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Robert DeNiro won Best Actor and Thelma Schoonmaker won Editing at the Academy Awards. pic.twitter.com/o1TnVMPl7l
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40 Years #RagingBull Starring: #RobertDeNiro #JoePesci #CathyMoriarty #NicholasColasanto #TheresaSaldana #FrankVincent Directed By: #MartinScorsese pic.twitter.com/pERFgrA0v3
โ Wreck League Podcast (@WreckLeaguePod) December 20, 2020
40 years ago today, RAGING BULL was released. One of the best collaborations between SCorsese and De Niro, its opening credits are pure class. pic.twitter.com/6W1uQrjfWv
โ All The Right Movies (@right_movies) December 19, 2020
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40 YEARS OF RAGING BULL
โ Nikesh (@MovBuff) December 19, 2020
Scorsese came back from the dead, just to get de niro his first academy award. pic.twitter.com/56ZRqA8RM0
“I think itโs the most honest portrayal of the conflicts and complexities of one man. Only Scorsese could create such a portrait.” โBong Joon-ho on RAGING BULL, released in theatres 40 years ago today pic.twitter.com/i62D4flf9x
โ TIFF (@TIFF_NET) December 19, 2020
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t’s been 40 years since #MartinScorsese‘s #RagingBull starring #RobertDeNiro, #JoePesci, and #CathyMoriarty hit theaters. https://t.co/DqQPmzh2Bv
โ Miroslav Oupic (@MirOupic) December 20, 2020
#ragingbull released 40 years ago today https://t.co/fteLK4SvEh
โ kelly keala (@kell_twit) December 19, 2020
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#Movie anniversaries now & #RagingBull is 40 today, with its wide release taking place in the US on the 19th November 1980. The #MartinScorsese directed movie about the life of boxer Jake LaMotta stars #RobertDeNiro, Cathy Moriarty & #JoePesci.#behindthescenes #moviestills #80s pic.twitter.com/XBvjgsWMla
โ The 80s Quadrant (@The80sQuadrant) December 19, 2020
It’s been 40 years since Martin Scorsese’s #RagingBull starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Cathy Moriarty hit theaters. What’s your favorite scene? https://t.co/yXSQ8WOlhH pic.twitter.com/kXeEhXhMYl
โ IMDb (@IMDb) December 19, 2020
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40 years ago today: ‘Raging Bull’ hits theaters โ Robert De Niro “should be a leading contender in this year’s Oscar competition.” https://t.co/igTG8BbhvQ pic.twitter.com/RwcjwhFJ5D
โ Hollywood Reporter Archives (@THRArchives) December 19, 2020
Raging Bull is 40 years old today! https://t.co/O40cexgap0
โ Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) December 19, 2020
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40 years to this day, Raging Bull was released
โ Aniket Mishra (@aniketmishra299) December 19, 2020
A magnum opus, in every frame ๐ pic.twitter.com/DPMddbGonO
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Raging Bull’โthe movie that won Robert De Niro his Oscar for Best Actor and earned Martin Scorsese his first nomination for Best Directorโfought its way into theaters 40 years ago.https://t.co/mvgkSX9eTC
โ Mental Floss (@mental_floss) December 20, 2020
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