Hubris: The Aftermath of Fame

Film Details:

• Film Title: Raging Bull
• Film Year: 1980
• Character Name: Jake LaMotta
• Cinematography: blackAndWhite
• Scorsese Cameo? false

Here is more information about the costume and how it informs the character:

• Clothing Articles: Textured suit jacket with plaid tie; tuxedo jacket with satin lapels and cuffs
• Hairstyle: Perm
• Props: Night club microphone
• Costume Style: Formal Wear
• Facial Hair? false
• Bare Chested? false
• Tattoos? false
• Headwear? false

• IMDb link: www.imdb.com/title/tt0081398/?ref_=nv_sr_1
• Other Source: Actors who have Gained or Lost Weight for Film Roles, in Pictures (via The Telegraph)

After losing a violent match to Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta retires in Florida and runs a nightclub while his wife seeks a divorce. His weight ballooned to virtually unrecognizable proportions, Bob physically presents himself as a broken man running a sleazy joint in a cheap suit. Soon after, LaMotta serves a jail sentence for introducing underage girls to men at the club and bemoans his (entirely self-imposed) misfortune.

Did you know? Did you know? Many use Bob’s role as an example of the physical extremes actors and actresses have used to express their characters- and win an Oscar.

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• Amateur Goes Rogue- And Kills It