Films Set in Cleveland, Ohio (Film Guide) - This Is Spinal Tap, Raging Bull, Stranger Than Paradise, Howard the Duck, Antwone Fisher (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 43. Chapters: This Is Spinal Tap, Raging Bull, Stranger Than Paradise, Howard the Duck, Antwone Fisher, Almost Famous, Major League, Detroit Rock City, Major League II, The Rainmaker, The Rocker, The Soloist, F.I.S.T., Welcome to Collinwood, Against the Ropes, The Fortune Cookie, American Splendor, Light of Day, Kill the Irishman, The Oh in Ohio, Ghost in the Machine, The Gathering, One Trick Pony, The Kid from Cleveland, Telling Lies in America, Up Tight , Those Lips, Those Eyes, The Cracker Factory, Breaking the Rules. Excerpt: Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the Jake La Motta memoir Raging Bull: My Story. It stars Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta, a middleweight boxer whose sadomasochistic rage, sexual jealousy, and animalistic appetite exceeded the boundaries of the prizefight ring, and destroyed his relationship with his wife and family. Also featured in the film are Joe Pesci as Joey, La Motta's well intentioned brother and manager who tries to help Jake battle his inner demons; and Cathy Moriarty as his abused wife. The film features supporting roles from Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, and Frank Vincent. Scorsese was partially convinced by De Niro to develop the project, though he eventually came to relate to La Motta's story. Schrader re-wrote Martin's first screenplay, and Scorsese and De Niro together made uncredited contributions thereafter. Pesci was an unknown actor prior to the film, as was Moriarty, who was suggested for her role by Pesci. During principal photography, each of the boxing scenes was choreographed for a specific visual style and De Niro gained approximately 60 pounds (27 kg) to portray La Motta in his early post-boxing years. Scorsese was exacting in the ...