Jake LaMotta
Also Known As: Bronx Bull, Giacobe LaMotta, The Bronx Bull
Biography: Jake LaMotta had one of the best chins in boxing history. In over 110 fights against the greatest middleweights in history, LaMotta was only knocked to the canvas once in his entire 14 year career. Turning pro in the early 1940s, Lamotta ran up an impressive undefeated streak before losing. He was the first fighter to defeat the great Sugar Ray Robinson (Robinson was 40-0). Claimed to have "taken a dive" against "Blackjack" Billy Fox in New York City. Fox was 49-1 with 49 knockouts. Captured the World's Middleweight Title from the legendary Frenchman Marcel Cerdan. Made two successful title defenses. Was knocked down by light-heavyweight Danny Nardico in West Palm Beach, Florida in the early 1950s. Made an ill advised comeback and lost to Billy Kilgore in Miami Beach. Ran a popular nightclub on Miami Beach in the 1950s. Served a short prison term. Acted in the movie, L'arnaqueur (1961) with Paul Newman. - IMDb Mini Biography
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: July 10, 1922
Deathday: September 19, 2017
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Gender: Male
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Hangmen
Overview: Rob Greene has information about an undercover terror team inside the CIA led by Joe Connelly. To stay alive with the knowledge, he is advised to stay undercover by his supervisor Andrews. Connelly's men try to kill Greene, but he can escape and warns his son Danny that he also may be in danger and that he should look for Dog Thompson.
Genres: Action Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-01
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The Raging Bull
Overview: A look back at the life and boxing career of Jake LaMotta. His legendary fights against Sugar Ray Robinson and his notorious brushes with the law are examined.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-29
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Raging Bull: Before the Fight
Overview: The first part of a four-part documentary about the production of "Raging Bull."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-08
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The Happy Moose
Overview: A foul-mouthed bull attempts to entertain a group of children with a story about a moose with enchanted weasels living in his pants.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Maniac Cop
Overview: Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered.
Genres: Crime Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-13
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Mob War
Overview: When the New York City police disrupt a big cocaine deal, the TV news reporters find John Falcone, a local mobster, nearby. They ask some tough questions, and Falcone decides he needs a public relations man to help burnish his image. He hires Todd Barrett, and he keeps Barrett in line with generous helpings of cocaine. Meanwhile, Falcone's unorthodox, violent, and sadistic methods get him cross-wise with Don Ricci, the boss. A mob war may break out. When Todd's wife is endangered, can the flack attack back at the racketeers?
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-11
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Confessions of a Psycho Cat
Overview: A deranged, wealthy woman offers $100,000 to three men if they can stay alive for 24 hours in Manhattan, and then hunts them down.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-02-01
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The Doctor and the Playgirl
Overview: A young woman enters the life of a New York playgirl, after being brutally raped by her stepfather. She soon moves in with a young male doctor, who makes special intimate sessions between government officials and young women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Cauliflower Cupids
Overview: Johnny Stiletto, godfather to the Cauliflower Cupids gang (six world boxing champions), decides to leave crime so his daughter can have a better life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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The Real Rocky
Overview: Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, N.J., who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plates. A former New Jersey State Heavyweight Boxing Champion, he took abuse from Sonny Liston, got his nose broken by Muhammad Ali, and inspired Sylvester Stallone to write “Rocky” which won three Academy Awards. Wepner was left out of the “Rocky” glory, and his career took turn after strange turn as he worked to stay in the spotlight: he went on to fight Andre the Giant as “The Assassin” and boxed a 900 pound bear. Twice.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-25
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Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
Overview: A prostitute is murdered on the streets of a tough, low-income neighborhood. A diabetic retired boxer who knew her is appalled by the lack of interest shown in the case by the police or anybody else in the neighborhood, and decides to investigate the case himself.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-11
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The Hustler
Overview: Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-09-25
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Resurrecting the Champ
Overview: Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-14
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New Jack City
Overview: A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-08
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Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion
Overview: This sports documentary tells the remarkable story of the man voted the greatest boxer in history. Spanning his career from the early Depression-era days until his death in 1989, this special brings to light the many sides of Robinson: flashy public icon, womanizer, comeback kid, philanthropist, fighter. Includes rare film footage, never-before-seen home movies and interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-08
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Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson VI
Overview: The sixth and final fight between LaMotta and Robinson, it took place at Chicago Stadium on St. Valentine's Day in 1951.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-02-14
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Firepower
Overview: A mercenary is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal, a woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-04-27
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Rebellion in Cuba
Overview: A small group of Americans take part in an attempted overthrow of Fidel Castro's Communist regime in Cuba.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-06-30
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