Fat City
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- 1972 Oscar-nominated drama starring Stacy Keach as an aging, boozing, fruit-picking ex-boxer considering a comeback; and Jeff Bridges as a fresh, young boxer just getting into the game.
- Directed by Academy Award-winning director and writer John Huston. (Houston recounted in his 1980 memoirs, An Open Book, going to the 1923 Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Angel Firpo bout with his famous father, Academy Award-winning actor Walter Houston.)
- Cameos by Art Aragon and Curtis Cokes
- Screenplay by Leonard Gardner, based upon his 1969 novel, which was apparently inspired in part by boxer Johnny Miller (of Stockton).
- Opening credits: [1]
- IMDB