"Bickle earned him his first Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor. His portrayal of Jake LaMotta in ""Raging Bull"" was lauded, as well as his interpretation of Max Cady in ""Cape Fear"". In 1976, De Niro appeared in ""1900"", Bernardo Bertolucci's biographical exploration of life in Italy before World War II, seen through the eyes of two Italian childhood friends at the opposite sides of society's hierarchy. He also starred in ""The Last Tycoon"" (1976), directed by Elia Kazan. Kazan recalls that De Niro ""would do almost anything to succeed"" and noted that he cut his weight down from 170"
"director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro, who gained about 60 pounds during the shooting of the film to play the older LaMotta in later scenes. To accurately portray the younger LaMotta, De Niro trained with LaMotta until LaMotta felt he was ready to box professionally. De Niro lived in Paris for three months, eating at the finest restaurants in order to gain sufficient weight to portray LaMotta after retirement. De Niro won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. LaMotta had a troubled personal life, including a spell in a reformatory, and was married seven times."
"showed old home movies (that later inspired a similar sequence to be done for the film). Jake LaMotta, on the other hand, served as his trainer, accompanied by Al Silvani as coach at the Gramercy club in New York, getting him into shape. The actor found that boxing came naturally to him; he entered as a middleweight boxer, winning two of his three fights in a Brooklyn ring dubbed ""young LaMotta"" by the commentator. According to Jake LaMotta, De Niro was one of the top 20 best middleweight boxers of all time. According to the production mixer, Michael Evje, the"
"than expected, putting Scorsese under pressure. According to Scorsese, production of the film was then closed down for around four months with the entire crew being paid, so De Niro could go on a binge eating trip around northern Italy and France. When he did come back to the United States, his weight increased from 145 to 215 pounds (66 to 97 kg). The scenes with the heftier Jake LaMotta—which include announcing his retirement from boxing and LaMotta ending up in a Florida cell—were completed while approaching Christmas 1979 within seven to eight weeks so as not to aggravate the"
"the right to make a sequel. The lawsuit was settled on July 31, 2012, when LaMotta agreed to change the title of the film to ""The Bronx Bull"". ""LaMotta: The Bronx Bull"" stars actor William Forsythe as LaMotta, while Paul Sorvino plays his father. It also features Joe Mantegna, Tom Sizemore, Penelope Ann Miller, Natasha Henstridge, Joey Diaz and Ray Wise. LaMotta died on September 19, 2017, from complications of pneumonia in a nursing home in Florida, at the age of 95. Jake LaMotta Giacobbe ""Jake"" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer, former"
"eligibility. In 1964, an aging, overweight Italian American, Jake LaMotta, practices a comedy routine. In 1941, LaMotta is in a major boxing match against Jimmy Reeves, where he received his first loss. Jake's brother, Joey LaMotta, discusses a potential shot for the middleweight title with one of his Mafia connections, Salvy Batts. Some time thereafter, Jake spots a fifteen-year-old girl named Vickie at an open-air swimming pool in his Bronx neighborhood. He eventually pursues a relationship with her, even though he is already married. In 1943, Jake defeats Sugar Ray Robinson, and has a rematch three weeks later. Despite the"
"Moriarty, a warehouse worker. When she was 18 years old, her friends urged her to enter a bathing-beauty contest at a bar: Moriarty made her film debut in Martin Scorsese's ""Raging Bull"" (1980), as Vikki LaMotta, wife of Jake (Robert De Niro). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later, Moriarty played John Belushi's destructive, sultry neighbor in ""Neighbors"", a film adaptation of Thomas Berger's novel of the same name. In 1982, she was severely injured in an automobile accident and required back surgery. In 1985, Moriarty agreed to co-star with Jack Nicholson in ""The Two"
"The Family (2013 film) The Family (released as Malavita and Cosa Nostra in some countries) is a 2013 black comedy crime film directed by Luc Besson, starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, and John D'Leo. The film follows a Mafia family in the witness protection program who want to change their lives. The film is based on the French novel ""Malavita"" (""Badfellas"" in the 2010 English translation) by Tonino Benacquista. Mafia boss Giovanni Manzoni, who offended Don Luchese, a rival mafia boss, survives an attempted hit on him and his family at a barbecue. He"
"was giving in an era of great middleweights. With a thick skull and jaw muscles, LaMotta was able to absorb incredible amounts of punishment over the course of his career, and is thought to have one of the greatest chins in boxing history. LaMotta's six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson was one of the most notable in the sport, but LaMotta won only one of the bouts. Although each fight was close, LaMotta dropped Robinson to the canvas multiple times. LaMotta, who lived a turbulent life in and out of the ring, was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the"
"The Mission (1986 film) The Mission is a 1986 British period drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America. Written by Robert Bolt and directed by Roland Joffé, the film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, and Liam Neeson. It won the Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In April 2007, it was elected number one on the ""Church Times"" Top 50 Religious Films list. Furthermore, it is one of fifteen films listed in the category ""Religion"" on the Vatican film list. The music, scored by"
"falling in love for the first time, while defending her family from total annihilation by the mafia."" ""The Family"" debuted at #2 in its first weekend, with $14 million, coming in behind """", which made $40.3 million in its opening weekend. The Family (2013 film) The Family (released as Malavita and Cosa Nostra in some countries) is a 2013 black comedy crime film directed by Luc Besson, starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, and John D'Leo. The film follows a Mafia family in the witness protection program who want to change their lives. The film"
"in Scorsese's crime film ""Goodfellas"" (1990), and his role as Rupert Pupkin in the black comedy film ""The King of Comedy"" (1983), earned him BAFTA Award nominations. De Niro has earned four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, for his work in the musical drama ""New York, New York"" (1977), the action comedy ""Midnight Run"" (1988), the gangster comedy ""Analyze This"" (1999), and the comedy ""Meet the Parents"" (2000). Other notable performances include roles in ""1900"" (1976), ""Once Upon a Time in America"" (1984), ""Brazil"" (1985), ""The Mission"" (1986), ""The Untouchables"""
"Mission"" received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The film currently holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 24 reviews. Academy Awards BAFTA Film Awards Cannes Film Festival Golden Globe Awards The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The Mission (1986 film) The Mission is a 1986 British period drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America. Written by Robert Bolt and directed by Roland Joffé, the film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, and Liam Neeson. It won the Palme d'Or and"
"The Bronx Bull The Bronx Bull is a 2016 film written and directed by Martin Guigui and starring William Forsythe, Paul Sorvino, Joe Mantegna, Tom Sizemore, Natasha Henstridge, Penelope Ann Miller and Ian Fisher. It is based on the story of the legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta and it tells us the struggles of the champion with the outside life. The film was filmed in Los Angeles and released in United States on January 6, 2017. A combination prequel and sequel of the ""Raging Bull"" that explores ""before the rage"" and ""after the rage"" of world middleweight boxing champ Jake"
"to creative differences. He was replaced by Ray Winstone. He appeared as Senator John McLaughlin in the action film ""Machete"" (2010), and starred in the thriller ""Stone"" (2010). He again reprised his role as Jack Byrnes in ""Little Fockers"" (2010). He appeared in the action film ""Killer Elite"" (2011), ""Limitless"" (2011) and the romantic comedy film ""New Year's Eve"" (2011). De Niro starred in the film ""Manuale d'amore 3"" (2011). In January 2011, CBS picked up De Niro's crime pilot, ""NYC 22"" (originally titled ""Rookies""), but it was cancelled after airing only four episodes. In 2011, De Niro was the"
"context of an American film. According to Steven Bach, the first two screenwriters (Martin and Schrader) would receive credit, but since there was no payment to the writer's guild on the script, De Niro and Scorsese's work would remain uncredited. One of Scorsese's trademarks was casting many actors and actresses new to the profession. De Niro, who was already committed to play Jake LaMotta, began to help Scorsese track down unfamiliar names to play his on-screen brother, Joey, and wife, Vikki. The role of Joey LaMotta was the first to be cast. De Niro was watching a low budget television"
"1956. It received quite a bit of airplay on U.S. radio programs, and was used in the repertoire of many high school and college bands of the period. There is a 1954 rendition of the song by the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler on YouTube. The ""March"" was used in the 1980 film ""Raging Bull"" during a scene in which the Robert De Niro character Jake LaMotta unveils his new nightclub. Coleco's Head-to-Head Boxing handheld video game, released in 1981, played the most identifiable eight-note part of the tune when turned on and the first three notes of that at"
"film adaptation, which featured a much more comedic tone than the TV series. Depp starred as Tonto in ""The Lone Ranger"" (2013), opposite Armie Hammer as the title character. Depp's casting as a Native American in that film brought about whitewashing controversy, and the film was a box office bomb that caused Walt Disney Studios to take a US$190 million loss. The next year, Depp appeared in a minor supporting role as The Wolf in film adaptation of the musical ""Into the Woods"" in 2014. Depp played convicted Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger in director Scott Cooper's ""Black Mass"" (2015),"
"Joe Pesci Joseph Frank Pesci ( , ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and singer. Known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, he is best known for his role as Vincent Gambini in ""My Cousin Vinny"" (1992), Harry Lime in ""Home Alone"" and """", as Leo Getz in the ""Lethal Weapon"" franchise, and for co-starring with Robert De Niro in the Martin Scorsese films ""Raging Bull"" (1980), ""Goodfellas"" (1990), and ""Casino"" (1995). Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the psychopathic gangster Tommy DeVito (based on"
"the $68 million film earned a gross domestic box office take of $71,107,711. Combined with the international box office, the worldwide total is $113,579,918. Angela Bassett won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her portrayal of DeNiro's girlfriend, Diane. The Score (2001 film) The Score is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Frank Oz, and starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett and Marlon Brando in his final film role. It was the only time that Brando and De Niro appeared onscreen together. The screenplay was based on a story"
"Tom Sizemore in the cult classic action film ""Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man""; also in 1991, Rourke—who had trained as a boxer in his early years—left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. After retiring from boxing in 1994, Rourke returned to acting and had supporting roles in several films, including the drama ""The Rainmaker"" (1997), the comedy-drama ""Buffalo '66"" (1998), the thriller-remake of ""Get Carter"" (2000), the mystery film ""The Pledge"" (2001), the crime dark comedy-drama ""Spun"" (2002), the action film ""Once Upon a Time in Mexico"" (2003) and the action thriller ""Man on Fire"" (2004),"
"David DeWitt of ""The New York Times"" stated that ""[i]t's not worthless, but it's not good. As a genre film, it's too ambitious; as an art film, it's too obvious."" Killing Season (film) Killing Season (previously titled Shrapnel) is a 2013 American action thriller film written by Evan Daugherty and directed by Mark Steven Johnson for Millennium Films, as the first on-screen pairing of actors John Travolta and Robert De Niro. The film pertains to a personal fight between an American and a Serb war veteran. Daugherty's script caught the attention of producers after winning the 2008 Script Pipeline Screenwriting"
"Grudge Match Grudge Match is a 2013 sports comedy film starring Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone as aging boxers stepping into the ring for one last bout. Stallone and De Niro have both previously been in successful boxing films (""Rocky"" and ""Raging Bull"", respectively) and worked together in ""Cop Land"". The film is directed by Peter Segal. It was previously scheduled for a January 10, 2014 release, but was moved up to December 25, 2013. In their prime, Pittsburgh boxers Henry ""Razor"" Sharp (Sylvester Stallone) and Billy ""The Kid"" McDonnen (Robert De Niro) become rivals after two fights, one"
"Taxi Driver Taxi Driver is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks and Leonard Harris. Set in a decaying New York City following the Vietnam War, the film tells the story of a lonely veteran (De Niro) working as a taxi driver, who descends into insanity as he plots to assassinate a presidential candidate (Harris) and then the pimp (Keitel) of an underage prostitute (Foster) whom he befriends. Critically acclaimed upon release and nominated for four Academy"
"to start practicing"". Trejo, Cheech Marin, and Jeff Fahey were announced to be reprising their characters in the trailer for the film. Tito Larriva did not reprise his primary role as the sniper who shoots Machete and was replaced by Shea Whigham. Michelle Rodriguez was the first actress to be cast in the film who wasn't in the original trailer. Chris Cooper was approached for the role of Senator McLaughlin. After Cooper turned down the role, Robert De Niro was cast instead. ""From the moment you get Robert De Niro in your movie, all the other actors come running"", says"
"the film won the Academy Award for Best Picture. A 2018 biographical mafia film, ""Gotti"", directed by Kevin Connolly, stars John Travolta as John Gotti, released in June. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0% based on 38 reviews, and an average rating of 2.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""."" Martin Scorsese is also set to release a biographical mafia film in 2019 through Netflix, The Irishman, starring all three heavyweights in the genre, Robert De Niro as Frank ""The Irishman"" Sheeran, Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa and Joe Pesci as Russell Bufalino."
"through Relativity's Rogue Pictures. By November 2009, actor Bradley Cooper replaced LaBeouf in the starring role. Robert De Niro was cast opposite Cooper by March 2010, and ""The Dark Fields"" began filming in Philadelphia the following May. Filming also took place in New York City. For a car chase scene filmed in Puerto Vallarta, filmmakers sought a luxury car. Italian carmaker Maserati provided two Maserati GranTurismo coupes free in ""a guerrilla-style approach"" to product placement. By December 2010, ""The Dark Fields"" was re-titled ""Limitless"". ""Limitless"" had its world premiere in New York City on , 2011. It was released in"
"LaMotta's tumultuous life and times. The Bronx Bull The Bronx Bull is a 2016 film written and directed by Martin Guigui and starring William Forsythe, Paul Sorvino, Joe Mantegna, Tom Sizemore, Natasha Henstridge, Penelope Ann Miller and Ian Fisher. It is based on the story of the legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta and it tells us the struggles of the champion with the outside life. The film was filmed in Los Angeles and released in United States on January 6, 2017. A combination prequel and sequel of the ""Raging Bull"" that explores ""before the rage"" and ""after the rage"" of"
"$78 million worldwide against an $85 million budget. Showtime (film) Showtime is a 2002 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tom Dey. The film stars Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy in the lead roles alongside Rene Russo, William Shatner, Pedro Damian and De Niro's real life daughter Drena De Niro. The film was released in the United States on March 15, 2002. The film centers on two LAPD cops, Det. Mitch Preston (Robert De Niro) and Officer Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy), who are paired for a reality police show and run into real trouble with a crime"
"Danny DeVito filmography The following is the filmography for American actor, producer, and director Danny DeVito. He has appeared in the films ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"" (1975), ""Car Wash"" (1976), ""Terms of Endearment"" (1983), ""Romancing the Stone"" (1984) and its sequel ""The Jewel of the Nile"" (1985), ""Ruthless People"" (1986), ""Throw Momma from the Train"" (1987), ""Twins"" (1988), ""The War of the Roses"" (1989), ""Batman Returns"" (1992), ""Renaissance Man"" (1994), ""Get Shorty"" (1995), ""Matilda"" (1996), ""Man on the Moon"" (1999), ""Drowning Mona"" (2000), ""Be Cool"" (2005), and added his voice to the 2012 film ""The Lorax"". He has"
"Killing Season (film) Killing Season (previously titled Shrapnel) is a 2013 American action thriller film written by Evan Daugherty and directed by Mark Steven Johnson for Millennium Films, as the first on-screen pairing of actors John Travolta and Robert De Niro. The film pertains to a personal fight between an American and a Serb war veteran. Daugherty's script caught the attention of producers after winning the 2008 Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition. The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. During the Bosnian War, American troops witness atrocities and then shoot Serbians they hold accountable for"
"The Lone Ranger (2013 film) The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American western action film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Based on the radio series of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger. The film is told through Tonto's memories of the duo's earliest efforts to subdue local villainy and bring justice to the American Old West. William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson, James Badge Dale, Tom Wilkinson and Helena Bonham Carter also are"
"his role and Scorsese was nominated as best director, as well as the film collected 6 other Oscar nominations. The film has been considered one of the greatest films of all time, and was chosen as the best sports film ever by the American Film Institute. In 1982, Scorsese and De Niro made their first film to feature several comedic elements, while still being connected with the crime genre. The film follows aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin (De Niro), who wants to achieve success in showbiz, by resorting to stalking his idol, a late night talk show host who craves privacy."