Tully, a veteran boxer who never quite made it, is contemplating a comeback when he meets Ernie, a promising young boxer, and starts to live vicariously through his early successes.
Fat City (1972)
Stacy Keach and Jeff Bridges star as two boxers – one on the way up and one on the way out.
- 1972 USA
- Directed by
- John Huston
- Produced by
- Ray Stark
- Written by
- Leonard Gardner
- Featuring
- Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell
- Running time
- 96 minutes
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