It's supremely brutal, with punishing boxing sequences as well as shocking violence set outside the ring (Jake beats up his wives and his brother). Parents need to know that this 1980 biopic about boxing champion Jake LaMotta is one of the most highly acclaimed American movies ever made. Jake smokes a cigar in the later years, and a minor character smokes a cigarette.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. The heir of Peter Savage (a pseudonym for Peter Patrella) has been attempting to grab back the copyright on Raging Bull, arguing that the rights reverted after the original term expired.Adults drink socially in several scenes, though no one appears to be drunk. LaMotta might not feel in shape to do battle, but Raging Bull rights have been in dispute for several years, even before MGM’s latest strike Tuesday.
“How can you fight a company that big?” he told the New York Post, adding, “All of these business things, I don’t bother with it because I’m not capable, physically or mentally, because I don’t hear so good.” LaMotta reportedly is not happy about the development. According to IMDb, Raging Bull 2 is scheduled to come out next year and star William Forsythe, Joe Mantegna and Paul Sorvino. MGM says that LaMotta didn’t comply, and now after selling rights to Raging Bull II: Continuing the Story of Jake LaMotta, the sequel is nearly complete despite MGM’s demands that they desist from producing the film. The lawsuit says that LaMotta and Savage only had the right to sell the sequel to another company if Chartoff-Winkler Productions, an entity acquired by MGM, didn’t accept the offer, and even then, only for terms no less favorable than what had been offered to MGM. MGM claims that under an original agreement in 1976 to acquire rights to LaMotta’s first autobiography, LaMotta and co-writer Peter Savage were contractually obligated to present terms and conditions on which they would sell rights to any sequel. STORY: Martin Scorsese Would Have Shot ‘Raging Bull,’ ‘Taxi Driver’ in 3D
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