![]() ![]() Related: How Goodfellas Changed The Mob Movie Genre De Niro had grown obsessed with the character of Jake La Motta after reading his autobiography on the set of The Godfather Part II, but even though Scorsese and De Niro were frequent collaborators at the time, Scorsese could not seem to understand De Niro's fascination with what he just considered another boring sports story. Scorsese had severe asthma growing up, so always felt very sheltered and kept away from sports, instead preferring to spend his time with films. It has been a thrill to write and I know it is going to be a firm favourite with our readers.Martin Scorsese was initially resistant to Raging Bull, repeatedly turning down the opportunity to direct the film when approached by Robert De Niro. So, when Bob asked what was next I knew I had to explore the making of one of his greatest collaborations with Martin Scorsese. Robert De Niro’s performance in Raging Bull left an indelible impression on me. Jay Glennie: “This has been another dream writing gig. We discover how the film went through many, many script revisions, nearly became a play, went dangerously over schedule and budget and its star went from the best shape of his life to piling on 60 pounds to show the decent of LaMotta’s fall. Our book will explore how it took six long years for De Niro’s passion project to finally make it to the big screen and how he finally won over Martin Scorsese’s initial doubts that he even wanted to direct the film. ![]() The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, with Robert De Niro’s searing portrayal of the Raging Bull himself, Jake LaMotta winning him the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role and Thelma Schoonmaker receiving her Oscar for Best Editing. Written by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin and produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Raging Bull is rightly considered to be one of the greatest films ever made and launched the careers of Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent, Michael Badalucco and John Turturro. Jay Glennie has interviewed the cast and crew of Martin Scorsese’s iconic film Raging Bull, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty. Raging Bull the making of by Jay Glennie from Coattail Publications with unparalleled contributions from Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Joe Pesci, Paul Schrader & Irwin Winkler. ![]() Limited Edition - Only 1980 Copies Printed ![]()
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