5 TOP Fight films; MOVIES.Byline: DAVID EDWARDS David Edwards may refer to one of the following persons.
1. RAGING BULL (1980) Robert De Niro's greatest performance saw him put on 60lbs to play real-life pugilist Jake LaMotta. Theactor and co-star Joe Pesci trained as boxers to make the movie as realistic as possible. 2. ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) The film that kick-started the kung-fu craze and made Bruce Lee a star is one of the most profitable films ever, grossing $90m from a $850,000 budget. 3. ROCKY (1976) Sylvester Stallone went from schlub schlub also shlub n. Slang A person regarded as clumsy, stupid, or unattractive. [Yiddish, from Polish to superstar in the heart warming - if schmaltzy schmaltz·y also schmalz·y adj. schmaltz·i·er, schmaltz·i·est Informal Of, relating to, or marked by excessive or maudlin sentimentality. See Synonyms at sentimental. - tale of a Philly boxer who gets a shot at the World Heavyweight title. The movie (which Sly wrote) won three Oscars. 4. FIGHT CLUB (1999) Chuck Palahniuk's movie told the surreal tale of a soap salesman and office boy who built a global empir e to help vent male aggression. It starred Ed Norton, Brad Pittand Helena Bonham Carter . 5. BLOODSPORT (1988) No list would be complete without a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. In this, his best, the Muscles From Brussels rucked with the world's hardest kick boxers in an illegal tour nament. The fighting still makes your eyes water. |
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