Fat City

Fat City

Fat City

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Fat City

"Life is what happens in between rounds."

1972

1h 37m

7.0(173 votes)

Drama

Overview

Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Rastar Productions

Videos & Trailers

4 videos

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Stacy Keach

Tully

Stacy Keach

Acting

Jeff Bridges

Ernie

Jeff Bridges

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Susan Tyrrell

Oma

Susan Tyrrell

Acting

Candy Clark

Faye

Candy Clark

Acting

Nicholas Colasanto

Ruben

Nicholas Colasanto

Acting

Art Aragon

Babe

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Curtis Cokes

Earl

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Sixto Rodriguez

Lucero

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Billy Walker

Wes

Billy Walker

Acting

Wayne Mahan

Buford

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Ruben Navarro

Fuentes

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Al Silvani

Referee at Tully-Lucero Fight (uncredited)

Al Silvani

Acting

Álvaro López

Rosales (uncredited)

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Carl D. Parker

Paymaster (uncredited)

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Bill Riddle

Boxer (uncredited)

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