Watch it now

Fat City Photos

View All Photos (3)

Cast

Stacy Keach
as Tully

Jeff Bridges
as Ernie Munger

Susan Tyrrell
as Oma

Candy Clark
as Faye

Sixto Rodriguez (I)
as Lucero

Nicholas Colasanto
as Ruben

Art Aragon
as Babe

Curtis Cokes
as Earl

Billy Walker
as Wes

Wayne Mahan
as Buford

Ruben Navarro
as Fuentes

Bill Walker
as Wes

View All

Critic Reviews for Fat City

Audience Reviews for Fat City

• Aug 23, 2012

  The one consistent theme in all of John Huston's work is perpetual loss -- how it affects, and defines, people. There may not be a more cogent example of this than in his "comeback" film, Fat City, an observant and understated study of desperation and marginalization. It's a shame that Stacy Keach's film career never materialized (though he's had a good run in TV) because he is sensational here. If nothing else, this underrated film is worth seeking out for Conrad Hall's cinematography alone. He has done nothing but brilliant work in his career, but Fat City may be his finest hour.
  Jonathan H Super Reviewer
• Jun 11, 2009

  a really good and gritty drama that must contain the performance of stacy keach's career. he plays a washed up fighter pushing 30 who meets young jeff bridges on his way up. and just who the hell is susan tyrell? i wanted to slap her in every scene. outstanding performance. it's a downer but a beautifully done and pretty much forgotten huston film from the 70's which was something of a comeback film for him. huston was a fighter in his younger days and so was the scriptwriter who adapted his own novel. they knew enough to get the details right. i loved the scenes where the trainers go on about the injuries they've seen.
  Stella D Super Reviewer
• Jul 11, 2007

  John Huston's pictures are humane. All he had was sympathy and respect for those men and women born losers, survivors, ordinary people with struggles, sacrifices, constant boredom, values, cares, hopes, little but fruitful victories, plus scattered and rare but strong connections between them, that help to make it through each day. Here was accomplished another masterful allegory of life through boxing. Poetry with no need of words.
  Pierluigi P Super Reviewer
• Apr 28, 2007

  Good boxing film with great performances. The script was weak, but the plot srong. It was starting to become a genius film, but left me incomplete. Of course the ending was well made and directed, but turned out to be unappropriate. 59/100
  Edgar C Super Reviewer

Fat City Quotes

News & Features