What is Raging Bull?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = Raging Bull | image = | caption = | director = [[Martin Scorsese]] | producer = [[Irwin Winkler]]<br />[[Robert Chartoff]] | screenplay = [[Paul Schrader]]<br />[[Mardik Martin]] | based_on = ''[[Raging Bull: My Story]]'' by [[Jake LaMotta]]<br />Joseph Carter<br />Peter Savage | starring = [[Robert De Niro]]<br />[[Cathy Moriarty]]<br />[[Joe Pesci]] | cinematography = [[Michael Chapman]] | editing = [[Thelma Schoonmaker]] | distributor = [[United Artists]] | released = November 14, 1980 (New York City)<br />December 19, 1980 (United States) | runtime = 129 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $18 million | gross = $23.4 million (North America) }} '''''Raging Bull''''' is a 1980 [[United States|American]] [[biography|biographical]] [[sports movie|sports]] [[drama movie]] directed by [[Martin Scorsese]], produced by [[Irwin Winkler]] and [[Robert Chartoff]] and adapted by [[Paul Schrader]] and [[Mardik Martin]] from [[Jake LaMotta]]'s 1970 memoir ''[[Raging Bull: My Story]]''. The movie, distributed by [[United Artists]], stars [[Robert De Niro]] as Jake LaMotta, an Italian-American [[middleweight]] boxer whose self-destructive and obsessive rage, sexual jealousy, and animalistic appetite destroyed his relationship with his wife and family. Also featured in the film are [[Joe Pesci]] as [[Joey LaMotta|Joey]], LaMotta's well-intentioned brother and manager who tries to help Jake battle his inner demons, and [[Cathy Moriarty]] as his [[Vickie LaMotta|wife]]. [[Nicholas Colasanto]], [[Theresa Saldana]], and [[Frank Vincent]] all play supporting roles in the movie. Scorsese was initially reluctant to develop the project, though he eventually came to relate to LaMotta's story. Schrader re-wrote Martin's first screenplay, and Scorsese and De Niro together made uncredited contributions thereafter. Pesci was an unknown actor prior to the film, as was Moriarty, who was