Bronx Cheers

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Movie
Original title Bronx Cheers
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1990
length 30 minutes
Rod
Director Raymond De Felitta
script Raymond De Felitta
production Matthew Gross
music Chris Guardino
camera Blake T. Evans
cut Jay Woelfel
occupation

Bronx Cheers is an American short film directed by Raymond De Felitta in 1990.

action

The Bronx , 1945: the young Danny Di Palma returns from World War II as a soldier . In a bar he meets his friend Freddy and the now aging boxer Walter Lagranegra, who knows him from childhood. Walter remembers Danny, who wrote poetry at the time. Now Danny plays him a self-written song at his urgent request, he wants to become a songwriter. Walter is deeply touched.

The next day, Freddy appears at Danny's house, he should definitely come to the boxing stable. It turns out that Walter, although he could be better, only appears in fake boxing matches where his defeat is certain from the outset. Now Walter refuses to appear. Danny can build him up, however, so that Walter sees the goodness of his situation and goes into battle. Shortly after the fight, Walter appears with his girlfriend Judy and music publisher Milton Gold at Danny's. Milton owes Walter a favor so that Danny can later audition in Milton's office. However, when Milton takes a call during the game, Walter reacts indignantly and ravages the office. Milton announces that Walter and Danny will now be blacklisted in the music industry and that Danny will never get a foothold in the music business. In fact, Danny later earns his living as a painter, while Walter continues to lose in second rate fights. Judy, in turn, is beaten more and more often by Walter and tries to find consolation with Danny, but he rejects her, Walter is his friend.

In the end, Danny sees only one way out to still have success as a musician. He goes to Milton, apologizes, and offers him a deal for a second chance. Milton should bet on a victory Walters in the first round by knockout in the next fight , since the fight should actually end with Walter's defeat. Milton agrees. Shortly before the fight, Danny Walter makes it clear that he wants to have an affair with Judy, even if Judy has rejected him. He depicts the future seduction of Judy so that Walter wants to pounce on him in anger. Danny saves himself to the boxing ring, where Walter finally projects his anger onto his opponent and knocks him out after a few seconds. The Bronx is now celebrating Walter, while Danny von Milton gets a second chance as a songwriter.

production

Bronx Cheers was the directorial debut of Raymond De Felitta, who also worked as a screenwriter here for the first time. The costumes were created by Ann Kalb , the film construction was done by Johnny Knight . The film includes the songs Woodchopper's Ball by Woody Herman and Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do by Billie Holiday . The song Don't Cry , sung by Sean Stanek, was written by Raymond De Felitta.

Awards

Bronx Cheers was nominated for an Oscar in 1991 for Best Short Film.

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Individual evidence

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