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What are your three favorite movie punch-ups or fights? ....and I am not talking about Martial Arts.
These ones left an indelible impression on me.
The first is in 3 Days Of The Condor (1975) when an assassin postman tries to deliver a package to Robert Redford. This fight is so strong and brutal that it was heavily censored for many years even without any blood or swearing being involved. Only now with the DVD release can it be seen its original form.
The second is from Marathon Man (1976) when Roy Scheider is attacked by a creepy assassin armed with cheese wire. This again was censored but was uncut on VHS and subsequent DVD's. Roy Scheider stated he wanted the fight to be very realistic, so John Schlesinger let go of the stunt men and Scheider staged it himself.
The third is from Goodfellas (1990) when Liotta pistol whips his neighbour. This really convinced me because the actor that plays the victim begins by struggling and his body is stiff but as he is hit repeatedly his body goes limp and he becomes a rag doll. Very realistic and shocking.
These three scenes have something in common. They tried to hide any contrived choreography and showed the punch-up/fight as chaotic and ugly.
These ones left an indelible impression on me.
The first is in 3 Days Of The Condor (1975) when an assassin postman tries to deliver a package to Robert Redford. This fight is so strong and brutal that it was heavily censored for many years even without any blood or swearing being involved. Only now with the DVD release can it be seen its original form.
The second is from Marathon Man (1976) when Roy Scheider is attacked by a creepy assassin armed with cheese wire. This again was censored but was uncut on VHS and subsequent DVD's. Roy Scheider stated he wanted the fight to be very realistic, so John Schlesinger let go of the stunt men and Scheider staged it himself.
The third is from Goodfellas (1990) when Liotta pistol whips his neighbour. This really convinced me because the actor that plays the victim begins by struggling and his body is stiff but as he is hit repeatedly his body goes limp and he becomes a rag doll. Very realistic and shocking.
These three scenes have something in common. They tried to hide any contrived choreography and showed the punch-up/fight as chaotic and ugly.