Knockout! The Sexy, Violent and Extraordinary Life of Vikki LaMotta
Autor Vikki Lamottaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 oct 2020
At one on time or another, she crossed paths with the likes of Babe Ruth, Jimmy Durante, Johnny Carson, and Robert Deniro. At age 51, she posed nude for Playboy. The issue sold more copies to women than any issue of Playboy ever. Vikki' own story is now told and written with acclaimed author Thomas Hauser and reveals much new information about her amazing life.
Knockout is a straight-from-the-heart account of a life filled with sex and violence that ultimately became a survivor's journey to redemption long before the #Me Too Movement. "Not an edited life but honest facts and events." Vikki wrote to Hauser on completion of the manuscript. "After a final reading, a deep sigh with an amazing amount of relief and exhilaration. Not relief of a project completed but relief of a past saved, not lived in vain."
"Vikki LaMotta was a good person." writes Hauser. "That's as simply and honestly as I can put it. She battled her demons and won. This is her story."
This edition includes a new afterword by Hauser coincides with the 40th anniversary of the award winning movie, Raging Bull directed by Martin Scorsese. Robert DeNiro won his first Oscar as Best Actor for his role of Jake LaMotta, and Cathy Moriarty who at only 18 years old was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar in her portrayal of Vikki LaMotta. Vikki LaMotta (on her ex-husband, Jake)
"One night when I was home alone with the children, Jake walked in. He didn't say anything. Nothing seemed different from any of his other visits. Then he slugged me. And punched me again. In the past, he'd held something back when he hit me. This time, every punch was calculated to disable and cause pain, and the punches kept coming. I didn't think anyone was capable of hurting me that badly. There was nothing I could do. I was helpless and the punches kept raining down. Then fear set in. I stopped trying to protect myself. I couldn't feel the individual blows. I was paralyzed and numb. I realized that Jake might actually kill me."
(On time spent with Robert DeNiro during the formative stages of Raging Bull)
Finally, around two in the morning, Bobby asked, "Where should I sleep?"
"Where would you like to sleep?"
"Wherever you want me."
"You have a choice," I told him. "There's a bed here and a bed in the den."
"If I sleep here, where will you sleep?"
"I don't know. I guess I could sleep in the den."
There was a long pause. And I have to admit, by then I was telling myself, if he attacks me, that's cool.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781989728260
ISBN-10: 198972826X
Pagini: 164
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Suzi K Edwards
ISBN-10: 198972826X
Pagini: 164
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Suzi K Edwards
Notă biografică
Vikki LaMotta was born in the Bronx on January 23, 1930 and was married to the middle weight champion Jake LaMotta for eleven years. She was a chorus girl, model and promoter. In 1962, she married Tony Foster; they had a son, Harrison, and later divorced. This autobiography was written in the 1990s but did not want it released until after her death due to the information revealed in the book.Vikki died in 2005 in Boca Raton, Florida, two days after her 75th birthday. Thomas Hauser is an attorney and well-known author based in New York city with over 50 published fiction and nonfiction books. Most recently, he and author Dr. Robert Peter Gale re-released a bestselling classic book Chernobyl: The Final Warning. For many years he has written extensively about boxing - he was recently selected for boxing's highest honor, induction into the International Boxing Hall Fame.