Fat City (Region Free)

(John Huston, 1972)

Release date: 17 May 2021
StandardEdition Blu-ray

John Hustons sombre but compassionate boxing drama is a criminally underseen late-career masterpiece from the great director. Peppered with outstanding performances this gritty yet affectionate look at the world of small-time boxing highlights a down-and-out fighter and a young up-and-comer, both moving through a world of seedy gyms and flop houses.

INDICATOR STANDARDEDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restoration from the original negative
• Original mono audio
• Alternative 5.1 surround sound track
• Audio commentary by film historians Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman
• Sucker Punch Blues: Looking Back on John Hustons ‘Fat City’(2017, 55 mins): new documentary featuring interviews with actors Stacy Keach and Candy Clark, casting director Fred Roos and assistant cameraman Gary Vidor.
• An American Classic(2015, 22 mins): a newly illustrated audio interview withFat Cityauthor Leonard Gardner
• John Huston onFat City(1972, 6 mins): an archival interview filmed for the French TV programmePour le cinma.
• The John Player Lecture with John Huston(1972, 88 mins): audio recording of an interview conducted by Brian Baxter at the National Film Theatre, London
• Isolated score
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing