Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight
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Product NameRequiem for a Heavyweight
ManufacturerColumbia Tristar
Retail Price $24.95
EAN-1400043396083387
UPC043396083387
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Release Date2002-05-14, 1962-01-01
FormatDVD
Actor(s)Anthony Quinn
Director(s)Ralph Nelson
RatingNot Rated
Running Time86 minutes
Num. of Items1
GenreSuspense
Region Code99
Weight0.2 lbs.
Deal first added on:27-February-2004

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5 Star Rating  "A superlative movie, in need of a full restoration of the missing plot sequences and of the image-quality."2010-01-07
- Reviewed By Tom Brody from Berkeley, CA
This movie, which concerns a boxer, was written by Rod Serling, famed writer of most of the black and white TWILIGHT ZONE television shows. The best of these TWILIGHT ZONE stories include, e.g., TO SERVE MAN, CAVENDER IS COMING, STEEL, A STOP AT WILLOUGHBY, NIGHT CALL, THE BIG TALL WISH, WHAT'S IN THE BOX, and KICK THE CAN. Of these, THE BIG TALL WISH and STEEL are about boxing. THE BIG TALL WISH was written by Mr.Serling, but STEEL was written by Richard Matheson.

In a nutshell, Anthony Quinn has been a successful heavyweight boxer for some 17 years. However, a physician informs him that he is suffering from eye damage, and must quit boxing or else go blind. Anthony Quinn agrees to quit, and goes to an employment agency, and meets young Julie Harris, a career counselor. After a few missteps (she inadvertently tells him that he has "problems" similar to those of a returning war veteran), she suggests the career of athletic coach for boys. Anthony Quinn impulsively takes a liking to this, but he is not really compatible with this sort of job. One reason Anthony Quinn is not really compatible with a job as an athletic coach is that he prefers bars to boys.

Jackie Gleason, who is Anthony Quinn's manager, makes certain that Anthony Quinn flunks his interview for the atheletic coach job, by taking Anthony Quinn drinking at popular bar immediately before the interview. Throughout the movie, Jackie Gleason steers Anthony Quinn towards a new career as a wrestler, in part, because Jackie Gleason needs to pay a huge gambling debt. A wrestling career is initially seen as a humiliation by Anthony Quinn, for example, because he has to dress up as an Indian chief and wear a headdress of feathers. But a number of factors persuade him to agree to be a wrestler and that is how the movie ends, that is, by him accepting his new career move.

Actor Stan Adams plays "Perelli," a sleazy wrestling promoter. The experience of seeing this particular sleazy character, alone, is worth the price of buying this film. One wishes for days long past, before the public's interest in computer graphics technology replaced the public's interest for interesting character actors.

This movie is much, much more than simply an amusing "plot" or a "storyline." What the movie is really about his how a person's motivations rise and fall, what provokes shifts of one's motivations, and what makes one person faithful towards another person throughout life's journeys.

There are also plenty of treats-for-the-eye in this movie. We see the real Cassius Clay, playing the part of a triumphant boxer at the start of the movie. We see a half dozen dwarves, in the boxing ring towards the end of the movie. We see a female gangster (Ma Greeny), putting the screws on Jackie Gleason. Another interesting female gangster can be found on the ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, in the episode called, "BARNEY'S FIRST CAR" (1963).

My videotape version of the movie is terribly blurry. Fortunately, the quality of the sound on the videotape is perfect. This is in contrast to a handfull of other classic movies on videotape, that are characterized by continual buzzing sounds. Don Ameche's version of the Alexander Graham Bell movie has horrible unbearable buzzing sounds throughout. Spencer Tracy's version of the Thomas Edison movie also has these buzzing sounds on the videotape, I recall.
 
4 Star Rating  "Not Just Another Mook"2009-12-15
- Reviewed By 11th Duke of Chalfont from Mpls., MN
A brilliant, though morose, film with excellent performances from some of Hollywood's legends, Anthony Quinn, Mickey Rooney and Jackie Gleason, along with some of boxing's legends, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) and Jack Dempsey. The film simmers through a story written by Rod Serling of 'Twilight Zone' fame. If you like personal, emotional films, you should like this wonderful drama.
 
5 Star Rating  "a must see"2009-04-21
- Reviewed By The Purple Heart from USA
Three of the biggest and best know actors to appear in a film in the 20th century!! Jackie Gleason, Anthony Quinn, and Mickey Rooney put in EXCELLENT performances about he fight game ( boxing ) of the era.

The real emphasis of the storyline is a powerful performance about loyalty, betrayal, reward, and the realities of lifes experience. Even the supporting actors do a great job on this masterpiece although somewhat dated. The power of this film is in the performers themselves. It is an hour and a half that goes by quick. Highly recommended.
 
3 Star Rating  "Great movie, but get the VHS "Playhouse 90" original version instead."2009-03-21
- Reviewed By Scott A. Conway
I have been told there are three versions of this Rod Serling story, this one, the Playhouse 90 TV original, and the DVD, which is from this same theatrical release with some edits that remove some key parts.
Of the three, I bought this first, only to realize later that the one I had intended to get was the TV version starring the late Jack Palance.
Don't get me wrong, as this version is still very good, and Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, and Anthony Quinn all do a terrific job, but the TV version is so much better, with a different ending and characters I could really care about.
Even though the production values of this version are so much higher than the Playhouse 90 version, which was taken from a kinescope (film camera pointed at a TV screen), this version left me a bit cold, which is such a shame, since Rod Serling's screenplay is superb.
All that said, this is still a great story, with something worthwhile to say about values, loyalty, and compassion.
However, if you can get the original version, I would recommend that instead, even though it is available in VHS only.
Trust me, you WON'T be disappointed.
Amazon, for their part, were consistent with their history by getting this tape to me within a week.
 
5 Star Rating  "dvd"2009-02-13
- Reviewed By vocalgirl from Minnesota
Thanks for having this other hard to find dvd. The suprise was even greater when this arrived. It was shipped fast and in time for the holidays.
 
5 Star Rating  "3.5 stars out of 4"2009-01-03
- Reviewed By One-Line Film Reviews from Easton, MD
The Bottom Line:

A searing, heartbreaking, and expertly-written drama, Requiem for a Heavyweight never made it into the pantheon of classic films but that doesn't mean it doesn't deserve a place there.
 
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