Fat City

In the gritty and poignant drama "Fat City," director John Huston tells the story of two men, a veteran boxer who's lost his way and a young fighter just starting out, whose lives and fortunes head in opposite directions with a level, unsentimental honesty that makes this one of Huston's best films. The film follows Billy Tully, a down-on-his-luck boxer from California, as he mentors the enthusiastic but ill-fated Ernie Munger, and the two men's paths converge in a heart-wrenching exploration of regret, disappointment, and the fleeting nature of ambition.