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Fat City (1972)

Directed by John Huston · Cinematography by Conrad Hall

PG96 min47 frames

Drama

Life is what happens in between rounds.

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Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A man sits on a bed in a plain room looking out a window. A nightstand with a bottle of whiskey and some items…Fat City (1972) movie still: closeup — A man stands in an outdoor area under bright sunlight. He rests his head against his hand with his eyes closed.Fat City (1972) movie still: wide — A crowded arena surrounds a raised boxing ring with a prominent scoreboard above. Two athletes move across the…Fat City (1972) movie still: fullbody — An urban sidewalk runs beside a brick wall with industrial gas holders in distance. A couple walks toward…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A sporting goods store with shelves of boxed products and vertical mirrors. A man in a dress shirt observes a…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a white metal headboard and a bedside lamp. A woman sits on the bed holding a glass…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with green-tinted lighting features muted walls and worn furniture. Two men sit at a table…Fat City (1972) movie still: wide — An expansive flat agricultural field is filled with dozens of laborers harvesting crops. The workers kneel and…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A sparsely furnished room with a metal-frame bed and an open window. A man lies on the mattress, resting his…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A dimly lit 1970s interior with vintage appliances and a wall calendar. A middle-aged man stands at the…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A dimly lit bar interior featuring a refrigerator and miscellaneous bar supplies in back. A man and a woman…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit bar with patrons gathered around a small circular table. The table is cluttered with drink…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A dark urban environment at night with distant out-of-focus street lights in the background. A man in a tan…Fat City (1972) movie still: wide — A large, sparse gymnasium with wooden floors and tall windows lining the upper wall. Two men in boxing gear face…Fat City (1972) movie still: medium — A cluttered apartment shows a woman resting on a bed in the foreground. In the blurred background, a man…Fat City (1972) movie still: wide — A long, dark apartment building hallway features a series of closed wooden doors. A man walks forward toward the…
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What is Fat City about?

Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.

Fat City is a 1972 American sports drama film directed and produced by John Huston, and adapted by Leonard Gardner from his 1969 novel of the same title. It stars Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, and Candy Clark in her film debut.

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Where can you watch Fat City?

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What does the cinematography of Fat City look like?

Sampled across 47 frames, the coverage of Fat City leans on medium shots (55% of the sample) and wide compositions (34%). Cinematographer Conrad Hall keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 53% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Fat City?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Fat City (1972) are #312f2b, #555048, #171714, #d8d5ca, #89796a, #8f8773 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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