Actor Jack Huston makes his directorial debut with the drama “The Day of the Fight,” starring Michael Pitt, in Venice’s Horizons Extra. The black and white film, set in the early 1980s, follows Mik…
makes his directorial debut with the drama “The Day of the Fight,” starring Michael Pitt, in Venice’s Horizons Extra. The black and white film, set in the early 1980s, follows Mikey through his day as he prepares for a comeback fight at Madison Square Garden that night. But Mikey is preparing for something much bigger, as the screenplay – written by Huston – delves into his past, his relationships and all the pain, sorrow and joy they bring.
“Getting Joe Pesci was, I think, single-handedly the greatest accomplishment of my life,” Huston laughs. While the film calls back to such boxing movies as “Raging Bull” and his grandfather John Huston’s “Fat City,” Huston’s choice to shoot in black and white was an aesthetic as well as a budget decision.
Huston wrote the film over 10 days during the pandemic with Pitt, whom he co-starred with in “Boardwalk Empire,” in mind, given that he admired Pitt’s talent but also, Pitt is a boxer. “He’s wondrous. He is unpredictable. He melts your heart. He breaks your heart.”
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