IFWT #166 - Fat City (1972) [ft. Andrew Rihn]

Writer Andrew Rihn, In Film We trust's go-to historian on all things boxing is back on the show. And this week he brings the podcast John Huston's 1972 existentialist boxing drama Fat City. Based on Leonard Gardner's novel, Fat City is an exploration of failed dreams, new beginnings, addiction and the cost of a life lived on the edge.

But in the pantheon of Hollywood, Fat City, features new stars - Jeff Bridges, Stacy Keach, and stars-that-should-have-been, such as Susan Tyrrell, a Warhol Superstar. Who's experience on this film sullied her entire Hollywood career,

So make sure to tune in as Andrew, who's on the cusp of releasing his debut novel, About The Old Buoy, and I, discuss dissect and deep dive, John Huston's foray into new Hollywood, Fat City.