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...Night" marks the second big-screen outing as director for Irwin Winkler, whose first film, "Guilty by Suspicion," also starred Robert DeNiro. In the future, however, he should stick to his strong suit--producing films: "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas," "Rocky" and "The Right Stuff" are among his best (and best-known) productions...
...DeNiro plays Harry Fabian, an ambulance chaser (a.k.a. personal injury lawyer) who wants to be somebody. He decides to bring back the good old days of boxing with the help of Al Grossman (Jack Warden), a retired prizefighter prone to coronary failure...
...cast does manage to present some adequate caricatures of their cardboard roles. DeNiro, as always, brings as much depth as possible to the doomed but hopeful Fabian. Lange, however, who acts best when expressing silent frustration with a cigarette, cannot even maintain an elementary New York City accent...
Among his inspirations, Damon cites Marlon Brando, who he calls "a genius. There's no other way to put it. He's the best actor I've ever seen." Other greats are Meryl Streep. Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Alec Baldwin. He would "love to work with any of these actors...
Sunday: Raging Bull with Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty, at 3:15, 7:40 p.m. King of Comedy with Robert DeNiro, Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard...