At the end of the scene, he knocks Vickie unconscious. This rumble causes Jake and Joey's years-long estrangement.Īs he does in many of his films, Scorsese uses the mirror as a compelling dramatic device. He walks to Joey's house with Vickie trailing behind and interrupts his brother's family meal to viciously attack him in front of his wife and children.

In a chaotic and terrifying scene, the abusive Jake pummels his wife with a determined fury, even breaking the bathroom door to get to her. A scuffle involving Vickie at the Copacabana with Salvy Betts (Frank Vincent), Jake's friend with mafia connections, and Jake's brother and boxing manager Joey (Joe Pesci), leads Jake to brutally interrogate Vickie about having an affair with his brother. He ends up annihilating his most important relationships with his brother and his wife. Jake constantly worries that his wife Vickie (Cathy Moriarty) is having an affair with other men, including his next opponent Tony Janiro. Jake channels his savage energy into the ring and becomes a reigning champion, but it is not enough to keep his deep-seated insecurities from boiling over into his life.

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