- Source: The Destiny of Marty Fine
The Destiny of Marty Fine is a 1996 American drama film directed by Michael Hacker, and starring Norman Fell, Michael Ironside, Alan Gelfant, Catherine Keener and James LeGros. Mark Ruffalo co-wrote the film with Hacker.
Plot
Marty wants to open a boxing training camp in Utah for inner-city kids from Los Angeles. Due to his witnessing a Mob murder, a local boss wants to make sure Marty stays silent. But Marty wants to fight back. He goes to his girlfriend Lena. However, both Lena and Marty's sister is unwilling to help him because of his unreliability. Marty still refuses to give up and seeks out Lena again in an attempt to avoid his destiny.
Cast
Alan Gelfant as Marty Fine
James LeGros as Grill
Catherine Keener as Lena
Michael Ironside as Capelli
Glenn Plummer as Mike
John Diehl as Deke
Sandra Seacat as Gypsy
Norman Fell as Daryl
Katherine LaNasa as Amy
Release
The film was released on March 16, 1996 at South by Southwest.
Reception
Joe Leydon of Variety gave the film a negative review, calling it "a genuine eyesore."
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Unfortunately, it's also not a very good movie."
References
External links
The Destiny of Marty Fine at IMDb
The Destiny of Marty Fine at Rotten Tomatoes