From Raging Bull to Corner Man
October 1, 1997
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Robert De Niro winged to L.A. for a visit with boxing trainer and corner man Angelo Dundee,
whom De Niro will portray in "Out on My Feet." He also met with the film's director Barry Primus
and the subject of the biopic, former boxing champ Vinnie Curto. Curto, who also scripted with
Primus and Larry Golin, will play his own (abusive) father in the picture while Mark Wahlberg plays
the young Curto. De Niro is also one of the exec producers in his first return to the ring since
"Raging Bull."
Source: Variety