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Did you watch The Deerhunter before the Larry Holmes v Gerry Cooney fight in 1982?

  • 06-11-2008 11:03pm
    #1
    nlgbbbblth
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    Friday 11 June 1982

    Larry Holmes v Gerry Cooney.

    One of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches ever.

    As it wasn't starting until 3.00 or 4.00am (can't remember which), RTE1 decided to screen The Deerhunter once the Late News had aired. In those days, closedown normally took place around midnight so this was a rare treat to watch 'tv through the night'.

    Quite a few schoolboys stayed up that night and most of us in two channel land watched The Deerhunter. An amazing film. The fight wasn't bad either.

    Anyone else remember this televisual feast?


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  • #2
    staker
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    yup, i (remember) it alright.
    fell asleep during the film and missed the whole fight too.
    was only 9 at the time and snuck back down the stairs with my younger brother for a fag:rolleyes:
    was it a friday night,it's stretching my memory.
    sorry just reread OP


  • #3
    lost marbles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭lost marbles


    nlgbbbblth wrote: »
    Friday 11 June 1982

    Larry Holmes v Gerry Cooney.

    One of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches ever.

    As it wasn't starting until 3.00 or 4.00am (can't remember which), RTE1 decided to screen The Deerhunter once the Late News had aired. In those days, closedown normally took place around midnight so this was a rare treat to watch 'tv through the night'.

    Quite a few schoolboys stayed up that night and most of us in two channel land watched The Deerhunter. An amazing film. The fight wasn't bad either.

    Anyone else remember this televisual feast?
    i think that was the night the movie broke down half way through and rte rescreened it the next night .
    have to agree on the deerhunter ,great movie .
    was it not a later year than 1982 because if i remember correct i was living in this house when i watched it .
    (maybe i was,nt) :confused:


  • #4
    Latchy
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    i do remember the event but not as much about the fight itself .

    Intrestingly enough i saw the Deerhunter on it's release a few years previous in 1979 in an Amsterdam picture house .I found the russian roulette scenes a bit hard to stomach because at the time, scenes like that were groundbreaking and it was the first post viet nam movie to deal with that War objectively, unlike early films like the Green Berats (john wayne ) 1971 which was very hollywood pro America -anti communist .


  • #5
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    was definitely 1982
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Holmes_vs._Gerry_Cooney

    ah yes, I'm pretty sure the tape or reel gave up the ghost around 2am but they definitely showed it again the following night


  • #6
    Bearhunter
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    God, yes. I stayed up with my brother and fell asleep before the movie fell apart. Then went to bed thinking "what the hell" abput the boxing, but couldn't get to sleep and instead got back up and watched Gerry Cooney get brain damaged by Holmes. First rule of boxing: never bet on the white guy.


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