The Destiny of Marty Fine

The Destiny of Marty Fine
Directed by	Michael Hacker
Written by	Michael Hacker Mark Ruffalo
Story by	Mark Ruffalo[1]
Produced by	Jeffrey Miller
Starring	Norman Fell Michael Ironside Alan Gelfant Catherine Keener James LeGros
Cinematography	Melinda Sue Gordon
Edited by	Gabriella Cristiani Lee Grubin Tammis Chandler Barbara Boguski
Distributed by	One-Two Prods. Inc.
Release date	March 16, 1996 (1996-03-16) (South by Southwest)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

Reception

Joe Leydon of Variety gave the film a negative review, calling it "a genuine eyesore."[1]

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."[3]

References

1. Leydon, Joe (March 25, 1996). "The Destiny of Marty Fine". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
2. Hacker, Michael, The Destiny of Marty Fine (Drama), Alan Gelfant, James Le Gros, Catherine Keener, retrieved 2024-09-23
3. Rabin, Nathan (May 31, 2002). "The Destiny Of Marty Fine". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

External links

• The Destiny of Marty Fine at IMDb
• The Destiny of Marty Fine at Rotten Tomatoes