jealousy   independent film   based on novel   missing person   marriage   plot twist   character name in title   wrestling   1940s   sweat   beach   father son relationship   los angeles california   fistfight   second chance   flashback   blood spatter   gore   racial slur   alcohol   police brutality   alien   detective   racism   african american   guilt   retirement   writer director   based on book   punch   exploding head   dress   jazz club   philadelphia pennsylvania   shot in the arm   california   slit throat   jazz music   boxing   blockbuster   third part   friendship between men   politics   boxer   wrestler   eye gouging   fist   champion   hero   star   comeback   fame   middle class   male bonding   pennsylvania   boxing match   boxing ring   charity   directed by star   video arcade   push ups   training montage   comic relief   popularity   ghetto   lizard monster   multiple monsters   underdog   hit with a chair   blacks versus italians   boxer hero   rematch   sequel to best picture winner   nightie   sleeper hold   weak heart   biracial   bee creature   frog monster   cult favorite   death   murder   number in title   shot to death   gang   knife   based on comic book   bravery   muscleman   superhero   showdown   violence   severed head   husband wife relationship   shootout   investigation   song   drunkenness   femme fatale   sequel   shot in the chest   sex   shot in the head   stabbed in the neck   suspense   tension   returning character killed off   neo noir   roman numeral in title