Barbara, a frustrated writer who is also sexually frustrated, seeks to recharge her life by moving into a Manhattan apartment, where she earns money typing up manuscripts for other writers. Next door, a sexy young lady plays a variety of erotic games revolving around her hypnotically humming vibrator. When Julie, Barbara's hot-to-trot sister shows up, she reluctantly allows her to stay, even though memories of incestuous girlhood explorations between them cause her obvious distress.
Presented as an inquiry into the ways of lust, this film is staged as a documentary. It moves from rural prostitution (the roadhouse) to pornographers, then on to streetwalkers, male hustlers, and high-class call girls. The madam runs the bordello, she depends on the photographer to supply her with pornography; he's in the city, using his camera to lead him into depravity. The streetwalkers risk arrest from the cops and abuse from the johns. Even the call girls have a tough time: from their expenses to their lack of self-reflection. Their motto: "Live fast, die young, and make a beautiful corpse."
Streetwalkers tired of being harassed by thugs stand up for their rights in this cult drama.
杰克•拉莫塔(罗伯特•德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰)出身于纽约的布鲁克林区。自小便进行拳击训练的杰克很快就在拳击界崭露头角,他因在比赛中出拳迅猛,打击对手毫不留情,表现得就像一头公牛,被称为“愤怒的公牛”。
虽然杰克表现出色,但因为他为人耿直,不肯屈服于黑手党的安排,所以在当时他一直无缘于挑战拳王金腰带。在多次失意后,杰克终于向黑手党屈服,听从安排输掉了一场比赛。之后杰克如愿挑战了拳王并顺利加冕。
加冕后的杰克不仅没有体会到预想中的兴奋,反而看透了拳击界的种种黑幕,决意退出。