Bruce Weber’s film debut was this beautifully conceived portrait of Andy Minsker, a former lightweight champion, who runs a boxing club for teenagers in Portland, Oregon. On the surface, Minsker is an ebullient small-town guy, yet his past contains some abusive family relationships. Shot in saturated color and smoky black and white, underscored by the soulful jazz of Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan, Weber’s subject is revealed in both his splendor and his unrealized pain.
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- Direction: Bruce Weber
- Cinematography: Jeff Preis
- Editing: Phyllis Famiglietti
- Sound: John Boissesu
- Music: Cherry Vanilla
- Production: Kira Productions
- Producers: Bruce Weber
- Format: 35mm
- Color: Colour
- Production Country: USA
- Production Year: 1987
- Duration: 75'
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber was born on March 29, 1946 in Greenburg, Pennsylvania. He has been a dynamic force in fashion and portraiture photography for more than two decades. He has photographed for virtually every major magazine, has 16 books to his credit, and his work has been exhibited in over 60 galleries and museums. Weber is equally acclaimed for his filmmaking and has produced seven short and feature length movies, two of which won Best Documentary awards from the International Documentary Association. Lets Get Lost was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. Weber has directed music videos for Chris Isaak and the Pet Shop Boys, the latter winning Music Weeks Video of the Year. He is currently finishing a documentary he filmed with the late Robert Mitchum, in which the actor talks about moviemaking, politics, women and his life.
