Cinema: Dubious Battler

THE ALL-AMERICAN BOY Directed and Written by CHARLES EASTMAN

"A white fighter without responsibilities is not reliable," says Aspiring Manager Ariel Van Daumee. "A middle-class white son of a bitch without goals will usually break your heart." He knows his boy. Vic Bealer (Jon Voight) fights heavyweight, talks about going to the nationals and getting to the Olympics, even turning pro. He has the equipment to do it, too. Blond and tall and blue-eyed, Vic is the kind of guy people like to pin hopes on; he is the young man of vast...

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