Apparently Mike Tyson has some issues
I was on the fence, but A.O. Scott's rave has convinced me: I'm gonna go see Tyson this weekend.
I was on the fence, but A.O. Scott's rave has convinced me: I'm gonna go see Tyson this weekend.
It's pretty awesome. If only for the bit in which Tyson talks about contracting gonorrhea from some "vile, wretched" model he boned in the bathroom of a Manhattan loft party, but refuses treatment because 1) he was scared to go to doctors, and 2) he had a fight coming up and the burning sensation made him crazy enough to rip someone's head off. Seriously.
This doc is fucking awesome. The gonorrhea part was amazing. Felatio at a Fifth Avenue party with a model (Naomi?) was incredible. Tyson's stories about robbing drug dealers in the 1980s in brownsville also shows that he was living in a totally different cosmos than most of us. More interesting points: 1) Tyson stomping on Don King for stealing his money in front of a group of "decrepit" old ladies, 2) Tyson's grammar (particularly his hilarious jailhouse-y uses of the words "equisite" and "Bourgoisie" will have you screaming with laughter in the theater) , and 3) Tyson's fight at various points in the documentary not to cry while mentioning Cus D'Amato. Heartbreaking stuff.
I STRONGLY recommend you see this doc by James Toback. Who would have thought that Tyson could be an interesting and — yes — "wise" man? Well, interesting, at least.
I enjoyed it, but the Ali/Frasier doc running on HBO right now is even better. It looks at the relationship between the two fighters from Frasier's point of view and might change how you look at Ali.
Will I like it more than the Valentino doc? That seems unlikely.
It's pretty much the same movie!
Ye gods, where's a YouTube mash-up when you want one?
Valentino: Dolce & Gabbana:: Ali: Frazier