As Gittes grins at the sight, an irate farmer (Rance Howard) from the dry valley herds his sheep down the aisle of the public hearing." The Hitler-like, cold-voiced, erudite tycoon Mundson calls Johnny to come upstairs.At the top of the stairs, Mundson greets his henchman with a wide smile:Johnny: You look foolish.Mundson: I""ll show you why.(He leads Johnny by the arm)Johnny: Where""s the canary? [Note: The "canary" might have been a reference to a cat swallowing a ""canary"" and looking pleasingly guilty afterwards.In the film""s brutal, no-holds-barred look at the gladiatorial sport of boxing in documentary-style, B/W newsreel footage, La Motta unsparingly engages other boxers in the ring in some of the most realistic, visceral, bloody, and brutal yet stylized boxing scenes ever filmed - with sweat and blood spraying out of the ring, devastating blows, and flashing - actually exploding - camera bulbs.With its plot about a ruthless editor, a marriage renewed by divorce and the threat of re-marriage, a politically corrupt city, and a questionable judicial system, the romantic comedy is both a love story and a sophisticated battle of the sexes (and duel of wits).Plot SynopsisAt the "Old Man""s" (Mr.Jennings) Home:The film opened at a very measured, minimalist and tepid pace to introduce the main protagonist - a graying, unidentified gentleman as he slept with the television on in his ornate bedroom, as the credits played.