De 29-jarige Tully is een voormalig bokser. Om te ontsnappen aan zijn lege bestaan, wil hij een comeback maken. Tijdens het trainen ontmoet hij de jonge Ernie. Hoewel Ernies gedachten meer bij zijn vriendin zijn dan bij het trainen, is Tully ervan overtuigd dat Ernie een groot bokstalent is.
Nee, helaas is Fat City nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Production | John Huston | Producer |
| Production | Ray Stark | Producer |
| Editing | Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia Jones | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack H. Young | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Marvin Hamlisch | Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Paul Stewart | Special Effects |
| Crew | Nick Bullom | Stunts |
| Crew | Rachel Schedler | Stunts |
| Camera | Thomas Del Ruth | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jack Gereghty | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Gary Vidor | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ronald Vidor | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Don Vervase | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Richard Moore | Additional Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | John A. Anderson | Wardrobe Master |
| Editing | Margaret Booth | Supervising Editor |
| Editing | Abe Lincoln Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Directing | Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Camera | Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Leonard Gardner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leonard Gardner | Novel |
| Production | David Dworski | Associate Producer |
| Production | Fred Roos | Casting |
| Production | Jennifer Shull | Casting |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Art | Morris Hoffman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Sound | Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
