Jimmy Hoffa

:See also: James R. Hoffa's son and current Teamster union president James P. Hoffa

Representation in the arts

A semifactual motion picture of Hoffa's life entitled Hoffa was released in 1992 starring Jack Nicholson in the title role and Danny DeVito—also the film's director—as his fictional right-hand man.

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Motion picture - Hoffa - 1992 - Jack Nicholson - Danny DeVito

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In 1983, the television mini-series Blood Feud dramatized the conflict between Hoffa (portrayed by Robert Blake) and Bobby Kennedy (portrayed by Cotter Smith).

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Television - Mini-series - Robert Blake - Bobby Kennedy - Cotter Smith

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The 1978 movie F.I.S.T. was based loosely on the life of Hoffa. It starred Sylvester Stallone as a young Cleveland, Ohio warehouse worker, Johnny Kovak, who rises through the ranks of the fictional Teamster-like "Federation of Interstate Truckers."

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1978 - F.I.S.T. - Sylvester Stallone - Cleveland, Ohio

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The book The Fall and Rise of Jimmy Hoffa by Walter Sheridan is a noted guide to the trials in Tennessee of Hoffa, although biased as Mr. Sheridan was one of RFK's lawyers. Another notable work is the 1978 book, The Hoffa Wars, by investigative reporter Dan Moldea, detailing Hoffa's rise to power. The book Contract Killer by William Hoffman and Lake Headley goes into great detail about Hoffa's murder.

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Walter Sheridan - Tennessee - RFK - 1978 - Dan Moldea - William Hoffman - Lake Headley

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Because of the notorious circumstances of Hoffa's disappearance, many films and television series such as The Simpsons and Bruce Almighty have used Jimmy Hoffa's body (or the discovery thereof) to humorous effect.

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Television - The Simpsons - Bruce Almighty

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