About a largely unsung writer of the twentieth century: John Fante, the renegade author whose highly autobiographical novels illustrate his deep-rooted love of Los Angeles and his struggles working through poverty and prejudice.
Jan Louter
Director, Writer
John Fante
Writer

Robert Towne
Self
Dan Fante
Self
Joyce Fante
Self
Jim Fante
Self
Joe Weston
John Fante (voice)

John Fante
Self (archive footage)
Nicholas Pap
Charles Bukowski (voice)
Directed by John Ford70%
McQueen74%
Love, Antosha74%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
The Class of ‘9271%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Above Majestic73%
Public Speaking70%
Sidney70%
180° South72%
The Cheshire Murders65%
My Mom Jayne80%
Voyeur59%
Sherman's March67%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Mifune: The Last Samurai71%
Night Will Fall76%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%