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The Main Event (1979)

ALL 06/22/1979 (en) Comedy, Romance 112 Min
  • Release
    06/22/1979
  • Production
    Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists
  • Rotten tomato
    51.63%
  • Original title
    The Main Event
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 44,800,000.00
    -

A Glove Story

Overview

Hillary Kramer, a successful Perfume magnate, awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write-off. She decides to take Kid Natural, Eddie Scanlon, who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches. Eddie thinks this will only get him killed and resists.

  1. Howard Zieff

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Barbra Streisand

    Hillary Kramer

  2. Ryan O'Neal

    Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

  3. Paul Sand

    David

  4. Whitman Mayo

    Percy

  5. Patti D'Arbanville

    Donna

  6. Chu Chu Malave

    Luis

  7. Richard Lawson

    Hector Mantilla

  8. James Gregory

    Gough

  9. Richard Altman

    Tour Guide

  10. Seth Banks

    Newsman

  11. Lindsay Bloom

    Girl In Bed

  12. Earl Boen

    Nose - Kline

  13. Roger Bowen

    Owner Sinthia Cosmetics

  14. Badja Djola

    Heavyweight In Gym

  15. Rory Calhoun

    Fighter In Kid's Camp

  16. Sue Casey

    Brenda

  17. Alvin Childress

    Man In Gym

  18. Kristine DeBell

    Lucy

  19. Al Denava

    Gomez

  20. Rene Dijon

    Nose - Moss

  21. Shay Duffin

    Fight Announcer

  22. Murphy Dunne

    Mario

  23. Art Evans

    Fighter

  24. Ron Henriquez

    Fighter

  25. Anthony Renya

    Fighter

  26. Maurice Sneed

    Fighter

  27. Lee Harman

    Newsman

  28. Vic Heutschy

    Newsman

  29. Ernie Hudson

    Killer

  30. David Ketchum

    Photographer

  31. Jimmy Lennon Sr.

    Announcer

  32. Len Lesser

    Trainer At Big Bear

  33. Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez

    Boxer At Kid's Camp

  34. Gilda Marx

    Exercise Teacher

  35. Denver Mattson

    Referee

  36. Bill Phillips Murry

    Mantilla's Cornerman

  37. Brent Musburger

    T. V. Show Host

  38. Robert Nadder

    Nose - Bean

  39. Harvey Parry

    Referee In Long Beach

  40. John Reilly

    Alan Crane

  41. Tim Rossovich

    Cannibal

  42. Jack Somack

    Murry

  43. Richard Steele

    Boxer In Kid's Camp

  44. Karen Hale Wookey

    Newswoman

  45. Darrell Zwerling

    Sheldon

  46. Dennis Falt

    Ringside Reporter (uncredited)

  47. Luther Fear

    Fight Fan (uncredited)

  48. Ralph Gambina

    Trainer (uncredited)

  49. Raven Grey Eagle

    Man (uncredited)

  50. Jack Griffin

    Boxing Coach (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 55 , Crews : 27

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The Main Event (1979) 112 Min

ALL 06/22/1979 (en)
Comedy, Romance
  • Release 06/22/1979
  • Production
    Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists
  • Original title The Main Event
  • en
  • Revenue44,800,000.00

A Glove Story

Overview

Hillary Kramer, a successful Perfume magnate, awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write-off. She decides to take Kid Natural, Eddie Scanlon, who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches. Eddie thinks this will only get him killed and resists.

  1. Howard Zieff

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Edward Warschilka

    Editor

  4. Barbra Streisand, Jon Peters

    Producer



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