The Main Event
1979 · Movie · PG · 112 min · ★ 5.3
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-06-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 112 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (67 votes)
- Budget
- $6,000,000
Themes
- sports
- boxer
- romcom
- perfume
- financial ruin
- boxing manager
- driving instructor
Cast & crew
Barbra Streisand
as Hillary Kramer
Ryan O'Neal
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Paul Sand
as David
Whitman Mayo
as Percy
Patti D'Arbanville
as Donna
Chu Chu Malave
as Luis
Richard Lawson
as Hector Mantilla
James Gregory
as Gough
- RA
Richard Altman
as Tour Guide
- SB
Seth Banks
as Newsman
Directed by Howard Zieff