
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