Film
The Main Event
1979 · 1h 52m · Comedy · Romance
A Glove Story
- IMDb
- 5.5
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 33%
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Overview
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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Cast
Barbra Streisand
Hillary Kramer
Ryan O'Neal
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Paul Sand
David
Whitman Mayo
Percy
Patti D'Arbanville
Donna
Chu Chu Malave
Luis
Richard Lawson
Hector Mantilla
James Gregory
Gough
Richard Altman
Tour Guide
Seth Banks
Newsman
Lindsay Bloom
Girl In Bed
Earl Boen
Nose - Kline
Roger Bowen
Owner Sinthia Cosmetics
Badja Djola
Heavyweight In Gym
Rory Calhoun
Fighter In Kid's Camp
Sue Casey
Brenda
Crew
- Howard ZieffDirector
- Andrew SmithScreenplay
- Gail ParentScreenplay
- Jon PetersProducer
- Barbra StreisandProducer
- Renée MisselExecutive Producer
- Howard RosenmanExecutive Producer
- Mario TosiDirector of Photography
- Michael MelvoinOriginal Music Composer
- Edward WarschilkaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 22, 1979
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- PG
- Revenue
- $44,800,000
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
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