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The Main Event (1979)

"A Glove Story"

5.2/10 1h 52m Jun 22, 1979
Comedy Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Main Event
Original Language EN
Revenue $44,800,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Hillary Kramer
Popularity: 0.7
Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Popularity: 0.9
Paul Sand
Paul Sand
David
Popularity: 2.6
Whitman Mayo
Whitman Mayo
Percy
Popularity: 7.8
Patti D'Arbanville
Patti D'Arbanville
Donna
Popularity: 2.3
Chu Chu Malave
Chu Chu Malave
Luis
Popularity: 3.7
Richard Lawson
Richard Lawson
Hector Mantilla
Popularity: 6.6
James Gregory
James Gregory
Gough
Popularity: 0.8
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Richard Altman
Tour Guide
Popularity: 1.7
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Seth Banks
Newsman
Popularity: 1.5
Lindsay Bloom
Lindsay Bloom
Girl In Bed
Popularity: 5.3
Earl Boen
Earl Boen
Nose - Kline
Popularity: 2.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Andrew Smith, Gail Parent
Director Howard Zieff
Producer Jon Peters, Barbra Streisand
Editor Edward Warschilka
Executive Producer Howard Rosenman, Renée Missel

Production

Barwood Films
US
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
First Artists
US

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Keywords

sports boxer romcom perfume financial ruin boxing manager driving instructor

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Details
Release Date June 22, 1979
Runtime 1h 52m
Revenue $44,800,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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