The Main Event (1979)

  • PG
  • 06/22/1979 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 52m

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.

Howard Zieff

Director

Gail Parent

Screenplay

Andrew Smith

Screenplay

Cast

Barbra Streisand's headshot

Barbra Streisand

Hillary Kramer
Ryan O'Neal's headshot

Ryan O'Neal

Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Paul Sand's headshot

Paul Sand

David
Whitman Mayo's headshot

Whitman Mayo

Percy
Patti D'Arbanville's headshot

Patti D'Arbanville

Donna
Chu Chu Malave's headshot

Chu Chu Malave

Luis
Richard Lawson's headshot

Richard Lawson

Hector Mantilla
James Gregory's headshot

James Gregory

Gough

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