The Main Event (1979)

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

A Glove Story

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.

Andrew Smith

Screenplay

Howard Zieff

Director

Gail Parent

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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