The Main Event
Howard Zieff1979-06-22
A Glove Story
5.3
112 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Barbra Streisand | Hillary Kramer | Unowned |
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Ryan O'Neal | Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon | Unowned |
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Paul Sand | David | Unowned |
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Whitman Mayo | Percy | Unowned |
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Patti D'Arbanville | Donna | Unowned |
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Chu Chu Malave | Luis | Unowned |
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Richard Lawson | Hector Mantilla | Unowned |
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James Gregory | Gough | Unowned |
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Richard Altman | Tour Guide | Unowned |
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Seth Banks | Newsman | Unowned |
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Lindsay Bloom | Girl In Bed | Unowned |
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Earl Boen | Nose - Kline | Unowned |
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Roger Bowen | Owner Sinthia Cosmetics | Unowned |
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Badja Djola | Heavyweight In Gym | Unowned |
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Rory Calhoun | Fighter In Kid's Camp | Unowned |
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Sue Casey | Brenda | Unowned |
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Alvin Childress | Man In Gym | Unowned |
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Kristine DeBell | Lucy | Unowned |
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Al Denava | Gomez | Unowned |
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Rene Dijon | Nose - Moss | Unowned |
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Shay Duffin | Fight Announcer | Unowned |
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Murphy Dunne | Mario | Unowned |
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Art Evans | Fighter | Unowned |
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Ron Henriquez | Fighter | Unowned |
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Anthony Renya | Fighter | Unowned |
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Maurice Sneed | Fighter | Unowned |
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Lee Harman | Newsman | Unowned |
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Vic Heutschy | Newsman | Unowned |
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Ernie Hudson | Killer | Unowned |
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David Ketchum | Photographer | Unowned |
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Jimmy Lennon Sr. | Announcer | Unowned |
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Len Lesser | Trainer At Big Bear | Unowned |
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Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez | Boxer At Kid's Camp | Unowned |
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Gilda Marx | Exercise Teacher | Unowned |
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Denver Mattson | Referee | Unowned |
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Bill Phillips Murry | Mantilla's Cornerman | Unowned |
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Brent Musburger | T. V. Show Host | Unowned |
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Robert Nadder | Nose - Bean | Unowned |
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Harvey Parry | Referee In Long Beach | Unowned |
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John Reilly | Alan Crane | Unowned |
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Tim Rossovich | Cannibal | Unowned |
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Jack Somack | Murry | Unowned |
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Richard Steele | Boxer In Kid's Camp | Unowned |
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Karen Hale Wookey | Newswoman | Unowned |
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Darrell Zwerling | Sheldon | Unowned |
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Dennis Falt | Ringside Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Luther Fear | Fight Fan (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Gambina | Trainer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Raven Grey Eagle | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Griffin | Boxing Coach (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roslyn Kind | Aerobics Class Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Monty O'Grady | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leoda Richards | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rick Sawaya | Fighting Cop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Slate | Man at Gym (uncredited) | Unowned |