The Main Event (1979)
A Glove Story
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.
Rated
PG
Year
1979
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
22 June 1979
TMDB
5.3 (68)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
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
R
Richard Altman
Tour Guide
S
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
Alvin Childress
Man In Gym
Kristine DeBell
Lucy
A
Al Denava
Gomez
R
Rene Dijon
Nose - Moss
Shay Duffin
Fight Announcer
Murphy Dunne
Mario
Art Evans
Fighter
R
Ron Henriquez
Fighter
A
Anthony Renya
Fighter
M
Maurice Sneed
Fighter
L
Lee Harman
Newsman
V
Vic Heutschy
Newsman
Ernie Hudson
Killer
David Ketchum
Photographer
J
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Announcer
Len Lesser
Trainer At Big Bear
E
Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez
Boxer At Kid's Camp
G
Gilda Marx
Exercise Teacher
D
Denver Mattson
Referee
B
Bill Phillips Murry
Mantilla's Cornerman
Brent Musburger
T. V. Show Host
R
Robert Nadder
Nose - Bean
Harvey Parry
Referee In Long Beach
John Reilly
Alan Crane
Tim Rossovich
Cannibal
Jack Somack
Murry
R
Richard Steele
Boxer In Kid's Camp
K
Karen Hale Wookey
Newswoman
Darrell Zwerling
Sheldon
D
Dennis Falt
Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
L
Luther Fear
Fight Fan (uncredited)
R
Ralph Gambina
Trainer (uncredited)
R
Raven Grey Eagle
Man (uncredited)
J
Jack Griffin
Boxing Coach (uncredited)
Roslyn Kind
Aerobics Class Dancer (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Party Guest (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited)
R
Rick Sawaya
Fighting Cop (uncredited)
J
Jack Slate
Man at Gym (uncredited)
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