The Main Event (1979)
- Starring:
- Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, (more)
- Director(s):
- Howard Zieff
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Main Event
Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal attempt to recapture the screwball spark of What's Up, Doc? in the labored farce The Main Event. Streisand plays Hillary Kramer, a bankrupt perfume executive who discovers that one of her tax write-offs from more prosperous times was the ownership of prizefighter Kid Natural (Ryan O' Neal). Kid Natural is now a driving instructor who wants nothing to do with boxing, but Hillary is determined to resurrect the Kid's less-than-spectacular boxing career. She installs herself as the Kid's manager and tries to get him in shape to go the distance. Along the way, the two fall in love. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast of The Main Event
- Barbra Streisand - Hillary Kramer
- Paul Sand - David
- Whitman Mayo - Percy
- Ernie Hudson - Killer
- Chu Chu Malave - Luis
- Richard Altman - Tour Guide
- Seth Banks - Newsman
- Earl Boen - Nose-Kline
- Badja Djola - Heavyweight in Gym
- Alvin Childress - Man in Gym
- Al Denava - Gomez
- John Reilly - Alan Crane
- Vic Heutschy
- Jimmy Lennon, Sr. - Announcer
- Lee C. Harman
- Jack Somack - Murry
- Tim Rossovich - Cannibal
- Denver Mattson - Referee
- Len Lesser - Trainer at Kid's Camp
- Ron Henriques - Fighter
- Art Evans - Fighter
- Ryan O'Neal - Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
- Patti D'Arbanville - Donna
- Rory Calhoun - Fighter in Kid's Camp
- Richard Lawson - Hector Mantilla
- James Gregory - Gough
- Joe Amsler - Stunt Double Kid
- Lindsay Bloom - Girl in bed
- Roger Bowen - Owner, Sinthia Cosmetics
- Sue Casey - Brenda
- Kristine de Bell - Lucy
- Shay Duffin - Fight Announcer
- Richard S. Steele
- Robert Nadder - Nose - Dean
- Bill Murray - Mantilla's Cornerman
- Darrell Zwerling - Sheldon
- Maurice Sneed - Fighter
- Harvey Parry - Referee in Long Beach
- Eddie Lopez
- Dave Ketchum - Photographer
- Murphy Dunne - Mario
- Director(s):
- Howard Zieff
- Writer(s):
- Gail Parent, Andrew Smith
- Producer(s):
- Barbra Streisand, Jon Peters
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
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