The Main Event (1979)
A Glove Story
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.
- Release date
- June 22, 1979
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $44,800,000
Trailer
Cast
- Barbra Streisand as Hillary Kramer
- Ryan O'Neal as Eddie 'Kid Natural' Scanlon
- Paul Sand as David
- Whitman Mayo as Percy
- Patti D'Arbanville as Donna
- Chu Chu Malave as Luis
- Richard Lawson as Hector Mantilla
- James Gregory as Gough
- Richard Altman as Tour Guide
- Seth Banks as Newsman
Crew
- Howard Zieff · Director
- Gail Parent · Writer
- Andrew Smith · Writer
- Jon Peters · Producer
- Barbra Streisand · Producer
- Michael Melvoin · Composer
- Mario Tosi · Cinematographer
- Edward Warschilka · Editor
- Dianne Crittenden · Casting director
- Karen Rea · Casting director
- Charles Rosen · Production designer