The Main Event (1979)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $44,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.4 |
Directed By
Howard Zieff
Crew
Howard Zieff
Gail Parent
Andrew Smith
Karen Rea
Dianne Crittenden
Lee Harman
Kaye Pownall
Pat Kehoe
Gary Daigler
Ed Milkovich
Joe Amsler
Denver Mattson
Rick Sawaya
Kevin N. Johnston
Karen Hale Wookey
Shirlee Strahm
Jon Peters
Renée Missel
Howard Rosenman
Barbra Streisand
Michael Melvoin
Mario Tosi
Edward Warschilka
Charles Rosen
James W. Payne
Ruth Myers
Jeff Werner
TOP CAST
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
Richard Altman
Tour Guide
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
Al Denava
Gomez
Rene Dijon
Nose - Moss
Shay Duffin
Fight Announcer
Murphy Dunne
Mario
Art Evans
Fighter
Ron Henriquez
Fighter
Anthony Renya
Fighter
Maurice Sneed
Fighter
Lee Harman
Newsman
Vic Heutschy
Newsman
Ernie Hudson
Killer
David Ketchum
Photographer
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Announcer
Len Lesser
Trainer At Big Bear
Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez
Boxer At Kid's Camp
Gilda Marx
Exercise Teacher
Denver Mattson
Referee
Bill Phillips Murry
Mantilla's Cornerman
Brent Musburger
T. V. Show Host
Robert Nadder
Nose - Bean
Harvey Parry
Referee In Long Beach
John Reilly
Alan Crane
Tim Rossovich
Cannibal
Jack Somack
Murry
Richard Steele
Boxer In Kid's Camp
Karen Hale Wookey
Newswoman
Darrell Zwerling
Sheldon
Dennis Falt
Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
Luther Fear
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Ralph Gambina
Trainer (uncredited)
Raven Grey Eagle
Man (uncredited)
Jack Griffin
Boxing Coach (uncredited)
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