The Main Event
A Glove Story
5.3
68 votes
1979
1h 52m
Comedy
Romance
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.
Directed by Howard Zieff
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
GoughR
Richard Altman
Tour GuideS
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
LucyA
Al Denava
GomezR
Rene Dijon
Nose - MossDetails
Status
Released
Release date
June 22, 1979
Budget
—
Revenue
$44.8M
Language
—
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