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Feature film — 1979

The Main Event (1979)

5.31h 52mComedy — Romance

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.

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A high-signal pick with 68 votes.

Barwood Films / Warner Bros. Pictures / First Artists

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Director: Howard Zieff

On screen

Cast & crew

Barbra Streisand as Hillary Kramer

Barbra Streisand

Hillary Kramer

Ryan O'Neal as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Ryan O'Neal

Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Paul Sand as David

Paul Sand

David

Whitman Mayo as Percy

Whitman Mayo

Percy

Patti D'Arbanville as Donna

Patti D'Arbanville

Donna

Chu Chu Malave as Luis

Chu Chu Malave

Luis

Richard Lawson as Hector Mantilla

Richard Lawson

Hector Mantilla

James Gregory as Gough

James Gregory

Gough

R

Richard Altman

Tour Guide

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Seth Banks

Newsman

Lindsay Bloom as Girl In Bed

Lindsay Bloom

Girl In Bed

Earl Boen as Nose - Kline

Earl Boen

Nose - Kline

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