The Main Event

The Main Event

A Glove Story

1979•1h 52m•5.3/10

ComedyRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.3/10(65)

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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Production

Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Hillary Kramer

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Paul Sand

Paul Sand

David

Whitman Mayo

Whitman Mayo

Percy

Patti D'Arbanville

Patti D'Arbanville

Donna

Chu Chu Malave

Chu Chu Malave

Luis

Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson

Hector Mantilla

James Gregory

James Gregory

Gough

Richard Altman

Tour Guide

Seth Banks

Newsman

Lindsay Bloom

Lindsay Bloom

Girl In Bed

Earl Boen

Earl Boen

Nose - Kline

Roger Bowen

Roger Bowen

Owner Sinthia Cosmetics

Badja Djola

Badja Djola

Heavyweight In Gym

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun

Fighter In Kid's Camp

Sue Casey

Sue Casey

Brenda

Alvin Childress

Alvin Childress

Man In Gym

Kristine DeBell

Kristine DeBell

Lucy

Al Denava

Gomez

Rene Dijon

Nose - Moss

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