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22 June 1979 (USA)
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A Glove Story
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Hillary Kramer, successful Perfume magnate awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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(7 articles)
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The Chemistry is Still There...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 (as Badja Medu Djola) |
| Rory Calhoun | ... | Fighter In Kid's Camp |
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112 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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UK:12 |
Australia:M |
Iceland:12 |
Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-12 |
USA:PG (NO. 25680) |
Singapore:PG
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Producer Jon Peters, who was Barbra Streisand's boyfriend at the time, has since said, "I talked Barbra into doing that ("The Main Event"). It was time for us to do another film and I felt a comedy was the best way to go."
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Revealing mistakes: When Hillary and Kid are fighting in the ring at the end of the film, Kid calls Hillary, "Judy". Judy was Barbra Streisand's character's name in the last film that she and Ryan O'Neal did together, What's Up, Doc? (1972).
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Referenced in Getting in Shape for 'The Main Event' (1979) (TV)
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Fight
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1979's THE MAIN EVENT was a lame attempt to rekindle the chemistry that Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal created in WHAT'S UP, DOC?, in an attempt to make lightning strike twice at the box office. Well, the chemistry between the stars is still evident, but the story just does not do them justice this time. Streisand plays Hillary Kramer, a cosmetics tycoon who learns that her accountant as absconded with everything she owns and the only thing she has been left with is the contract of a washed-up ex-boxer (O'Neal). So to recoup her money, she makes him start boxing again and becomes his manager. Streisand works very hard to make her character likable but it is a struggle and O'Neal is just miscast as a boxer. He just doesn't look or act like a boxer. It's not boring, but both stars have been seen to better advantage. The best thing about this movie is the powerhouse theme song that Barbra sings over the closing credits. It is an absolute "Wow!"