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The Great White Hype (1996) -- When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches...

Overview

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Director:
Reginald Hudlin
Writers (WGA):
Tony Hendra (screenplay) and
Ron Shelton (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 May 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sport more
Tagline:
If you can't find the perfect contender....make one.
Plot:
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Likeable enough comedy slugfest more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Samuel L. Jackson ... Rev. Fred Sultan

Jeff Goldblum ... Mitchell Kane

Peter Berg ... Terry Conklin

Corbin Bernsen ... Peter Prince

Jon Lovitz ... Sol

Cheech Marin ... Julio Escobar

John Rhys-Davies ... Johnny Windsor
Salli Richardson-Whitfield ... Bambi (as Salli Richardson)

Jamie Foxx ... Hassan El Ruk'n
Rocky Carroll ... Artemus St. John Saint

Albert Hall ... Roper's Manager
Susan Gibney ... Vivian
Michael Jace ... Marvin Shabazz
Duane Davis ... Palace Guard #1
Lamont Johnson ... Palace Guard #2
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Nedra Volz's last film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The length of Roper's cigarette just before the fight. more
Quotes:
James Roper: I'll beat him with my blackness. more
Movie Connections:
Features Dolemite (1975) more
Soundtrack:
We Got It more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Likeable enough comedy slugfest, 2 November 1999
Author: Leigh Loveday from UK

Okay, it's not the best film ever made, but it's an affable little number which'll certainly keep you entertained for an hour and a half. The storyline always seems secondary and the satire's never quite as punchy (ahaha... ha) as it should be, but there are some great comedy moments and a host of memorable characters (Damon Wayans' drawling pot-bellied champ, Peter Berg's peabrained challenger, Jeff Goldblum's rambling TV crusader, John Rhys-Davies' sweaty, foul-mouthed trainer) - and Sam Jackson's permanent big grin is all too infectious. Genuinely funny comedies aren't that easy to come by these days, so this one could definitely be a contender, give it a shot at the title, stick it up your ring etc. I'll get me coat.

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