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15 November 1997 (USA) morePlot:
A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Emmy Winners (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 September 1998)
King Is Champ In Hbo Homes
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 November 1997)
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Ving Rhames is the champ, Don King nothing but chump. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ving Rhames | ... | Don King |
 | Vondie Curtis-Hall | ... | Lloyd Price |
 | Jeremy Piven | ... | Hank Schwartz |
| Darius McCrary | ... | Muhammad Ali |
 | Keith David | ... | Herbert Muhammad |
| Gabriel Casseus | ... | Jeremiah Shabazz |
 | Loretta Devine | ... | Connie Harper |
| Brent Jennings | ... | Dick Sadler |
| Lahmard J. Tate | ... | Carl King |
| Danny Johnson | ... | Larry Holmes |
 | Bernie Mac | ... | Bendini Brown |
 | Donzaleigh Abernathy | ... | Henrietta King |
| Lou Rawls | ... | Harold Logan |
| Teddy Atlas | ... | Richie Giachetti |
 | Jarrod Bunch | ... | George Foreman |
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Rated R for strong language, some violence and nudity.Parents Guide:
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Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Don King is a self-promoter the likes that few have seen in our lifetime. This film takes a novel approach to telling the King story, blowing KING up into as big a buffoon as possible, and using King himself (actor Ving Rhames) in telling the tale. I give director John Herzfeld credit-it's a novel and appropriate approach to the biography of a man who truly is more caricature than real.
Rhames gives an inspired and convincing performance as King, breathing much life into a film from a book that was for all practical purposes stillborn.
Enjoy the movie for Rhames and pay little attention to the details.