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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| 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 | |
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Richard Altman | ... | Tour Guide |
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Seth Banks | ... | Newsman |
| Lindsay Bloom | ... | Girl In Bed | |
| Earl Boen | ... | Nose - Kline | |
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Roger Bowen | ... | Owner Sinthia Cosmetics |
| Badja Djola | ... | Heavyweight In Gym (as Badja Medu Djola) | |
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Rory Calhoun | ... | Fighter In Kid's Camp |
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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. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write off. She decides to take Kid Natural, (Eddie Scanlon) who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches. Eddie thinks this will only get him killed and resists. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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22 June 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »Edit
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Georg Michalski (as Michalski) & Oosterveen
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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?. See more »Connections
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The Body ShopGeorg Michalski (as Michalski) & Oosterveen
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I echo the previous viewers comments. When released in 1979, THE MAIN EVENT was an immediate summer hit grossing $66 million in the US and $80 million around the world. The film was popular not only because it reunited the stars of the 1972 blockbuster WHAT'S UP, DOC?, but also because of it's light tone and old-fashioned fun.
The story doesn't really matter, all you need to know is that the chemistry between the stars is fun and exciting and the screenplay gives them plenty of room to inhabit the screen. Streisand is as lovable as ever and O'Neal has rarely been more charming.
As I said before: Good fun! 7/10.