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| 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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When the champ's promoter, Reverend Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white. However, once Reverend Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training, while the confident champ takes it easy, and falls out of shape. Written by P. Wong <pwong@nt.net>
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3 May 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$7,874,000Company Credits
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Performed by Premier
Written and Arranged by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster
Produced by Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy for 2 Tuff-E-Nuff
Productions, Inc.
Premier appears courtesy of Alien Records and Y? Entertainment
Music Group
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The song Terry Conklin and his band are performing in the club when Sultan comes to see him is "Feed" by the band Local H. See more »Goofs
The length of Roper's cigarette just before the fight. See more »Crazy Credits
While walking back to dressing room after fight, Conklin is followed by two little people from his entourage. See more »Soundtracks
We Got ItPerformed by Premier
Written and Arranged by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster
Produced by Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy for 2 Tuff-E-Nuff
Productions, Inc.
Premier appears courtesy of Alien Records and Y? Entertainment
Music Group
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"The Great White Hype" is a wacky, raucous, and mediocre comedy which pokes fun at what is doubtless pound-for-pound America's most corrupt sport. The film shows the connection between hype and the Pay Per View take in a major boxing event. However, it fails to carve out the players' real personas with sufficient clarity to make the film good satire and deliver a KO blow to the sports bad guys while giving the good guys a spot. A lukewarm watch for the public at large, "...Hype" will be most enjoyed by boxing fans.