The Main Event

The Main Event

112 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 22, 1979

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.

The Main Event

112 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 22, 1979

The Main Event
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Barwood Films
Original title The Main Event
Directors Howard Zieff
Writers Andrew Smith, Gail Parent

Cast

Barbra Streisand

as Hillary Kramer

Ryan O'Neal

as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Paul Sand

as David

Whitman Mayo

as Percy

Chu Chu Malave

as Luis

Richard Lawson

as Hector Mantilla

James Gregory

as Gough

Richard Altman

as Tour Guide

Seth Banks

as Newsman

Lindsay Bloom

as Girl In Bed

Earl Boen

as Nose - Kline

Roger Bowen

as Owner Sinthia Cosmetics

Badja Djola

as Heavyweight In Gym

Rory Calhoun

as Fighter In Kid's Camp

Sue Casey

as Brenda

Alvin Childress

as Man In Gym

Kristine DeBell

as Lucy

Al Denava

as Gomez

Rene Dijon

as Nose - Moss

Shay Duffin

as Fight Announcer

Murphy Dunne

as Mario

Art Evans

as Fighter

Ron Henriquez

as Fighter

Anthony Renya

as Fighter

Maurice Sneed

as Fighter

Lee Harman

as Newsman

Vic Heutschy

as Newsman

Ernie Hudson

as Killer

David Ketchum

as Photographer

Jimmy Lennon Sr.

as Announcer

Len Lesser

as Trainer At Big Bear

Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez

as Boxer At Kid's Camp

Gilda Marx

as Exercise Teacher

Denver Mattson

as Referee

Bill Phillips Murry

as Mantilla's Cornerman

Brent Musburger

as T. V. Show Host

Robert Nadder

as Nose - Bean

Harvey Parry

as Referee In Long Beach

John Reilly

as Alan Crane

Tim Rossovich

as Cannibal

Jack Somack

as Murry

Richard S. Steele

as Boxer In Kid's Camp

Karen Hale Wookey

as Newswoman

Darrell Zwerling

as Sheldon

Dennis Falt

as Ringside Reporter (uncredited)

Luther Fear

as Fight Fan (uncredited)

Ralph Gambina

as Trainer (uncredited)

Raven Grey Eagle

as Man (uncredited)

Jack Griffin

as Boxing Coach (uncredited)

Robert Hitchcock

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Roslyn Kind

as Aerobics Class Dancer (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Rick Sawaya

as Fighting Cop (uncredited)

Jack Slate

as Man at Gym (uncredited)