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The Great White Hype

The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ (at 17), a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks.

Director

Reginald Hudlin

Year

Genre

Box Office

$8,008,255

Production

Atman Entertainment,Fred Berner Films,20th Century Fox

Awards

N/A

Rev. Fred Sultan

Samuel L. Jackson

Mitchell Kane

Terry Conklin

Peter Prince

Sol

Julio Escobar

Johnny Windsor

John Rhys-Davies

Bambi

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Hassan El Ruk'n

Artemus St. John Saint

Roper's Manager

Vivian

Marvin Shabazz

Palace Guard #1

Palace Guard #2

James 'The Grim Reaper' Roper

Artie

Palace Guard #3

Lydell M. Cheshier

Fight Announcer #1

Fight Announcer #2

Press Member #1

Lee the Drummer

Angel

Bert Sugar

Michael Katz

Sports Writer

Jonathan P. Hicks

Sports Writer

Tim Kawakami

Chairman Jerry Schwartz

Michael Fairman

Press Corps #1

Press Corps #2

Old Lady

White Middle American

Pretty Young Woman #1

Elizabeth LaRou

Pretty Young Woman #2

Pretty Young Woman #3

Referee

Sultan's Valet

Anthony Johnson

Brian Setzer

Method Man

Roper's Crony #1

Roper's Crony #2

Roper's Crony #3

Minister

Palace Guard #4

Kane's Cameraman

Roper Cornerman #1

Roper Cornerman #2

Elmer

Gregory Holtz Sr.

Kim

Photographer

Ring Girl

Security Guard

Sparring Partner

Taylor Humphries

Jarrett Kane

Boxing fan

Rowdy Spectator

Sultan Babe

Fight Attendee

Michael Satterfield

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What's that music - The Great White Hype

What's that music

{y:i}[Insects Humming] - The Great White Hype

{y:i}[Insects Humming]

[Snarling Continues] - The Great White Hype

[Snarling Continues]

Get outta the way Hey we ain't duckin' you man - The Great White Hype

Get outta the way Hey we ain't duckin' you man

I'll stick my dick so far your fuckin' ass I'll impale your tonsils - The Great White Hype

I'll stick my dick so far your fuckin' ass...

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you - The Great White Hype

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you

{y:i}[Chattering] - The Great White Hype

{y:i}[Chattering]

-This guy's a putz!
-No, he's got something. - The Great White Hype

-This guy's a putz! -No, he's got something.

I cannot make caviar out of fisheggs - The Great White Hype

I cannot make caviar out of fisheggs

Mano a mano - The Great White Hype

You have a goal and you have the balls to reach that goal - The Great White Hype

You have a goal and you have the balls to reach that goal

Man I could beat Conklin and my meat at the same time - The Great White Hype

Man I could beat Conklin and my meat at the same time

But you got to be in some kind of shape Oh I'm in shape I'm round - The Great White Hype

But you got to be in some kind of shape Oh I'm in shape...

{y:i}[Bagpipes] - The Great White Hype

{y:i}[Bagpipes]

Fuck you fuck you - The Great White Hype

Fuck you fuck you

[Indistinct Chatter] - The Great White Hype

[Indistinct Chatter]

[Johnny]
You've got a lovely chest. - The Great White Hype

[Johnny] You've got a lovely chest.

I've never been to a city more exploitive towards women - The Great White Hype

I've never been to a city more exploitive towards women

Y i Strumming y i But wasn't that you on the cover of Playboy magazine - The Great White Hype

Y i Strumming y i But wasn't that you on the cover of...

I'm about to donate some money to the Remove My Foot From Your Ass Foundation - The Great White Hype

I'm about to donate some money to the Remove My Foot...

All right, all right, all right,
all right! All right, all right! - The Great White Hype

All right, all right, all right, all right! All right, all r...

Very clever.
I gotta get one of those. - The Great White Hype

Very clever. I gotta get one of those.

{y:i}[Announcer] There is no excitement
{y:i}like a much-anticipated... - The Great White Hype

{y:i}[Announcer] There is no excitement {y:i}like a much-ant...

-Aah! Ah-ha!
{y:i}-[Doc] What is that? - The Great White Hype

-Aah! Ah-ha! {y:i}-[Doc] What is that?

You wanna cut that junk off
and get rid of that cigarette? - The Great White Hype

You wanna cut that junk off and get rid of that cigarette?

Okay! - The Great White Hype

[ Rapping Continues] - The Great White Hype

[ Rapping Continues]

[ Booing] - The Great White Hype

All right, baby.
Big payday. Go for it. - The Great White Hype

All right, baby. Big payday. Go for it.

[Audience Laughing] - The Great White Hype

[Audience Laughing]

The champ is pissed off now! - The Great White Hype

The champ is pissed off now!

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The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ (at 17), a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Reginald Hudlin

Writer: Tony Hendra, Ron Shelton

Production: Atman Entertainment,Fred Berner Films,20th Century Fox

Genre: comedy, sport

Year: 1996

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.5

BoxOffice: $8,008,255

Released: 03 May 1996

Awards: N/A

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