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The Main Event

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.

Director

Howard Zieff

Year

Genre

comedy, romance, sport

Box Office

$42,800,000

Production

Barwood Films,Warner Bros. Pictures,First Artists

Awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

Hillary Kramer

Barbra Streisand

Eddie 'Kid Natural' Scanlon

David

Percy

Donna

Patti D'Arbanville

Luis

Hector Mantilla

Gough

Tour Guide

Newsman

Girl in Bed

Nose - Kline

Owner Sinthia Cosmetics

Heavyweight in Gym

Fighter in Kid's Camp

Brenda

Man in Gym

Alvin Childress

Lucy

Kristine DeBell

Gomez

Nose - Moss

Fight Announcer

Mario

Fighter

Fighter

Fighter

Fighter

Newsman

Newsman

Killer

Photographer

Announcer

Jimmy Lennon Sr.

Trainer at Big Bear

Boxer at Kid's Camp

Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez

Exercise Teacher

Referee

Mantilla's Cornerman

Bill Phillips Murry

T. V. Show Host

Brent Musburger

Nose - Bean

Referee in Long Beach

Alan Crane

Cannibal

Murry

Boxer in Kid's Camp

Newswoman

Karen Hale Wookey

Sheldon

Darrell Zwerling

Sonny

Ringside Reporter

Animated Fight Fan

Trainer

Minor Role

Raven Grey Eagle

Boxing Coach

Party Guest

Robert Hitchcock

Aerobics Class Dancer

Party Guest

Party Guest

Fight Cop

Man at Gym

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I hear they're gonna cut it
and put it on the street. - The Main Event

I hear they're gonna cut it and put it on the street.

Kick those heels up.
Energy, energy! - The Main Event

Kick those heels up. Energy, energy!

One, down,
two, three, four... - The Main Event

One, down, two, three, four...

David?
What? - The Main Event

What's happening, mama? - The Main Event

What's happening, mama?

I'm sorry.
I was just looking... - The Main Event

I'm sorry. I was just looking...

It's not on the dotted line,
but it's legal. - The Main Event

It's not on the dotted line, but it's legal.

Hello? - The Main Event

You think you can stay in business
without me doing anything? - The Main Event

You think you can stay in business without me doing anything...

- Are you all right?
- Yeah! - The Main Event

- Are you all right? - Yeah!

- Can I ask you something?
- Sure. - The Main Event

- Can I ask you something? - Sure.

You're the dumbest white man I know - The Main Event

You're the dumbest white man I know

You have to tell me exactly what I do after the Kid wins - The Main Event

You have to tell me exactly what I do after the Kid wins

Didn't I tell you, my man?
She ain't got the stomach for it. - The Main Event

Didn't I tell you, my man? She ain't got the stoma...

Now, look,
just don't be nervous. - The Main Event

Now, look, just don't be nervous.

- Where have you been?
- It's a long way from Long Beach. - The Main Event

- Where have you been? - It's a long way from Long Beac...

So you're her fighter - The Main Event

So you're her fighter

First of all,
I want to thank you all for coming tonight. - The Main Event

First of all, I want to thank you all for coming tonight.

We're here tonight
to offer you... - The Main Event

We're here tonight to offer you...

I'm certainly no fool. - The Main Event

I'm certainly no fool.

- What's the matter with you?
- I don't want to fool around with you. - The Main Event

- What's the matter with you? - I don't want to fo...

So long, boss. - The Main Event

Percy! - The Main Event

- There you go.
- Percy? - The Main Event

- There you go. - Percy?

It was just a tap.
I hardly hit her. - The Main Event

It was just a tap. I hardly hit her.

I've heard of fighting out of your class but never out of your species - The Main Event

I've heard of fighting out of your class but never out...

Where's my mouthpiece? - The Main Event

Where's my mouthpiece?

David! - The Main Event

Get out of the corner. - The Main Event

Get out of the corner.

Run, run. - The Main Event

David, she's Donna Rochester. - The Main Event

David, she's Donna Rochester.

Get ready.
Another round is coming up. - The Main Event

Get ready. Another round is coming up.

Hillary, I can't sit down. - The Main Event

Hillary, I can't sit down.

Get out of there. You can't
get in there. - The Main Event

Get out of there. You can't get in there.

Yeah? You think you're through now?
You were through when I met you! - The Main Event

Yeah? You think you're through now? You were through wh...

Thank you... - The Main Event

Stick it to him,
Kid, stick it to him. - The Main Event

Stick it to him, Kid, stick it to him.

Hillary, I want to talk to you.
What? - The Main Event

Hillary, I want to talk to you. What?

What's taking you so long?
Are you still drying off your pecker? - The Main Event

What's taking you so long? Are you still drying off you...

It's okay, I don't need any help.
I'm really fine. - The Main Event

It's okay, I don't need any help. I'm really ...

Don't expect somebody to serve you,
or you're liable to starve to death. - The Main Event

Don't expect somebody to serve you, or you're liab...

After dinner we should do something.
I hear there's a beaver hunt in town. - The Main Event

After dinner we should do something. I hear there's a b...

Knock, knock.
I'm coming in, ready or not. - The Main Event

Knock, knock. I'm coming in, ready or not.

Hi. - The Main Event

Just pretend I'm not here. - The Main Event

Just pretend I'm not here.

Percy. - The Main Event

I can smell that perfume
all the way down here! - The Main Event

I can smell that perfume all the way down here!

Hey, Red. - The Main Event

You're sitting on
a chair? - The Main Event

You're sitting on a chair?

It's your bed. - The Main Event

I guess it's hard to be in bed
with me and not touch me... - The Main Event

I guess it's hard to be in bed with me and not touch me...

- I don't want to drive you crazy.
- You're not driving me crazy. - The Main Event

- I don't want to drive you crazy. - You're not dr...

Why don't I just go sit
in a chair, okay? - The Main Event

Why don't I just go sit in a chair, okay?

Don't get up or anything.
I just... - The Main Event

Don't get up or anything. I just...

I'm not turning you on
or anything, am I? - The Main Event

I'm not turning you on or anything, am I?

Because if I'm arousing you,
I understand completely, Kid. - The Main Event

Because if I'm arousing you, I understand completely, K...

This is the night before
the fight, though... - The Main Event

This is the night before the fight, though...

You probably haven't had sex
for a long time. - The Main Event

You probably haven't had sex for a long time.

Wait a minute. - The Main Event

My whole career is
in bed with him. - The Main Event

My whole career is in bed with him.

This cat is going to keep on at the
Knockout Academy, I'm telling you. - The Main Event

This cat is going to keep on at the Knockout Academy, I'...

- The right hand and it's all over!
- All over? - The Main Event

- The right hand and it's all over! - All over?

Your owner threw
the towel in. - The Main Event

Your owner threw the towel in.

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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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Director: Howard Zieff

Writer: Gail Parent, Andrew Smith

Production: Barwood Films,Warner Bros. Pictures,First Artists

Genre: comedy, romance, sport

Year: 1979

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.5

BoxOffice: $42,800,000

Released: 22 Jun 1979

Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations

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