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The Main Event (1979)

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The Main Event

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Synopsis

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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Cast

Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand

Hillary Kramer

Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal

Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Paul Sand
Paul Sand

David

Whitman Mayo
Whitman Mayo

Percy

Patti D'Arbanville
Patti D'Arbanville

Donna

Chu Chu Malave
Chu Chu Malave

Luis

Richard Lawson
Richard Lawson

Hector Mantilla

James Gregory
James Gregory

Gough

Richard Altman
Richard Altman

Tour Guide

Lindsay Bloom
Lindsay Bloom

Girl In Bed

Earl Boen
Earl Boen

Nose - Kline

Roger Bowen
Roger Bowen

Owner Sinthia Cosmetics

Badja Djola
Badja Djola

Heavyweight In Gym

Rory Calhoun
Rory Calhoun

Fighter In Kid's Camp

Sue Casey
Sue Casey

Brenda

Alvin Childress
Alvin Childress

Man In Gym

Kristine DeBell
Kristine DeBell

Lucy

Al Denava
Al Denava

Gomez

Rene Dijon
Rene Dijon

Nose - Moss

Shay Duffin
Shay Duffin

Fight Announcer

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