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The Main Event (1979)

A Glove Story

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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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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 Tour Guide
  • Seth Banks Newsman
  • 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

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