The Great White Hype (1996)

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Released:
1996-05-03

Overview:
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white. However, once Rev. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training while the confident champ takes it easy and falls out of shape.

Director:
Reginald Hudlin

Runtime:
1h 31min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Samuel L. Jackson
    as
    Rev. Fred Sultan
  • Jeff Goldblum
    as
    Mitchell Kane
  • Peter Berg
    as
    Terry Conklin
  • Corbin Bernsen
    as
    Peter Prince
  • Jon Lovitz
    as
    Sol