The Great White Hype
1996 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
The Reverend Fred Sultan, an ebullient, underhanded boxing promoter, is upset that his Black champ, James Roper, is not exactly raking in the dough. Sultan thinks that the solution is to have Roper fight a White boxer -- who will bring in White fans. But there are no Caucasian contenders, leaving him to recruit Irish Terry Conklin, a one-time boxer who defeated Roper when they were amateurs. The stage is set for a lucrative prize fight, but there are two obstacles in Sultan's way: one is Marvin Shabazz, a top Black contender, who is furious at not getting his shot. The other is Mitchell Kane, an investigative reporter who's on to Sultan's scheme, and could very easily expose it.
Direction Reginald Hudlin
Cast Samuel L. Jackson · Jeff Goldblum · Jamie Foxx · Corbin Bernsen · Peter Berg · Jon Lovitz · Cheech Marin · John Rhys-Davies · Gregory Holtz Sr. · Damon Wayans · Salli Richardson-Whitfield · Rocky Carroll · Albert Hall · Susan Gibney · Michael Jace · Lamont Johnson · Duane Davis · Sam Whipple · Lydell M. Cheshier · Stu Nahan · Ferdie Pacheco
Soundtrack Marcus Miller
Screenplay Ron Shelton · Tony Hendra
Cinematography Ronald Víctor García
Original title The Great White Hype
4.6
232 votes (FilmAffinity)
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