The Main Event (1979)

★ 5.3 1h 52m 68 votes IMDb
Comedy Romance
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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.

The Main Event

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Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand as Hillary Kramer Age 84 · Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA Barbara Joan 'Barbra' Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment...
Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon Died 2023 · Los Angeles, California, USA Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal (April 20, 1941 – December 8, 2023) was an American actor and former boxer. O'Neal trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he la...
Paul Sand
Paul Sand as David Age 91 · Santa Monica, California, USA Paul Sand (born March 5, 1935) is an American comedic actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Sand, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia..
Whitman Mayo
Whitman Mayo as Percy Died 2001 ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Whitman B. Mayo (November 15, 1930 – May 22, 2001) was an American actor best known for his character Grady Wilson on the 1970s television sitcom Sanford and So...
Patti D'Arbanville
Patti D'Arbanville as Donna Age 75 · New York City, New York, USA Patricia "Patti" D'Arbanville (born May 25, 1951) is an American actress and former model, perhaps best known for her appearance in Andy Warhol movies in the 1970s. She was in a relationship with sing...
Chu Chu Malave
Chu Chu Malave as Luis Age 76 · New York, New York, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edwin Malave (born August 4, 1950) in New York, New York, better known as "Chu Chu Malave" is a former professional boxer and an actor. Malave beat out Erik Est...
Director Howard Zieff
Cast Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Whitman Mayo, Patti D'Arbanville, Chu Chu Malave, Richard Lawson, James Gregory, Richard Altman, Seth Banks

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