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The Great White Hype is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies, Salli Richardson and Jamie Foxx . The film satirizes racial preferences in boxing, and was inspired by Larry Holmes 's 1982 fight with Gerry ...
- $8 million
- Marcus Miller
- May 3, 1996
- Fred Berner, Joshua Donen
May 3, 1996 · The Great White Hype: Directed by Reginald Hudlin. With Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Corbin Bernsen. The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ (at 17), a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks.
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- Comedy, Sport
- Reginald Hudlin
- 1996-05-03
With no white boxers available, he creates one out of dim grunge rocker Terry Conklin (Peter Berg), who once defeated Roper at an amateur match. But while Conklin trains hard, Roper slacks off ...
- (24)
- Reginald Hudlin
- R
- Samuel L. Jackson
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May 3, 1996 · The Great White Hype. Roger Ebert May 03, 1996. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. “The Great White Hype” is like a runner who leads for the first part of the race and then runs out of gas. It starts out well, as a wicked satire on professional boxing, and then loses its energy, tires of juggling its characters and ends so ...
Jon Lovitz. Film Details. Also Known As. Great White Hype. MPAA Rating. Genre. Comedy. Sports. Release Date. 1996. Distribution Company. 20th Century Fox Distribution. Location. Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 30m.
The Great White Hype. Reverend Sultan is boxing's biggest, flashiest promoter - and now he's taking a out-of-shape white fighter and hyping a big championship bout! With Damon Wayans, from the creator of White Men Can't Jump and Bull Durham. 390 IMDb 5.5 1 h 30 min 1996. X-Ray R. Comedy · Drama · Coarse · Tense. Available to rent or buy. Rent.