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The Main Event

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Original title

The Main Event

Year

1979

Running time

112 min.

Country

United States

Director

Howard Zieff

Screenwriter

Gail Parent, Andrew Smith

Cast

Music

Michael Melvoin

Cinematography

Mario Tosi

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Comedy. Romance | Romantic Comedy. Sports. Boxing

Synopsis

Hillary Kramer, successful Perfume magnate awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write off. She decides to take Kid Natural, (Eddie Scanlon) who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches. Eddie thinks this will only get him killed and resists.

Awards: 1979: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Song in a Motion Picture

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The Main Event

1979

Howard Zieff

4.8

(353)