The Great White Hype (1996)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1996-05-03
Runtime: 91 minutes
Director: Reginald Hudlin
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- 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
- Cheech Marin as Julio Escobar
- John Rhys-Davies as Johnny Windsor
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Bambi
- Jamie Foxx as Hassan El Ruk'n
- Damon Wayans as James "The Grim Reaper" Roper
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