

The Main Event (1979)
Comedy
Romance
- 2h 52m
52 %
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A Glove Story
Overview
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.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast

Barbra Streisand
Hillary Kramer

Ryan O'Neal
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Paul Sand
David

Whitman Mayo
Percy

Patti D'Arbanville
Donna

Chu Chu Malave
Luis

Richard Lawson
Hector Mantilla

James Gregory
Gough
Richard Altman
Tour Guide
Seth Banks
Newsman
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