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The Main Event

60/100
27 Ratings
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1979

Romance

1h 52m

7+ (PG)

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.

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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 featuring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal is streaming with subscription on Kanopy, available for rent or purchase on Apple TV, and available for rent or purchase on Prime Video. It's a comedy and romance movie.

Romance

Comedy

1979

7+ (PG)

1h52m

US

Director

Howard Zieff

Hillary Kramer

Barbra Streisand

Eddie 'Kid Natural' Scanlon

Ryan O'Neal

Percy Washington

Whitman Mayo

Donna Rochester

Patti D'Arbanville

Hector Mantilla

Richard Lawson

Leo Gough

James Gregory

Nose - Kline

Earl Boen

Fighter

Art Evans

Trainer At Big Bear

Len Lesser

Boxer At Kid's Camp

Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez

T. V. Show Host

Brent Musburger

Business Party Guest

Leoda Richards

Aerobics Class Dancer (uncredited)

Roslyn Kind

Producer

Jon Peters

Executive Producer

Howard Rosenman

Executive Producer

Renée Missel

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60
/ 100
27 Ratings
#38566of all Movies

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Brandon O'Dell

Streisand and O’Neal have excellent chemistry, but it isn’t the best script. And the boxing action is really uninteresting.

10mo ago
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