The Great White Hype
Directed by Reginald Hudlin
When the champ's promoter, Reverend 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 Reverend Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training, while the confident champ takes it easy, and falls out of shape.
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The Great White Hype was released on May 3, 1996.
The Great White Hype was directed by Reginald Hudlin.
The Great White Hype has a runtime of 1h 31m.
The Great White Hype was produced by Fred Berner, Joshua Donen.
When the champ's promoter, Reverend 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 Reverend Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training, while the confident champ takes it easy, and falls out of shape.
The key characters in The Great White Hype are Rev. Fred Sultan (Samuel L. Jackson), Mitchell Kane (Jeff Goldblum), Terry Conklin (Peter Berg).
The Great White Hype is rated R.
The Great White Hype is a Comedy, Sport, Drama film.
The Great White Hype has an audience rating of 3.5 out of 10.
The Great White Hype has made $8M at the box office.