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The Main Event
“A Glove Story”
5.3 / 10• 1979• 1h 52m•PG• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Barbra Streisand
Hillary Kramer
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Howard Zieff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Main Event is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
