The Great White Hype
“If you can't find the perfect contender....make one.”
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.
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Cast
49 people
Samuel L. Jackson
Rev. Fred Sultan
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Jeff Goldblum
Mitchell Kane
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Peter Berg
Terry Conklin
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Corbin Bernsen
Peter Prince
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Jon Lovitz
Sol
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Cheech Marin
Julio Escobar
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John Rhys-Davies
Johnny Windsor
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Salli Richardson-Whitfield
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Jamie Foxx
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Damon Wayans
James "The Grim Reaper" Roper
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Artemus St. John Saint
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Reginald Hudlin Director · Ron Shelton Writer Tony Hendra Writer
Worldwide gross $8M · United States release May 3, 1996 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,000,000
Production
Atman Entertainment
Production
Fred Berner Films
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20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Hungary · May 3, 1996
Theatrical
United States · May 3, 1996
Theatrical
Germany
October 17, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 20, 1996 · Theatrical
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