The Main Event

The Main Event

A Glove Story

1979-06-22 112 min ★ 5.3
ComedyRomance

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.

Director Howard Zieff

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Cast

Lindsay Bloom
Lindsay Bloom
Girl In Bed
Badja Djola
Badja Djola
Heavyweight In Gym
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
Killer
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Hillary Kramer
Patti D'Arbanville
Patti D'Arbanville
Donna
Chu Chu Malave
Chu Chu Malave
Luis
Brent Musburger
Brent Musburger
T. V. Show Host
Roger Bowen
Roger Bowen
Owner Sinthia Cosmetics
Sue Casey
Sue Casey
Brenda
Len Lesser
Len Lesser
Trainer At Big Bear
Roslyn Kind
Roslyn Kind
Aerobics Class Dancer (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Leoda Richards
Party Guest (uncredited)
Earl Boen
Earl Boen
Nose - Kline
Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Paul Sand
Paul Sand
David
Kristine DeBell
Kristine DeBell
Lucy
Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling
Sheldon
Alvin Childress
Alvin Childress
Man In Gym
Shay Duffin
Shay Duffin
Fight Announcer
Murphy Dunne
Murphy Dunne
Mario
Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry
Referee In Long Beach
John Reilly
John Reilly
Alan Crane
Tim Rossovich
Tim Rossovich
Cannibal
Richard Lawson
Richard Lawson
Hector Mantilla
David Ketchum
David Ketchum
Photographer
Monty O'Grady
Monty O'Grady
Party Guest (uncredited)
Whitman Mayo
Whitman Mayo
Percy
Rory Calhoun
Rory Calhoun
Fighter In Kid's Camp
Art Evans
Art Evans
Fighter
Jack Somack
Jack Somack
Murry
James Gregory
James Gregory
Gough