Cast of the great white hype

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It stars Samuel L. The film satirizes racial preferences in boxing, and was inspired by Larry Holmes 's fight with Gerry Cooney who was known as "The Great White Hope" and Mike Tyson 's return fight vs. Peter McNeeley. Fred Sultan Samuel L. Jackson a " Don King -clone. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was released on May 3, James "The Grim Reaper" Roper Damon Wayans , the undefeated heavyweight boxing champ of the world, defeats his latest challenger with ease and visits an after-party thrown by Rev.

Cast of the great white hype

The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ at 17 , a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the cha Read all The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks. Fred Sultan : if there isn't a white heavyweight out there for you, I'm going to create you one. James Roper : [Confused] "white heavyweight? Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. The Great White Hype R 1h 31m.

This movie should have been a made for TV flick instead of releasing it in the theaters, because families could sit in the living room after dinner and get a good nights laugh.

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Samuel L. Jackson Rev. Fred Sultan. Jeff Goldblum Mitchell Kane. Peter Berg Terry Conklin. Corbin Bernsen Peter Prince. Cheech Marin Julio Escobar. John Rhys-Davies Johnny Windsor.

Cast of the great white hype

The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ at 17 , a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the cha Read all The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks. Fred Sultan : if there isn't a white heavyweight out there for you, I'm going to create you one. James Roper : [Confused] "white heavyweight? Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account.

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Roper's Crony No. James H. Tony Hendra Ron Shelton. Editor 1 Credit. Charles Rosen. Randy Harris Palace Guard 4. Shabazz knocks Roper out, and Sultan steps over Roper's unconscious body and announces that the two boxers will face each other next. FAQ John Rhys-Davies Johnny Windsor. Al Rodrigo Press Member 1.

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Johnny Windsor. Sultan and his crew use the media to promote the fight and publicize the white vs. Jon Lovitz Sol. Marietta Carter-Narcisse. Method Man Method Man. On the fight day, Millions tune into Pay-Per-View on the day of the fight, and Kane is confident about a new era beginning with a Conklin upset. The film satirizes racial preferences in boxing, and was inspired by Larry Holmes 's fight with Gerry Cooney who was known as "The Great White Hope" and Mike Tyson 's return fight vs. Sultan's Valet. John Slagle Kane's Cameraman. Videos 1. Jamie Foxx Hassan El Ruk'n.