The Great White Hype
1996·United States·91 min.
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The Reverend Fred Sultan, an ebullient, underhanded boxing promoter, is upset that his Black champ, James Roper, is not exactly raking in the dough. Sultan thinks that the solution is to have Roper fight a White boxer -- who will bring in White fans. But there are no Caucasian contenders, leaving him to recruit Irish Terry Conklin, a one-time boxer who defeated Roper when they were amateurs. The stage is set for a lucrative prize fight, but there are two obstacles in Sultan's way: one is Marvin Shabazz, a top Black contender, who is furious at not getting his shot. The other is Mitchell Kane, an investigative reporter who's on to Sultan's scheme, and could very easily expose it.
DirectorReginald Hudlin
MusicMarcus Miller
CinematographyRonald Víctor García
CastSamuel L. Jackson·Jeff Goldblum·Jamie Foxx·Corbin Bernsen·Peter Berg·Jon Lovitz·Cheech Marin·John Rhys-Davies·Gregory Holtz Sr.·Damon Wayans·Salli Richardson-Whitfield·Rocky Carroll·Albert Hall·Susan Gibney·Michael Jace·Lamont Johnson·Duane Davis·Sam Whipple·Lydell M. Cheshier·Stu Nahan·Ferdie PachecoShow all
Original titleThe Great White Hype