Rent The Main Event (1979)
3.1 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 44min
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- Synopsis:
- Can a penniless perfume magnate (Barbara Streisand) find happiness managing the career of a has-been prizefighter (Ryan O'Neal)? This screwball comedy answers that question... pow! Right to the kisser!
The two stars reignite their What's Up, Doc? chemistry seven years later, trading the script's verbal punches with the panache of the great '30s and '40s romantic duos. Director Howard Zieff sets them sparring all over Los Angeles, including two boxing landmarks, the Main Street Gym and the Olympic Auditorium. But it's not boxing but the mating of love and laughter that's the main event of The Main Event. And it's nice to feel the knockout punch of movie magic again. - Actors:
- Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Whitman Mayo, Patti D'Arbanville, Chu Chu Malave, Richard Lawson, James Gregory, Richard Altman, Seth Banks, Lindsay Bloom, Earl Boen, Roger Bowen, Badja Djola, Rory Calhoun, Sue Casey, Alvin Childress, Kristine DeBell, Al Denava, Rene Dijon
- Directors:
- Howard Zieff
- Producers:
- Jon Peters, Barbra Streisand
- Writers:
- Gail Parent, Andrew Smith
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Comedy, Romance, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Licorice Pizza, Remembering Ryan O'Neal, Top 10 Films of 1979
