Fred Berner, Just confirm how you got your ticket. Ron Shelton, Release Date (Theaters): By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. So it has a very good cast. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training while the confident champ takes it easy and falls out of shape. Jun 1, 2004, Box Office (Gross USA): 8 challenger in the world. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for THE GREAT WHITE HYPE DVD MOVIE B451 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter I don't get how they ended it like they did when it felt more like the middle of a movie. Cinemark The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. The film is a satire of racial preferences in boxing, and was inspired by Larry Holmes's 1982 fight with Gerry Cooney (who was known as "The Great White Hope") and Mike Tyson's 1995 return fight vs. Peter McNeeley.[1]. (1996) Declining interest among white fans drives a flamboyant promoter (Samuel L. Jackson) to find a white challenger (Peter Berg) to the current heavyweigh. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, assistant makeup artist (as Wynona Y. Genre: Sultan flies Conklin to Vegas, puts him in training, bribes the boxing commission to declare him a contender, and tries to deal with the White Hopes peculiarities (he wants to write a rock opera about the homeless). It's about only one match, and how it exposes the contradictions of this world; which's here the community of boxing. But you, Jack Jefferson, are you the black hope? 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Privacy Policy The film was directed by Martin Ritt, starring James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards and Moses Gunn. It is also possible to rent "The Great White Hype" on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store, AMC on Demand . Can't play on this device. The racial angle works, and money starts to pour in. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training while the confident champ takes it easy and falls out of shape. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks. 2004. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white. You can see here that the inspiration was correct, that a hard-edged boxing satire would have worked, that the filmmakers had a handle on it, that the actors were ready to deliver--and that somehow the movie TKO'd itself. Sol is no slouch in the department either. Comedy 1996 1 hr 30 min. Heavy in the racial tones making that about so much. 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. Synopsis. The Great White Hype. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Kind of reminded me of a young Pam Grier. With Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Corbin Bernsen. Price), construction assistant (as Lisa M. Brooks), assistant property master (as Donavan Miller), digital sound assistant (as Susan Shackelford), first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Wendi Van Dyke), additional first assistant camera (uncredited), women's key set costumer (as Teresa Binder), transportation captain: additional photography (uncredited), set production assistant (as Angelique Bones), production secretary (as Brigitte M. Bourque), production accountant (as John H. Parker), assistant production coordinator (as Elyse Allyn Ramsdell). 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. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white. Samuel L. Jackson stars with that amazing wig as a Reverend promoter up to his neck in disgrace. The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. The Great White Hope 1970 PG-13 1h 43m IMDb RATING 6.9 /10 2.7K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 2:46 1 Video 43 Photos Drama Romance Sport A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ (at 17), a white man now in a rock band. 42% 35%. Worth a watch. Mitchell Kane interviews Marvin Shaabazz and Hassan El Ruk'n, and this confused exchange of parental advice emerges: After Sultan, with a little help from his phalanx of armed bodyguards with laser sights on their guns, defuses a hostile situation. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Meanwhile, crusading television journalist Mitchell Kane (Jeff Goldblum) has finally gathered enough evidence to disgrace the unethical Sultan, but at the last moment, Kane is seduced by power and joins Sultan's squad. Mitchell reading a letter from a boy in wheelchair saying if Conklin wins he believes he could walk again. However, once Rev. Currently you are able to watch "The Great White Hype" streaming on Tubi TV for free with ads or buy it as download on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store, AMC on Demand. The Goldblum character, for example, replaces a fired Sultan publicist played by Jon Lovitz, who has a nice cynical angle on things. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ (at 17), a white man now in a rock band. This report from the staff of the Message details observations of print and television media sources' coverage of black versus white athletes. Complete crap ending. Conklin quits boxing again, Kane's plan falls short, Sultan reaps a huge profit, and Roper's critics are silenced. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Great White Hype movie review (1996)", "Soundtrack The Great White Hype Chart History", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Great_White_Hype&oldid=1146546634, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from June 2012, All articles needing additional references, Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 March 2023, at 15:11. U-Neek) for U-Neek Entertainment, Inc. D.J. The Great White Hype Full Movie (1996) FREEWATCH FULL MOVIE FREE! https://moviesplex.us/movie/tt0116448/WATCH MORE MOVIES NOW! https://www.youtube.co. The script seems to know a lot about boxing, and no wonder; one of the writers is Ron Shelton, a onetime sports writer whose Cobb (1994) shows an easy familiarity with professional sports. Funny the amount of stars in this thing. It starts out well, as a wicked satire on professional boxing, and then loses its energy, tires of juggling its characters and ends so abruptly at 91 minutes that it feels like the last reel is missing. But the movies key setup scene, which begins with the Reaper accusing Sultan of theft and ends with the strategy of finding the Great White Hope, is played out before a hotel suite full of people, including the obligatory bevy of beautiful babes. Julio, the man who works closely with Sultan and manipulates the rankings of the WBI to make Conklin a top ten rated fighter, is one for Jose Sulaiman, the lifetime president of the real life WBC (World Boxing Council) who worked closely with Don King and often gave preferential treatment, rankings, and title shots to King's fighters. Fred Sultan (Samuel L. Jackson), a conniving and manipulative businessman who also acts as Roper's fight promoter. 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. 2023 JustWatch - All external content remains the property of the rightful owner. reading a blank piece of paper telling the audience that wheelchair bound child will believe that he can walk again if Terry beats Roper. A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down. He's the flashiest, wildest, richest, most outspoken promoter the boxing world has ever known. However, once rev. The towering rages and unrestrained joys of which his character was capable are portrayed larger than life., On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics. The Reaper learns that Sultan is the only father figure you've ever had. The Reaper criticizes his own performance in the ring as if he's an artist (I wanted to finish him with my right instead of my left; it was like painting the Mona Lisa but leaving off the breasts). English, Director: The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. The Great White Hype Full Movie (1996) FREEWATCH FULL MOVIE FREE! https://snagmovies.xyz/movie/tt0116448/WATCH MORE MOVIES NOW! https://www.youtube.c. The search for a contender leads to Terry Conklin (Peter Berg), who is the lead singer for a Cleveland grunge band named Massive Head Wound. Despite weeks of intense training and some flashes of potential, Conklin hasn't fought in years, never fought as a professional, has at least some brain damage, and has been living a hedonistic. Jones would get bigger roles after this film, and Alexander made a debut here. Arum, like Kane, started out in a profession unrelated to boxing, (Arum was a lawyer while Kane was a journalist) got involved in boxing almost accidentally and became so enthralled with the boxing trade that he wound up becoming a promoter. Conklin never fought as a professional and has long since retired from the ring and become an obscure socially conscious rock and roller who donates all his (meager, at best) profits to help the homeless. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ (at 17), a white man now in a rock band. The Great White Hope is a 1970 American biographical romantic drama film written and adapted from the 1967 Howard Sackler play of the same name.[3][4][5]. Jeff Goldblum , Jamie Foxx , Michael Jace Since the beginning of the film Roper is clearly not in the physical shape an experienced professional heavyweight boxer has to be in. With Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Corbin Bernsen. "[7], Critic Vincent Canby referred to the film as "One of those liberal, well-meaning, fervently uncontroversial works that pretend to tackle contemporary problems by finding analogies at a safe remove in history". While walking back to dressing room after fight, Conklin is followed by two little people from his entourage. Being horribly out of shape and fresh from another fight (even a quick fight) makes Roper slow, off his game, and in no condition to take on a top ranked boxer who is in shape and ready to fight. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Watch your purchase on Movies Anywhere supported devices. Fred Berner Films, [10] On Metacritic the film has a score of 53% based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Rent $3.99. It peaked at 93 on the Billboard 200 and 27 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Terms and Policies Twentieth Century Fox. Thanks to shady dealing, Conklin suddenly is named the No. Shabazz, refusing to wait any longer, attacks Roper inside the ring and gets into a fistfight with him, while Sultan screams to not give away something they can sell. 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. | Cry and I'll give ya something to cry about you little bastard! Coming Soon, Regal Samuel L. Jackson plays the manager of the heavy weight champion played by Damon Wayans. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy . The female fans who increase in number for each of Terry's press conferences. Its unlikely any fight promoter would discuss his secrets so publicly, and by not respecting things like that, the movie turns satire into sitcom. Hilarity Ensues as Sultan talks his way around and through all these problems en route to putting on the fight. However, once Rev. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox, which also distributed the earlier film. Jack's close black friends become scared over his pushing the envelope of success and the white authorities conspire to frame him for unlawful sexual relations with Eleanor and thereby take away his title. $8.29 + $14.06 shipping. He gets the boxing world, even the cynics, to believe that Terry is a legitimate contender for the Heavyweight Crown, and that's just the start of his antics throughout the movie. The following article first appeared in The Nubian Message, North Carolina State University's African-American student newspaper, which was first published on November 30, 1992. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". 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