The Main Event (1979)

Directed by

Howard Zieff

Genre

romantic comedy, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman inherits a washed-up boxer as a tax write-off and tries to revive his career. She trains him against his will and they clash and bicker along the way.

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What happens

The Main Event is a 1979 American sports romantic comedy film starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal, written by Gail Parent, directed by Howard Zieff, and produced by Jon Peters and Streisand. The film received negative reviews from critics, but was among the top 20 highest-grossing films of the year at the box office. It was also the impetus for Streisand's first foray into disco singing the Golden Globe-nominated theme song written by Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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