• 1996
  • R
  • 1h 31m
The Great White Hype

Summary The boxing champ's promoter thinks change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his champ, a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks. View more details

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 31m

The Great White Hype

Directed : Reginald Hudlin

Written : Ron Shelton Tony Hendra

Stars : Peter Berg Samuel L. Jackson Jeff Goldblum Corbin Bernsen

All cast & crew

5.5

Details

Genres : Comedy Sport

Release date : May 2, 1996

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Border, USA

Production companies : Twentieth Century Fox Atman Entertainment Fred Berner Films

Summary The boxing champ's promoter thinks change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his champ, a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Sport

Release date : May 2, 1996

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Border, USA

Production companies : Twentieth Century Fox Atman Entertainment Fred Berner Films

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