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The Great White Hype

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The Great White Hype (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 8  Rotten:11 Average Rating: 5/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Synopsis: 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,... 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. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Jon Lovitz, Damon Wayans

Director: Reginald Hudlin
Story: Tony Hendra
Screenwriter: Ron Shelton, Tony Hendra
Composer: Marcus Miller
Producer: Fred Berner, Joshua Donen

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 1, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side

Side One:

  • Widescreen

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE
  • 3. DR. DOLITTLE
  • 4. DR. DOLITTLE 2
  • 5. WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP

Side Two:

  • Full-Screen - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
  • 2. BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE
  • 3. DR. DOLITTLE
  • 4. DR. DOLITTLE 2
  • 5. WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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The joke is often funny and the actors all look like they're having fun, but it's still a one-joke movie that falls short of its potential

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Dan Fienberg
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07/29/05
Chuck O'Leary
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07/27/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

A knockout comedy...Peter Berg is a trip!

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03/11/05
Clint Morris
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3/4

Breezy, biting fun.

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01/08/05
Michael Dequina
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10/24/04
Derek Smith
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Frank Swietek
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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05/15/03
Dragan Antulov
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02/17/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Mike McGranaghan
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Barry Walters
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