Great White Hype - A COMedy
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Great White Hype - A COMedy |
| Original title | The Great White Hype |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Reginald Hudlin |
| script |
Tony Hendra , Ron Shelton |
| production |
Fred Berner , Joshua Donen |
| music | Marcus Miller |
| camera | Ronald Víctor García |
| cut | Earl Watson |
| occupation | |
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Great White Hype - Eine KOMödie (Original title: The Great White Hype ) is an American sports comedy from 1996 . Directed by Reginald Hudlin and written by Tony Hendra and Ron Shelton .
action
Boxing champion James Roper wins another fight. Afterwards, at a party, he learns from his promoter Fred Sultan that the fight was a financial failure. Sultan sees the reason that the audience no longer wants to see African Americans fighting against each other . He is looking for a white opponent for Roper.
The search remains unsuccessful at first. Sultan later discovers that Roper lost to white Terry Conklin while he was still an amateur athlete. In Cleveland he finds the man who works as a musician and is a follower of Buddhism . At first Conklin has no interest in the boxing match. He changes his mind when the Sultan promises to help the homeless.
Conklin travels to Las Vegas , where he is trained. Meanwhile, television reporter Mitchell Kane researches Sultan's business practices, which are viewed as unethical. He thinks Conklin can win and suggests a contract. In the battle that is broadcast to millions of households on cable television, Roper wins. Conklin withdraws.
Reviews
Roger Ebert compared the film in the Chicago Sun-Times of May 3, 1996 with a runner who leads to the beginning of the race and then fades away. It begins well as a "malicious satire on professional boxing", then it loses energy and ends abruptly. The premise and the representations deserve better.
Cinema magazine rated the comedy "weak".
backgrounds
The film opened in the cinemas of the United States on May 3, 1996 and played there for about 7.87 million US dollars one. It opened in German cinemas on August 21, 1996.
Web links
- Great White Hype - a comedy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Great White Hype - a comedy with Rotten Tomatoes (English)