What you don't want

Movie
German title	What you don't want
Original title	The main event
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1979
length	105 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Howard Zieff
script	Gail Parent , ; Andrew Smith
production	Renée Missel , ; Jon Peters , ; Howard Rosenman , ; Barbra Streisand
music	Michael Melvoin
camera	Mario Tosi
cut	Edward Warschilka
occupation
	Barbra Streisand : Hillary Kramer; Ryan O'Neal : Eddie Scanlon ('Kid Natural'); Paul Sand : David; Whitman Mayo : Percy; Patti D'Arbanville : Donna; Chu Chu Malave : Luis; Richard Lawson : Hector Mantilla; James Gregory : Gough; Kristine DeBell : Lucy;

What you don't want ( The Main Event ) is an American film comedy by Howard Zieff from the year 1979 .

action

Hillary Kramer (played by Barbra Streisand ) is a perfume entrepreneur. One of their employees embezzles the company money and moves to South America. Kramer remains a contract with the professional boxer Eddie Scanlon, who should bring in income.

Kramer and Scanlon begin a relationship. They later argue and decide to focus on business. The contract is to be terminated after an important battle has been won.

A fight ensues in which Scanlon leads. Kramer suddenly throws in the towel, which is the sign of surrender. Scanlon's opponent is declared the winner. Kramer and Scanlon kiss.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of June 26, 1979 that the film neither had the " life " nor was it " casualty " enough, as screwball comedy demands. The situations are " calculated ", the chemistry between Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal is wrong. The character played by Barbra Streisand is too much in the center.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the production was " clumsy ", the comedy and wit of the dialogues were " poor ".

Awards

The song The Main Event won the People's Choice Award in 1980 and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award .

background

The shooting took place in California . The film grossed approximately $ 42.8 million in US cinemas .

Web links

What you don't want in the Internet Movie Database (English)
What you don't want at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

[1] Review by Roger Ebert

[2] What, you don't want to? In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[3] Filming locations for The Main Event

[4] Business Data for The Main Event