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Tyson DVD

R (Restricted) :: Sony Pictures Classics :: Released: 2009-08-18

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Tyson Summary Tyson - Dvd Movie

In his younger days, the former heavyweight champ liked to say, "No one really knows Mike Tyson." Director James Toback, who befriended him while making 1999’s Black and White, allows Tyson to speak for himself as he illustrates his words through archival footage and fight clips, culminating in a subjective portrait that begins in empathy before ending somewhere more enigmatic. Neglected as a child, the Brooklyn-born youth took solace in his pigeons--much like Marlon Brando's boxer in On the Waterfront--before turning to stealing and brawling in his teens until legendary trainer Cus D'Amato spotted his talent and helped him to develop the discipline and self-confidence he lacked. Tyson fought many of his most famous bouts after D'Amatos death, but never quite recovered from the loss. Toback tracks the fighter’s rise in the 1980s, followed by his fall in the '90s and ‘00s: the turbulent marriage to actress Robin Givens, the infamous ear-biting incident, and the notorious rape conviction (about which he maintains his innocence). The filmmaker captures his now-retired subject in a reflective mood, and Tyson comes across as considerably more humble and eloquent than his reputation suggests--he describes boxing impresario Don King as "wretched, reptilian, and slimy" and has a special fondness for the word "skullduggery"--but continues to battle loneliness and feelings of abandonment, even fighting back a few tears at times. Tyson may disappoint those looking for the trash-talking pugilist of old, but Toback proves there's more to Iron Mike than meets the eye. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Tyson DVD Techincal Details Cast:
Director: James Toback
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Running Time: 90 mins
UPC: 043396310773
Binding: DVD
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date: 2009-08-18
Region Code: 99
Specs: AC-3, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language),