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Great White Hype

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Released: 2004-06-01

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Great White Hype DVD Cast & Features Cast:
Brad Blaisdell, Rocky Carroll, Lydell M. Cheshier, Alyson Croft, Deezer D, John Rhys-Davies, Duane Davis, Art Evans, Michael Fairman, Jamie Foxx, Susan Gibney, Renee Griffin, Albert Hall, Randy Harris, Walter Addison, Anthony Johnson, Jarrett Lennon, Rick Scarry, James Hardie, Richard Steele, Michael Jace, Reno Wilson, Phil Buckman, Leon Frederick, Method Man, Al Rodrigo, G. John Slagle, Ferdie Pacheco, Renee Ammann, Jonathan P. Hicks, Craig Modderno, Tim Kawakami, Elizabeth LaRou, Cristal L. House, Irv L. Dotten, James H. Hays, Stu Nahan, Salli Richardson, Brian Setzer, Bert Randolph Sugar, Nedra Volz, Sam Whipple, Lamont Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jon Lovitz, Corbin Bernsen, Cheech Marin

Director(s): Reginald Hudlin

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Great White Hype DVD Details

Video:
Pre-1954 Standard, Theatre Wide-Screen
Audio:
Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel
Dolby Digital Surround
Language:
English
French
Spanish
Subtitles:
English, Spanish

Running Time: 90
Genre: Comedies
Item Weight: 1
UPC: 024543117452
Product Code: FOX2221745DVD
Format: DVD
Year:1996
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Great White Hype DVD Summary Boxing is more than just a sport -- it's also a business and a con game in this satirical comedy.

Rev.

Fred Sultan (Samuel L.

Jackson) is a shrewd boxing promoter and manager whose meal ticket is heavyweight champion James "The Grim Reaper" Roper (Damon Wayans), a fighter whose skill and confidence significantly outstrips his intelligence.

While the top-ranked contender for Roper's title is Marvin Shabazz (Michael Jace), Sultan isn't too keen on the idea of Shabazz fighting Roper -- it seems that both fighters are black, and Sultan's figures show that mixed race matches stir up a lot more media attention and pay-per-view customers.

Eager to find a white challenger for Roper, Sultan digs up Terry Conklin (Peter Berg), who won a Golden Gloves fight against Roper many years ago but is now out of the game and fronting a rock band called Massive Head Wound.

Thanks to a few bribes and a couple of fixed fights, Sultan is able to arrange for Conklin to be next in line to battle "The Grim Reaper.

" However, Conklin is taking his renewed career as a boxer quite seriously, while Roper, convinced that Conklin doesn't stand a chance, has let himself go and gained a lot of weight.

Suddenly Sultan realizes that Roper might just lose the piece-of-cake fight he's so carefully arranged, while journalist Mitchell Kane (Jeff Goldblum) smells a rat in Conklin's sudden rise to ranking status.

Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, and Corbin Bernsen highlight the supporting cast, while members of the well-regarded alternative rock band Local H appear as Massive Head Wound.