The Great White Hype (1996)
Director:
Reginald Hudlin
Tagline:
« If you can’t find the perfect contender….make one. »
Actors:
Rev. Fred Sultan
Mitchell Kane
Terry Conklin
Peter Prince
Sol
Rating:
(9’850 votes)
(9’850 votes)
Quotes:
« Rev. Fred Sultan: if there isn't a white heavyweight out there for you, I'm going to create you one.
»
« James Roper: [Confused] "white heavyweight?", The words don't even go together, it's like saying "black unity"
»
[Quoting his father]
« Mitchell Kane: Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and I'll give ya something to cry about you little bastard!
»
« James Roper: I could beat Conklin and my meat at the same time!
»
Trailer:
The Great White Hype
Runtime:91 minutes
Plots:
The boxing champ’s promoter thinks change is needed. He finds the one man who’s beaten his champ, a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks.
When the champ’s promoter, Reverend Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn’t a boxer anymore and he’s white. However, once Reverend Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training, while the confident champ takes it easy, and falls out of shape.
