Cast of the great white hype

The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ at 17a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the cha

Sign In. Samuel L. Jackson Rev. Fred Sultan. Jeff Goldblum Mitchell Kane. Peter Berg Terry Conklin.

Cast of the great white hype

It stars Samuel L. The film satirizes racial preferences in boxing, and was inspired by Larry Holmes 's fight with Gerry Cooney who was known as "The Great White Hope" and Mike Tyson 's return fight vs. Peter McNeeley. Fred Sultan Samuel L. Jackson a " Don King -clone. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was released on May 3, James "The Grim Reaper" Roper Damon Wayans , the undefeated heavyweight boxing champ of the world, defeats his latest challenger with ease and visits an after-party thrown by Rev. Jackson , a conniving and manipulative businessman who also acts as Roper's fight promoter. After telling the attendees that the fight was a financial flop, Sultan concludes that boxing events have become far less profitable because audience members are tired of watching only black boxers fight each other. Sultan predicts that a white contender, even one without a viable chance of winning, would create a huge payday like the Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney fight; next, he vows to either find or "create" a white contender for Roper to face in the ring. After failing to find a white boxer currently in the sport suitable by any means, Sultan discovers that Roper actually lost to a white boxer, Terry Conklin Peter Berg , back in his amateur days. Sultan and his unethical crew find Conklin in Cleveland , where he fronts a heavy metal band, advocates peace and Buddhism , and constantly preaches progressive social issues. Conklin arrives in Las Vegas and starts to train for his return to the ring.

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Cast of the great white hype

It stars Samuel L. The film satirizes racial preferences in boxing, and was inspired by Larry Holmes 's fight with Gerry Cooney who was known as "The Great White Hope" and Mike Tyson 's return fight vs. Peter McNeeley.

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