The Great White Hype

Great White Hype - Hype ( Original title: The Great White Hype ) is an American sports comedy from 1996 directed by Reginald Hudlin, the screenplay is by Tony Hendra and Ron Shelton. .

Action

The champ James Roper wins another battle. Then he learns at a party by his promoter Fred Sultan, that the fight was a financial failure. Sultan sees as a reason that the audience wants to see no more against each other fighting African Americans. He is looking for a white opponent for Roper.

The search is unsuccessful first. Later Sultan notes that Roper has not lost in time as amateur athletes against the white Terry Conklin. He finds the man in Cleveland, who has worked as a musician and is a follower of Buddhism. Conklin has no interest in the first boxing match. He changes the opinion as Sultan promises to help the homeless.

Conklin travels to Las Vegas, where he is trained. Meanwhile researched the TV reporter Mitchell Kane on the regarded as unethical business practices Sultan. He says Conklin could win and suggests he signed a contract. In the battle, which is transmitted via the cable television in millions of households, wins Roper. Conklin retires.

Reviews

Roger Ebert compared the film in the Chicago Sun - Times 3 May 1996 with a runner who would lead to the beginning of the race and was weakening later. He start well as a " wicked satire on the professional boxing ," he lose energy and end abruptly. The premise and the representations would deserve better.

The magazine Cinema assessed the comedy as "weak".

Background

The film opened in theaters in the USA on May 3, 1996 and played there a about 7.87 million U.S. dollars. In the German cinema, he began on 21 August 1996.

1996 in film Film score Marcus Miller John Rhys-Davies Albert Hall (actor) Damon Wayans Chicago Sun-Times
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