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The Great White Hype

1996 · 91 min

A sharp, fast-talking satire that skewers hype and racial marketing with cynical wit and a lively ensemble.

Directed by
Reginald Hudlin
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
If you can't find the perfect contender....make one.
Overview
When the champ's promoter, Rev. 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 Rev. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training while the confident champ takes it easy and falls out of shape.

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Directed by
Reginald Hudlin
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • race
  • corruption
  • greed
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Reginald Hudlin
Written by
Ron Shelton, Tony Hendra
Starring
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Corbin Bernsen, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
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Languages
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