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The Great White Hype

Year:

1996

Duration:

91 min

Genres:

Comedy | Sport

IMDB rate:

5.4

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-05-03

Filming Locations: Stage 20, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Gross: $7,874,000 (USA) Admissions 790 (Netherlands)

Cast

Actor

Character

Renee Allman

Samuel L. Jackson

Rev. Fred Sultan

Jeff Goldblum

Mitchell Kane

Peter Berg

Terry Conklin

Corbin Bernsen

Peter Prince

Jon Lovitz

Sol

Cheech Marin

Julio Escobar

John Rhys-Davies

Johnny Windsor

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Bambi (as Salli Richardson)

Jamie Foxx

Hassan El Ruk'n

Rocky Carroll

Artemus St. John Saint

Albert Hall

Roper's Manager

Susan Gibney

Vivian

Michael Jace

Marvin Shabazz

Duane Davis

Palace Guard #1

Lamont Johnson

Palace Guard #2

Damon Wayans

James 'The Grim Reaper' Roper

Sam Whipple

Artie

Lydell M. Cheshier

Palace Guard #3

Stu Nahan

Fight Announcer #1

Ferdie Pacheco

Fight Announcer #2

Al Rodrigo

Press Member #1

Phil Buckman

Lee the Drummer

Bert Randolph Sugar

Himself

Walter Addison

Michael Katz

Jonathan P. Hicks

Sports Writer

Craig Modderno

Sports Writer

Tim Kawakami

Himself

Michael Fairman

Chairman Jerry Schwartz

Brad Blaisdell

Press Corps #1

James Hardie

Press Corps #2

Nedra Volz

Old Lady

Rick Scarry

White Middle American

Elizabeth LaRou

Pretty Young Woman #1

Alyson Croft

Pretty Young Woman #2

Christy House

Pretty Young Woman #3

Richard Steele

Referee

Anthony Johnson

Sultan's Valet (as Anthony 'A.J.' Johnson)

Brian Setzer

Himself

Method Man

Himself

Irv Dotten

Roper's Crony #1

Deezer D

Roper's Crony #2

Reno Wilson

Roper's Crony #3

Art Evans

Minister

Randy Harris

Palace Guard #4

G. John Slagle

Kane's Cameraman

Leon Frederick

Roper Cornerman #1

James H. Hays

Roper Cornerman #2

Andrea Carlson

Ring Girl (uncredited)

Andrea Kelly

Sultan babe (uncredited)

Jarrett Lennon

Jarrett Kane

Did you know?

Trivia

The lion's head entrance to the MGM Grand featured in the movie has since been removed because many Chinese gamblers avoided the casino (or entered through the back entrance), due to the feng shui belief that entering the mouth of the lion was bad luck.

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The film that James "The Grim Reaper" Roper is watching before the fight is Dolemite (1975).

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Nedra Volz's last film.

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Goofs

When Roper is watching the soap opera, and throws the ring away to watch his entourage chase it, it clearly falls out of the box as it skips on the floor. Yet, when Rollo puts it on, before Roper takes it, he takes it out of the box.

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The length of Roper's cigarette just before the fight.

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Quotes

Mitchell Kane: Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and I'll give ya something to cry about you little bastard!

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James Roper: I'm about to donate some money to the remove my foot from your ass foundation!

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Marvin Shabazz: I'll shove my dick so far up your ass, I'll impale your tonsils.

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