El gran golpe

Título original: The Great White Hype

1996
R
1h 31min

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Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, and Jamie Foxx in El gran golpe (1996)

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Boxing Satire Comedy Sport

El promotor del campeón de boxeo cree que es necesario un cambio. Encuentra al único hombre que ha vencido a su campeón, un blanco que ahora forma parte de una banda. Al igual que Rocky, se ... Leer todoEl promotor del campeón de boxeo cree que es necesario un cambio. Encuentra al único hombre que ha vencido a su campeón, un blanco que ahora forma parte de una banda. Al igual que Rocky, se entrena, mientras que el campeón no lo hace.El promotor del campeón de boxeo cree que es necesario un cambio. Encuentra al único hombre que ha vencido a su campeón, un blanco que ahora forma parte de una banda. Al igual que Rocky, se entrena, mientras que el campeón no lo hace.

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Trivia
Reverend Fred Sultan (Samuel L. Jackson) greets a man with shoulder length black hair and a black suit, with "Hey Vincent, Vincent, where's Jules man?", a reference to Jackson's character in Tiempos violentos (1994).

Errores
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.

Citas
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"

Créditos curiosos
While walking back to dressing room after fight, Conklin is followed by two little people from his entourage.

Conexiones
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Mulholland Falls/Sunset Park/The Truth About Cats and Dogs/I Shot Andy Warhol/Wings of Courage (1996)

Bandas sonoras
Movin' On
Performed by DJ U-Neek (as D.J. U-Neek) featuring Nyt Owl
Written by Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart (as Dave Stewart), DJ U-Neek (as D.J. U-Neek), Nyt Owl
Based on "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
Written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart (as Dave Stwart)
Produced by DJ U-Neek (as D.J. U-Neek) for U-Neek Entertainment, Inc.
D.J. U-Neek and Nyt Owl appear courtesy of U-Neek Entertainment, Inc./King Pin Records, Inc.

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9/10

An Excellent Story of Modern Boxing

I have to admit that when I rented this movie, I was expecting a dumb comedy that would fail to show the reality of boxing. However, this film is a very funny film that also has a rather keen insight into the current state of boxing. Samuel L. Jackson plays a "Don King" type guy that is stuck with the problem of having a champ that might be too good. No one wants to pay to see the guy, because there are no quality fighters out there to challenge him. So, Jackson goes about creating a contender for the champ. What is the one thing you need to get people in the arena to watch? Well, a white challenger of course, experience not necessary. Surely many white Americans will pay to see one of their own knock down the overly cocky, black champ. Berg plays the "Great White Hope." The beauty of this film is the comedic way that it shows the real life corruption in boxing today. Fights are fixed, promotions are staged and very rarely do you have the best fighting the best. Moreover, we as viewers fall into the same trap that boxing fans do. Here you have an unqualified contender, that has no prayer of beating the champ. However, as we see the hype done by these snake oil salesmen, we start to believe that Berg's character actually has a chance to win. If you are a boxing fan, you will love this film, because it is real. Even if you are not a boxing fan, you will enjoy it. Very funny film and great acting performances. Believe the hype!