The Main Event
1979-06-22A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.

A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.

Hillary Kramer
Barbra Streisand

Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Ryan O'Neal

David
Paul Sand

Percy
Whitman Mayo

Donna
Patti D'Arbanville

Luis
Chu Chu Malave

Hector Mantilla
Richard Lawson

Gough
James Gregory
Tour Guide
Richard Altman
Newsman
Seth Banks

Girl In Bed
Lindsay Bloom

Nose - Kline
Earl Boen

Owner Sinthia Cosmetics
Roger Bowen

Heavyweight In Gym
Badja Djola

Fighter In Kid's Camp
Rory Calhoun

Brenda
Sue Casey

Man In Gym
Alvin Childress

Lucy
Kristine DeBell
Gomez
Al Denava
Nose - Moss
Rene Dijon

Fight Announcer
Shay Duffin

Mario
Murphy Dunne

Fighter
Art Evans
Fighter
Ron Henriquez
Fighter
Anthony Renya
Fighter
Maurice Sneed
Newsman
Lee Harman
Newsman
Vic Heutschy

Killer
Ernie Hudson

Photographer
David Ketchum
Announcer
Jimmy Lennon Sr.

Trainer At Big Bear
Len Lesser
Boxer At Kid's Camp
Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez
Exercise Teacher
Gilda Marx
Referee
Denver Mattson
Mantilla's Cornerman
Bill Phillips Murry

T. V. Show Host
Brent Musburger
Nose - Bean
Robert Nadder

Referee In Long Beach
Harvey Parry

Alan Crane
John Reilly

Cannibal
Tim Rossovich

Murry
Jack Somack
Boxer In Kid's Camp
Richard Steele
Newswoman
Karen Hale Wookey

Sheldon
Darrell Zwerling
Ringside Reporter (uncredited)
Dennis Falt
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Luther Fear
Trainer (uncredited)
Ralph Gambina
Man (uncredited)
Raven Grey Eagle
Boxing Coach (uncredited)
Jack Griffin

Aerobics Class Dancer (uncredited)
Roslyn Kind

Party Guest (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady

Party Guest (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Fighting Cop (uncredited)
Rick Sawaya
Man at Gym (uncredited)
Jack Slate