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Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal attempt to recapture the screwball spark of What's Up, Doc? in the labored farce The Main Event. Streisand plays Hillary Kramer, a bankrupt perfume executive who discovers that one of her tax write-offs from more prosperous times was the ownership of prizefighter Kid Natural (Ryan O' Neal). Kid Natural is now a driving instructor who wants nothing to do with boxing, but Hillary is determined to resurrect the Kid's less-than-spectacular boxing career. She installs herself as the Kid's manager and tries to get him in shape to go the distance. Along the way, the two fall in love. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Barbra Streisand - Hillary Kramer
Ryan O'Neal - Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Paul Sand - David
Patti D'Arbanville - Donna
Whitman Mayo - Percy
Rory Calhoun - Fighter in Kid's Camp

1979

Best Original Song (nominee)

Golden Globe

Paul Jabara

Howard Zieff's 1979 comedy The Main Event comes to DVD from Warner Home Video as part of =The Streisand Collection. The image is presented with a widescreen transfer and the soundtrack is offered in Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono in English or French. Subtitles available in English, Spanish, and French. The featurette is a vintage 1979 making-of TV special entitiled "Getting in Shape for the Main Event." Special features include a production stills gallery, commentary track by Barbra Steisand, and theatrical trailers. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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