The Main Event
1979 · 112 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 3,437 VOTES · DIR. Howard Zieff
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,415 lines
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00:00:13 I hear they're gonna cut it and put it on the street.
00:03:56 Everybody breathe, or you're gonna pass out.
00:06:55 Pick it up, Hillary.
00:11:06 I was just looking for Mr. Big.
00:14:11 Very simple.
00:18:09 From the gym, no money?
00:21:27 Watch who you're calling a crook, okay?
00:24:49 I was at his hospital room. I stayed there for five days.
00:29:01 Nobody's been able to talk to him long enough to find out.
00:32:53 At my driving school...
00:36:20 But if you run into a fighter on a dark night, I wouldn't stake my life on it.
00:40:02 - Can I be honest with you? - Sure.
00:43:35 You can beat him easy, Kid. He's so short.
00:47:03 - Hello. - Rise and shine. It's 5:30.
00:50:37 Mr. Cannibal is wearing mentholated balm.
00:55:15 I think he's going to be okay now.
01:00:25 Good. Show me.
01:03:14 Only if the Kid loses.
01:08:55 Hillary, the Kid gets the cabin.
01:13:49 Yeah, sure.
01:19:45 How do you feel about that?
01:22:59 As a matter of fact, we're going to win, and I'm so sure of it...
01:29:36 you've trained hard and fought hard and...
01:33:35 I'll win that money back, then you never have to see me!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,415
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:33:35
Production Record
DirectorHoward Zieff
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$44,800,000
IMDb votes3,437