The Great White Hype
Brief Synopsis
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Meet Reverend Fred Sultan. He's a flamboyant con man, hustler, and consummate promoter who rules over the modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah better known as Las Vegas. His kingdom is the realm of the fistic arts... the sweet science... the carnival of carnage... the ballet of blood. Boxing. But despite h
Cast & Crew
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Reginald Hudlin
Director
Art Evans
Irv L Dotten
Jack L Forwalter
Lead Person
Renee Allman
Jon Lovitz
Film Details
Also Known As
Great White Hype
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Meet Reverend Fred Sultan. He's a flamboyant con man, hustler, and consummate promoter who rules over the modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah better known as Las Vegas. His kingdom is the realm of the fistic arts... the sweet science... the carnival of carnage... the ballet of blood. Boxing. But despite his hustling and financial wizardry, Sultan's Vegas fiefdom is fading. Boxing attendance is dwindling, along with public interest. The problem, according to Sultan, is that people are tired of paying money to see 'brothers' beating up 'brothers'. Sultan's solution: find a white contender to face the undefeated heavyweight champ, James "The Grim Reaper" Roper. Sultan finds his Great White Hope in a seedy bar in Cleveland, Ohio. The would-be contender, Terry Conklin, is a long-haired front man for a rock band all-too-appropriately named Massive Head Wound. But Terry's got one thing going for him, besides the color of his skin: he actually bested Roper in an amateur bout many years earlier.
Director
Reginald Hudlin
Director
Cast
Art Evans
Irv L Dotten
Jack L Forwalter
Lead Person
Renee Allman
Jon Lovitz
Rick Scarry
Lydell M Cheshier
Al Rodrigo
Reno Wilson
Randy Harris
Phil Buckman
Duane Davis
Alyson Croft
Peter Berg
Albert Hall
Stu Nahan
Walter Addison
John Slagle
Richard Steele
Corbin Bernsen
Susan Gibney
Elizabeth Larou
Tim Kawakami
Himself
Jamie Foxx
Michael Fairman
Anthony Johnson
Michael Jace
Samuel L. Jackson
James Hardie
Salli Richardson
Brad Blaisdell
Dr. Fredie Pacheco
Bert Randolph Sugar
Himself
James H Hays
Nedra Volz
Cheech Marin
Sam Whipple
Deezer D
Rocky Carroll
Craig Modderno
John Rhys-davies
Jeff Goldblum
Christal L House
Jonathan P Hicks
Leon Frederick
Method Man
Himself
Brian Setzer
Himself
Damon Wayans
Crew
Cynthia Aguilar
Accounting Assistant
Vincent Aiello
Production
Angelique Anderson
Assistant
Walter Anderson
Boom Operator
Lou Angelo
Dialogue Editor
David A Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Joseph M Aspromonti
Set Production Assistant
Tom Barrett
Other
Meredith Behrend
Casting Associate
Barry Berg
Unit Production Manager
Barry Berg
Coproducer
Craig Berkey
Sound Effects Editor
Fred Berner
Producer
Teresa Binder
Set Costumer
David Boulton
Adr Mixer
Brigitte Bourque
Other
Alicia Brauns
Assistant Camera Operator
Susannah Brengel
Post-Production Accountant
Lisa M. Brooks
Assistant
Michael D Brown
Steadicam Operator
Elaine Frontain Bryant
Assistant
John Buckley
Lighting Technician
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Ray Camaioni
Construction Coordinator
Marc Canas
Other
Ted Caplan
Foley Editor
Ruth Carter
Costume Designer
Marietta Carter-narcisse
Makeup Artist
Linda R Chen
Photography
David Chornow
Sound Mixer
Jeff Clark
Assistant Camera Operator
Drop Dead Clothing
Wardrobe
Doug Coleman
Stunt Player
Kevin Cook
Grip
O'brian Curry
Grip
Robert Dawson
Titles
Ross C Day
Assistant Location Manager
Steve A. Dayan
Location Manager
Blanca De La Isla
Wardrobe
Doug Delaney
Other
Ric Delgado
Other
Susan Demskey-horiuchi
Adr Editor
Josh Donen
Producer
Malcolm Doran
Dolly Grip
Sean Doyle
Camera Operator
Lumumba Dunduza
Editorial Production Assistant
Jim Eberle
Visual Effects
Lanier Edwards
Stunt Player
Ousaun Elam
Stunt Player
Don Estes
Grip
Michael G Felner
Camera Operator
Mike Fenster
Transportation Captain
Bill Fine
Other
Ron Finley
Wardrobe
Ron Garcia
Director Of Photography
Sean Garnhart
Sound Effects Editor
Jim Gavin
Camera
Gordon Germaine
On-Set Dresser
Harry H Gevshenian
Other
Michael E Gips
Other
Dick Girod
Other
Richard Girod
Other
Don Givens
Foley Recordist
Angelique Graham-bones
Set Production Assistant
Bibi Green
Other
Wendell Greene
Music
Kevin Grevioux
Stunt Player
Mike Gunther
Stunt Player
Ira M Hammons-glass
Set Costumer
Brian Hanable
Visual Effects
Tom Harjo
Best Boy Grip
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Anne E Hart
Production Coordinator
Tony Hendra
Screenplay
Jay Herron
Assistant Camera Operator
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Voni Hinkle
Hair Assistant
Lora Hirschberg
Rerecording
Sharon Holly
Effects Coordinator
Randall Huber
Stunt Player
Gary S Isbell
On-Set Dresser
Vikki Jackson
Assistant
Zoe Jackson
Set Production Assistant
Peter Jensen
Steadicam Operator
Elisabeth Jereski
Assistant
David Jobe
Foley Mixer
Ayeola B Johnson
Assistant
Gilbert Ivan Johnson
Stunt Player
John Paul Jones
Property Master
Eugene Kerry
Key Grip
Rashon Khan
Other
R. J. Kizer
Adr Editor
Eileen Mack Knight
Casting
Janet Kusnick
Visual Effects
Leigh Landau
Set Production Assistant
Jessica Landaw
Assistant Editor
Clifford Latimer
Adr Editor
Joseph Winston Leahy
Stunt Player
Neil Leifer
Coproducer
Mike Liakos
Key Rigging Grip
Diane Linn
Adr
Debrae Little
Assistant Costume Designer
William R Mayberry
Other
Mary Olivia Mcintosh
Set Decorator
Ademola Mcmullen
Set Production Assistant
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
Robert Mcnerney
Foreman
Daniel Messler
Accounting Assistant
Alan Meyerson
Other
Marcus Miller
Music Composer
Susie Money
Costume Supervisor
Montez Monroe
Production Assistant
Rodney Montague
Visual Effects
Chris Moriana
Foley Artist
Lloyd Moriarity
Grip
Marvin Morris
Music
Lysa Moser
Accounting Assistant
Ron Nary
Special Effects
David P Newell
On-Set Dresser
Charlie Nicholson
On-Set Dresser
Melissa O'shea
Casting Associate
Jeffrey J Osmer
Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Owen
Grip
Warren Paeff
Assistant Editor
John H Parker
Production Accountant
Greg Parsons
Avid Editor
Michael A Patillo
Other
Mary M Patton
Script Supervisor
Robert Pavell
Stunt Player
Byron Phillips
Music
Pee Wee Piemonte
Stunt Player
Michael F Pierre
Other
Yoli Poropat
Production Supervisor
Dana Porter
Adr
Paul Power
Visual Effects
Scott Price
Assistant Editor
Wynona Price
Makeup Assistant
Jean Quay
Other
Katherine Quittner
Music Editor
Elyse Ramsdell
Assistant Production Coordinator
Charlene Richards
Adr Mixer
Scott T Ritenour
Art Director
Von Roddy
Stunt Player
Charles Rosen
Production Designer
Robert Rosen
Art Assistant
Ronald G Roumas
Other
Brooke Sartorius
On-Set Dresser
Michael Semanick
Rerecording
Susan Shackelford
Sound
Ron Shelton
Screenplay
Daniel Silverberg
Assistant Director
John Slagle
Video
Marla D Slatzer
Dga Trainee
Jim Stephan
Stunt Player
Bill Stephney
Music Supervisor
Robert L Stevenson
Hair Stylist
Monica Swann
Casting Associate
Donald Sylvester
Foley Editor
Barry K Thomas
Assistant Director
Michael A Thompson
Special Effects
David Thomson
Other
Rich Thorne
Visual Effects Supervisor
James Turner
Stunt Player
Wendi Van Dyke
Assistant Camera Operator
Dona Van Miller
Assistant Property Master
Glenn Wade
Grip
David I Ward
Music Producer
Monique Ward
Assistant
Eddie L Watkins
Stunt Coordinator
Earl Watson
Editor
Lloyd Watts
Stunt Player
Big Daddy Wayne
Stunt Player
Gary Wayton
Stunt Player
John Weaver
Assistant Property Master
Scott Webb
Other
Steve Webkay
Production Assistant
John Weeks
Best Boy
Gary Welch
Grip
Chuck Wells
Grip
Gayle Wesley
Sound Supervisor
Randy White
Transportation Coordinator
Bob Wiatr
Visual Effects
Diana Williams
Assistant Director
Felix R Williams
Other
Steven D Williams
Sound Editor
Stefanie Wiseman
Assistant Editor
Donald M Wolak
Rigging Gaffer
Jeff Zaman
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Great White Hype
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Sports
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video October 1, 1996
Released in United States Spring May 3, 1996
Feature length film based on a ten minute short directed by Neil Leifer.
Began shooting June 20, 1995.
Completed shooting August 18, 1995.
Released in United States Spring May 3, 1996
Released in United States on Video October 1, 1996
