The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the undisputed title of "Heavyweight Champion of the World", and ultimately to his conviction for rape. The story of his turbulent life moves quickly, never focusing for long on anything in particular.
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Grave, earnest, raw and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Michael Jai WhiteMike Tyson
- George C. ScottCus D'Amato
- Paul WinfieldDon King
- James B. SikkingBill Clayton
- Malcolm-Jamal WarnerRory Holloway
- Tony Lo BiancoJim Jacobs
- Clark GreggKevin Rooney
- Holt McCallanyTeddy Atlas
- Kristen WilsonRobin Givens
- Sheila WillsRuth Roper
Crew
- Uli EdelDirector
- Robert JohnsonWriter
- José TorresNovel
- Jack ConroyDirector of Photography
- Stewart CopelandOriginal Music Composer
- Seth FlaumEditor
- David BlockerProducer
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