Rev. Fred Sultan
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The Great White Hype is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies, Salli Richardson and Jamie Foxx.
May 3, 1996 · The Great White Hype: Directed by Reginald Hudlin. With Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg, Corbin Bernsen. The boxing champ's promoter thinks change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his champ, a white man now in a rock band.
- (11K)
- Comedy, Sport
- Reginald Hudlin
- 1996-05-03
Boxing promoter the Rev. Fred Sultan (Samuel L. Jackson) decides the best way to revive public interest in his top client's matches is to create a white challenger to his...
- (24)
- Reginald Hudlin
- R
- Samuel L. Jackson
May 3, 1996 · Samuel L. Jackson stars as a crooked boxing promoter who tries to find a white hope to challenge the black champion. The film starts well but loses steam and ends abruptly, according to Ebert.
Reverend Sultan is boxing's biggest, flashiest promoter - and now he's taking a out-of-shape white fighter and hyping a big championship bout! With Damon Wayans, from the creator of White Men Can't Jump and Bull Durham.
- 90 min
May 3, 1996 · Overview. When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white.
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May 3, 1996 · When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white.
