Tyson
NR
6.2
1995
1 hr 50 min
Drama
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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- Cast:
- Michael Jai White , George C. Scott , Paul Winfield , James B. Sikking , Malcolm-Jamal Warner , Tony Lo Bianco , Clark Gregg
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Reviews
One of my all time favorites.
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Memorable, crazy movie
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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
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It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
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