Tyson (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Uli Edel

Writers (WGA):

José Torres (novel)
Robert Johnson (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Plot:

The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the...

Plot Keywords:

Mike Tyson | Champion | Heavyweight Champion | New York | Rags To Riches

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

George C. Scott	...	Cus D'Amato
Paul Winfield	...	Don King
Michael Jai White	...	Mike Tyson
James Sikking	...	Bill Clayton
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	...	Rory Holloway
Tony Lo Bianco	...	Jim Jacobs
Clark Gregg	...	Kevin Rooney
Holt McCallany	...	Teddy Atlas
Kristen Wilson	...	Robin Givens
Sheila Wills	...	Ruth Roper
Regal Hanley	...	Young Mike Tyson
Lilyan Chauvin	...	Camille Ewald
Rebekah Johnson	...	Desiree Washington
George Murdock	...	Baranski
Mane Andrew	...	Young Rodney Tyson

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Edgar J. Scherick Associates

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Cus D'Amato admonishes his live-in tenant trainees for eating his ice cream, a Nutrition Facts label is visible on the side of the box. These were used by the the U.S.D.A. and F.D.A. after 1993, but this was still in the 1980s.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mike Tyson: I was just a kid when I first got to see Muhammad Ali. I saw the way people looked up to him, saw their smiling faces. And I said to myself 'That's what I wanna be, I wanna be champ of the world'.

Triumph and tragedy: The life of 'Iron Mike'

TYSON

Aspect ratio: 1.33:1

Sound format: Stereo

Reverent - though scrupulously fair - account of the life and times of champion boxer Mike Tyson. Given his conviction on a rape charge, the film is careful not to portray him as hero or villain, but paints a warts-and-all portrait of his rise to fame, the pressures of success, and the people who shaped his destiny for good or bad. Constrained by time limits, the script gallops through a succession of relevant details, alighting briefly on significant events, culminating with Tyson's (temporary) downfall in 1995. Novices will be enlightened by the chronology, while boxing fans will be entertained by director Uli Edel's straight-arrow approach to the material. He portrays Tyson's life as a circus in which he was ultimately led astray by the circumstances of his own success. In fact, the script reserves most of its venom for Tyson's ex-wife Robin Givens, characterising her as an ungrateful gold-digger who took advantage of his naivety. Production values are uniformly solid and the cast is superb: Michael Jai White does a fair imitation of the title character; George C. Scott plays Tyson's mentor Cus D'Amato through acres of gritted teeth; and Paul Winfield was surely born to play Don King!