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29 April 1995 (USA) morePlot:
The story of Mike Tyson. From his early days as a 12 year old amateur with a powerful punch, to the... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Triumph and tragedy: The life of 'Iron Mike' more (9 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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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. moreQuotes:
[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'.
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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!