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Don King: Only in America (1997) -- A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.

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Director:

John Herzfeld

Writers (WGA):

Jack Newfield (book)
Kario Salem (teleplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

15 November 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport more

Plot:

A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

Emmy Winners
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 14 September 1998)

King Is Champ In Hbo Homes
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 November 1997)

User Comments:

One of the best TV movies ever made! more (18 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ving Rhames ... Don King
Vondie Curtis-Hall ... Lloyd Price

Jeremy Piven ... Hank Schwartz
Darius McCrary ... Muhammad Ali

Keith David ... Herbert Muhammad
Gabriel Casseus ... Jeremiah Shabazz

Loretta Devine ... Connie Harper
Brent Jennings ... Dick Sadler
Lahmard J. Tate ... Carl King
Danny Johnson ... Larry Holmes

Bernie Mac ... Bendini Brown

Donzaleigh Abernathy ... Henrietta King
Lou Rawls ... Harold Logan
Teddy Atlas ... Richie Giachetti

Jarrod Bunch ... George Foreman
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, some violence and nudity.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Don King: If you didn't have Don King, you'd have to invent him. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV) more


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One of the best TV movies ever made!, 4 October 2000
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"Don King: Only in America" is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. If it wasn't a TV movie, Ving Rhames should have won an Oscar for his brilliant portrayal of this complicated man. The film is riveting from start to finish as we see King at his beginnings as a small time crook, until what he ended up- a big time crook. The film is a masterpiece- every scene works perfectly. Perhaps the best scenes in the movie are the ones with King alone in a boxing ring talking directly to the camera. Absolutely brilliant!

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