The read
A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 33%. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 608 1970s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
68 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew SmithScreenplay
- Howard ZieffDirector
- Gail ParentScreenplay
- Michael MelvoinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barbra StreisandHillary Kramer
- Ryan O'NealEddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
- Paul SandDavid
- Whitman MayoPercy
- Patti D'ArbanvilleDonna
- Chu Chu MalaveLuis
- Richard LawsonHector Mantilla
- James GregoryGough
- Richard AltmanTour Guide
- Seth BanksNewsman
- Lindsay BloomGirl In Bed
- Earl BoenNose - Kline
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Themes
sportsboxerromcomperfumefinancial ruinboxing managerdriving instructor