The Main Event

The Main Event is a 1979 American English - language film directed by Howard Zieff and written by Gail Parent. It is a sports romantic comedy film starring Barbara Streisand and Ryan O’Neal. This movie follows the story of Hillary Kramer, a successful Perfume magnate. One morning, she finds that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Among her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write off. She then decides to take a Kid Natural, who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches.