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.
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Barbra Streisand
Hillary Kramer
Ryan O'Neal
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Paul Sand
David
Whitman Mayo
Percy
Patti D'Arbanville
Donna
Chu Chu Malave
Luis
Richard Lawson
Hector Mantilla
James Gregory
Gough
Richard Altman
Tour Guide
Seth Banks
Newsman
Lindsay Bloom
Girl In Bed
Earl Boen
Nose - Kline
Roger Bowen
Owner Sinthia Cosmetics
Badja Djola
Heavyweight In Gym
Rory Calhoun
Fighter In Kid's Camp
Howard Zieff
Director
Gail Parent
Screenplay
Andrew Smith
Screenplay
Howard Rosenman
Executive Producer
Renée Missel
Executive Producer
Barbra Streisand
Producer
Jon Peters
Producer
Mario Tosi
Director of Photography
Michael Melvoin
Original Music Composer
Edward Warschilka
Editor
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Charles Rosen
Production Design
