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Tyson is acclaimed indie director James Toback's stylistically inventive portrait of a mesmerizing Mike Tyson. Toback allows Tyson to reveal himself without inhibition and with eloquence and a pervasive vulnerability. Through a mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs, a startlingly complex, fully-rounded human being emerges. The film ranges from Tyson's earliest memories of growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn through his entry into the world of boxing, to his rollercoaster ride in the funhouse of worldwide fame and fortunes won and lost. It is the story of a legendary and uniquely controversial international athletic icon, a figure conjuring radical questions of race and class. In its depiction of a man rising from the most debased circumstances to unlimited heights, destroyed by his own hubris, TYSON emerges as a modern day version of classic Greek tragedy.
Original Release
05/16/2008
US Release
04/24/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Mills Lane | Self / Himself |
Trevor Berbick | Self |
Cus D'Amato | Self / Trainer/Manager |
William Cayton | Self |
Jim Jacobs | Self |
Joe Louis | Self |
Max Schmeling | Self |
Jack Dempsey | Self |
Gene Tunney | Self |
Rocky Marciano | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mills Lane | Self / Himself |
Trevor Berbick | Self |
Cus D'Amato | Self / Trainer/Manager |
William Cayton | Self |
Jim Jacobs | Self |
Joe Louis | Self |
Max Schmeling | Self |
Jack Dempsey | Self |
Gene Tunney | Self |
Rocky Marciano | Self |
Muhammad Ali | Self |
Carl Williams | Self |
Larry Holmes | Self |
Tyrell Biggs | Self |
Tony Tubbs | Self |
Henry Tillman | Self |
Jose Nino Ribalta | Self |
Donovan Ruddock | Self |
Alex Stewart | Self |
Pinklon Thomas | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mike Tyson | Executive Producer |
Carmelo Anthony | Executive Producer |
David Haines | Executive Producer |
Henry Jarecki | Executive Producer |
Nicholas Jarecki | Executive Producer |
Harlan Werner | Executive Producer |
Bob Yari | Executive Producer |
James Toback | Producer |
Damon Bingham | Producer |
Warren Farnes | Producer |
Vinz Feller | Producer |
Nas | Producer |
Bill Newcomb | Producer |
Salaam Remi | Producer |
Mark Scheinbaum | Producer |