- HD 1080
- Runtime: 112m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Howard Zieff
- Stars: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Whitman Mayo, Patti D'Arbanville
- keywords: sports, boxer, romantic comedy, perfume, financial ruin, boxing manager, driving instructor
- Production_studio: Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists
- Slogan: A Glove Story
- The The Main Event is featured in the top rankings of 1979
- #89 in Top Comedy Movies of 1979
- #42 in Top Romance Movies of 1979
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.