The Prize Fighter
Seen it?1979 | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for people who get choked up at a comeback and crime fans. You don't need to know the game to feel the big moments. A good follow-up to The Naked Gun.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Paced for all ages, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
"Bags" the boxer (Tim Conway) and his manager, Shake (Don Knotts), are quite a pair: One is a dim bulb, and the other has a mean streak. Times are tough and they must save their gym, so they line up some money making fights. But when Bags and Shake discover that the bouts have been rigged, they end up with their backs to the wall and must fight back -- literally.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Preece
- Don KnottsShake
- Tim ConwayBags
- David WaynePop Morgan
- Cisse CameronPolly
- Robin ClarkeMike
- Holly ConoverJudy
- Alfred E. CovingtonRing Announcer
- Bill CrabbTurk
- Kenneth DanielStubby
- Mike DeFabisReferee #2