Don King: Only in America (1997)

Actors: Jeremy Piven (actor), Ving Rhames (actor), Bob Minor (actor), Kevin Grevioux (actor), Brad Garrett (actor), Lou Rawls (actor), Ken Lerner (actor), Vondie Curtis-Hall (actor), James Black (actor), Keith David (actor), Bernie Mac (actor), James Keane (actor), Michael Bowen (actor), Gwen McGee (actress), Loretta Devine (actress),

Plot: Biography of fight promoter Don King follows his rise from a street goon convicted of strong arm tactics to a minor music promoter to pulling off his first major fight with Muhammed Ali for a charity. Ving Rhames' characterization gives a fully three dimensional person with warts and all, but still makes it understandable how he became the affluent promoter he has become.

Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, africa, african-american, based-on-book, based-on-novel, boxer, boxing, boxing-promoter
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport,

Quotes:

Don King: If you didn't have Don King, you'd have to invent him.

Don King: I don't see you making a movie about Bob Arum.

[in a restroom]::George Foreman: Aren't you gonna wash your hands?::Don King: I wash my hands *before* I touch my dick.

Don King: Black people don't get no credit for nothing. All we've got is one word. That word is motherfucker.

Don King: I had a moment of religious epiphanosity.

Don King: It's entertainment, baby! You love my black ass! 'Cause I'm exciting!

[about Mike Tyson biting off Evander Holyfield's ear]::Don King: Y'all probably blame me for that. If it were Bob Aram, you'd say, 'There was nothing he could do.' But you blame me, black devil motherfucker. Let me tell you something: Tyson will be heavyweight champ again. And this time, you'll pay twice as much to see it. Why? Because y'all part of the same hypocrisy.

Don King: Y'know who's a motherfucker? The devil's a motherfucker.

[last lines]::Don King: Let me write it down for you. Muhammad Ali is a multimillionaire. Larry Holmes a multimillionaire. Mike Tyson he sleeps on a bed of money. HBO I made you motherfuckers a fortune. Oh I could go on and on. You love my black ass! You know why? Because I'm exciting. You ain't making no movie on Bob Arun, are you? It's entertainment, baby! That's all! Heroes and villains, angels and devils, shit if you didn't have Don King you would have to invent them. And for all of you out there saying this and that, remember this: many fighters step into the ring, but only one is still king.