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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.
Movie information
| Release Date (USA): | 2009-04-24 |
| Rating (USA): | NA |
| Release Date (UK): | 2009-03-27 |
| Rating (UK) : | NA |
| Director: | James Toback |
| Producer: | Damon Bingham; Mike Tyson ;, Harlan Werner |
| Studio: | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Writer/s: | James Toback |
Cast
| Mike Tyson | Himself |
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Dave JohnsonMay 1st, 2009 - 09:42:12
I live in Phoenix and despite a few bone headed moves he made early on you hear very good things about Mr. Tyson in elite circles around town.
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