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Don King: Only in America is a 1997 television film directed by John Herzfeld and written by Kario Salem (based on the book Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King by Jack Newfield). The film stars actor Ving Rhames as Don King and tells the story of King becoming a famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
Cast
- Ving Rhames as Don King
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Lloyd Price
- Jeremy Piven as Hank Schwartz
- Darius McCrary as Muhammad Ali
- Keith David as Jabir Herbert Muhammad
- Bernie Mac as Bundini Brown
- Gabriel Casseus as Jeremiah Shabazz
- Ken Lerner as Bob Arum
- Danny Johnson as Larry Holmes
- Jarrod Bunch as George Foreman
- Israel Cole as Joe Frazier
- Kevin Grevioux as Leon Spinks
- K.J. Penthouse as Chuck Wepner
- James R. Black as Earnie Shavers
- Michael Blanks as James "Buster" Douglas
- Everton Davis as Evander Holyfield
- Cliff Couser as Mike Tyson
- Loretta Devine as Constance Harper
Awards and nominations
- 1998 American Cinema Editors Best Edited Two-Hour Film for Non-Commercial Television
- 1998 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Television Film
- 1998 Outstanding Directing - Dramatic Specials – John Herzfeld
- 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Film
- 1998 Emmy Award Outstanding Writing - Miniseries or Television Film – Kario Salem
- 1998 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film – Ving Rhames
- 1998 Peabody Award
- 1998 Satellite Awards Best Miniseries or Television Film
- 1998 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Vondie – Curtis-Hall
External links
Films directed by John Herzfeld 1980s Two of a Kind (1983) · The Preppie Murder (1989)1990s Casualties of Love: The "Long Island Lolita" Story (1993) · 2 Days in the Valley (1996) · Don King: Only in America (1997)2000s 15 Minutes (2001) · The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie (1980–2000) The Miracle Worker (1980) · Playing for Time (1981) · A Woman Called Golda (1982) · Special Bulletin (1983) · Something About Amelia (1984) · Do You Remember Love (1985) · Love Is Never Silent (1986) · Promise (1987) · Inherit the Wind (1988) · Day One/Roe vs. Wade (1989) · Caroline?/The Incident (1990) · Miss Rose White (1991) · Barbarians at the Gate / Stalin (1993) · And the Band Played On (1994) · Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) · Truman (1996) · Miss Evers' Boys (1997) · Don King: Only in America (1998) · A Lesson Before Dying (1999) · Tuesdays with Morrie (2000)
Complete List · (1980–2000) · (2001–present) Categories:- 1997 films
- 1997 television films
- Boxing films
- Emmy Award winning programs
- English-language films
- American biographical films
- American television films
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