Tyson (2008)

Name: Tyson
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Trevor Berbick, William Cayton, Cus D'Amato, James Douglas, Robin Givens

Tyson

Documentary

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Release Date: May 16, 2008
Director: James Toback
Cast: Trevor Berbick , William Cayton , Cus D'Amato , James Douglas , Robin Givens , Evander Holyfield
Runtime: 90
Main Genre: Documentary
Writers: James Toback
Tagline: The man. The myth. The truth.
Website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/tyson/

Summary

"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.