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On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At this point in his career, Tyson’s fights had become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, where the ever present hype of the professional boxing scene would come face to face with the worlds of big business, Hollywood, and hip hop. Sitting ringside was controversial rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur and Tyson were friends, a feeling of kinship linked them as each rose to stardom from poverty only to be thrown in prison. Following Tyson’s victory, Shakur and “Iron Mike” were to celebrate at an after party, but the rap star never arrived. Shakur was brutally gunned down later that night, and the scene in Las Vegas quickly turned from would-be celebratory revelry to ill fated and inopportune tragedy.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2010-09-07
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- timer Runtime: 53 Mins
- star Rating: 6.3 / 10
- favorite Likes: 10 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt1427321
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Mike Tyson
Self
Ernest R. Dickerson
Self
Nas
Self
Mickey Rourke
Self
Mopreme Shakur
Self
Tupac Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Chris Connelly
Self
Suge Knight
Self
Eric Adams
Self (as Senator Eric Adams)
Maya Angelou
Self
Michael Eric Dyson
Self
Jamal Joseph
Self
Al Sharpton
Self
groups Crew
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Director
Solange Morales
Associate Producer
Jabari Ali
Music Supervisor
Joan Lynch
Executive Producer
Connor Schell
Executive Producer
Scott Brinson
Gaffer
Carlos Germosen
Gaffer
Arvin Bautista
Main Title Designer
Bill Simmons
Executive Producer
Michael Tollin
Consulting Producer
Shanele Alvarez
Camera Operator
Deirdre Fenton
Associate Producer
Chris Connelly
Consulting Producer
Denzil Xavier
Sound Recordist
Woody Stubblefield
Sound Recordist
Damon Bingham
Producer
Phil Hernandez
Original Music Composer
Joel Beckerman
Original Music Composer
Chris Maxwell
Original Music Composer
Halima K. Gilliam
Assistant Editor
Mitch Wright
Producer
John Dahl
Executive Producer
Cliff Charles
Director of Photography
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