Goldie and the Boxer
GenreDrama
Written byEthel Brez
Mel Brez
David Debin
Douglas Schwartz
Directed byDavid Miller
StarringO.J. Simpson
Melissa Michaelsen
Music byJimmie Haskell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerO. J. Simpson
ProducersDan Mark
Audrey A. Blasdel
Hugh Benson
CinematographyIsidore Mankofsky
EditorJ. Terry Williams
Running time120 minutes
Production companiesOrenthal Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
Release
  • December 30, 1979 (1979-12-30)

Goldie and the Boxer is a made-for-television film starring O. J. Simpson. The production was broadcast on the NBC television network on December 30, 1979.

While being panned by critics, it was a solid ratings hit and led to a sequel, Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981).[1]

Plot

Joe Gallagher is a down-on-his luck boxer whose life and career undergo a change when an orphaned, little girl named Goldie is left in his care.

Cast

References

  1. Bogle, Donald (1988). Blacks in American Films and Television. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 323. ISBN 0-8240-8715-1.


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