One Night in Vegas
One Night in Vegas

Movie·2010·0h 53m

One Night in Vegas

Directed By

Reggie Rock Bythewood

CineAI Pitch

Why watch this?

Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.

// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

Joan Lynch, Connor Schell

Cinematography

Cliff Charles

Music

Joel Beckerman

Themes

hip-hopsportslas vegassports documentaryboxing

Audience Score

63%

10 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Streaming availability not listed for your region yet.

// cast

Cast

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Self

Ernest R. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson

Self

Nas

Nas

Self

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Self

Mopreme Shakur

Self

Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Self (archive footage)

Chris Connelly

Chris Connelly

Self

Suge Knight

Suge Knight

Self

Eric Adams

Eric Adams

Self (as Senator Eric Adams)

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Self

Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Eric Dyson

Self

Jamal Joseph

Self

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self

// crew

Crew

Reggie Rock Bythewood

Reggie Rock Bythewood

Director

Joan Lynch

Executive Producer

Connor Schell

Executive Producer

Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons

Executive Producer

Joel Beckerman

Original Music Composer

Phil Hernandez

Original Music Composer

Chris Maxwell

Original Music Composer

Damon Bingham

Producer

Mitch Wright

Producer

John Dahl

Executive Producer

Cliff Charles

Director of Photography

// more like this

You Might Like