Don King: Only in America
Brief Synopsis
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Television movie chronicles the life of Don King, former numbers runner and convicted felon, who after serving time in prison for manslaughter, rose from life on the Cleveland streets to become the world's most successful boxing promoter, transforming boxing into an international multimillion-dollar
Cast & Crew
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John Herzfeld
Director
Robby Robinson
Fofo Lukata
Ving Rhames
K J Penthouse
Gregori Renta
Lead Person
Film Details
Also Known As
Don King
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Sports
Release Date
1997
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Television movie chronicles the life of Don King, former numbers runner and convicted felon, who after serving time in prison for manslaughter, rose from life on the Cleveland streets to become the world's most successful boxing promoter, transforming boxing into an international multimillion-dollar event.
Director
John Herzfeld
Director
Cast
Robby Robinson
Fofo Lukata
Ving Rhames
K J Penthouse
Gregori Renta
Lead Person
Clifford Couser
Jin-jin Reeves
Bernie Mac
Israel Cole
Loretta Devine
Alan Woolf
Everton Davis
James Keane
Keana Hall
Teddy Atlas
Kurek Ashley
Brent Jennings
Jack Newfield
Tijjani Abba
Adetoro Makinde
Michael Gilio
Sandra Chriss
Jarrod Bunch
Larry Michael
Josh Dempsey
Gwen Mcgee
Robert Fraade
David Kirkwood
Amanda Fuller
Bob Tonne
Rudy Costa
Brad Garrett
Lou Rawls
King Ikpitan
Pat Connolly
Darius Mccrary
Jeremy Piven
Loni-kaye Harkless
Bob Minor
Ron Leibman
Denorvell Collier
Gabriel Casseus
Carlos Monroe
Danny Johnson
Keith David
Big Daddy Wayne
Tanisher Sornson
Michael Blanks
Ntare Mwine
Jennifer Crystal
Donzaleigh Abernathy
Felice Perri
Marco Verdier
Kevin Grevioux
Cara Delizia
Mark Thompson
Don Elbaum
Himself
Chris Gregory
Lahmard Tate
Jennifer Griffin
Jim A Douglas
Sarah Scott Davis
James Black
Leilani Maree
Kurt Andon
Michael Bowen
Ken Lerner
Simon Templeman
Vondie Curtis Hall
Crew
Eric S Adamson
Electrician
Steven Edwin Ball
Grip
Larry Ballard
Medic
Elizabeth Bardsley
Researcher
Maria K. Battle
Assistant Director
Mayne Berke
Production Designer
Michael Biggie
Other
Steven M Blacher
Researcher
Lee Blasingame
Assistant Camera Operator
David Blocker
Producer
Jessica Blue
Other
Fontella Boone
Costumes
Russell Bowlds
Post-Production Coordinator
Larry Boyd
Swing Gang
Richard A Breniser
Avid Editor
Gary Brennan
Props
Pasquale Buffolino
On-Set Dresser
Mark Burnett
Video
Wilmer Butler
Director Of Photography
Robert Callan
Assistant Location Manager
Kevin A Canamar
Medic
Thomas Carter
Executive Producer
Mandy Chamberlin
Costumes
John Chichester
Art Director
Tim Cleveland
Sound Effects Editor
Steven Cohen
Editor
Scott Cohn
Production Accountant
Eugene Collier
Stunts
Craig S Conover
Craft Service
Paul Coogan
Other
David Crvelin
Graphic Designer
Gabriel Cubos
Boom Operator
Adrian Culshaw
Other
Mark Curry
Other
Gloria D'alessandro
Dialogue Editor
Deborah Lamia Denevar
Makeup
Robert Deschane
Adr
Michael Dilbeck
Music Supervisor
Leonard Drake
Hairdresser
Antonio Evans
Medic
Jana Fain
Assistant
April Ferry
Costume Designer
Brigitte R. Ferry
Costumes
David Ferry
Costumes
Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Foley
Production Associate
Christopher J. Ford
Assistant
Karyn Foster
Adr Editor
Tammy Fouts
Assistant Camera Operator
Leslie Frankenheimer
Set Decorator
Walt Fraser
Camera Operator
Jamie Freitag
Assistant Director
Jamie Freitag
Associate Producer
Thomas J Furginson
On-Set Dresser
David Gaines
Associate Producer
Kevin M Gannon
On-Set Dresser
Serge Genitempo
Other
Anita Gibson
Makeup Artist
Rob Gomes
Set Production Assistant
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam Operator
Barry Grant
Art Department
Jane E. Graves
Assistant Location Manager
Robert Greene
Photography
Lisa Hakim
Production Associate
Ron Hall
Stunts
Thomas B Ham
Grip
Gene Hara
Other
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
David Hopkins
Assistant Property Master
Russ Horstedt
Grip
Elyse Hoyt
Music Coordinator
J Paul Huntsman
Sound Editor
John E Jackson
Makeup Artist
Rodney Jackson
Set Production Assistant
Martin Jedlicka
Assistant Director
K C Johnson
Production Assistant
Krister C Johnson
Transportation Captain
Todd A Johnson
Craft Service
Teri Anne Kopp
Assistant Property Master
Mark K Kuromoto
Dolly Grip
Amy Lalicata
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael E Lawshe
Adr Supervisor
S Peter Lazich
Camera
Steven M Levine
Property Master
Pauletta Lewis
Hair Stylist
Richard Lightstone
Sound Mixer
Greg Lopez
Rigging Gaffer
Jose Lopez
Other
Fred Lucky
Storyboard Artist
Dave Maddux
Gaffer
Michael Mandel
Dolly Grip
Mark L. Mangino
Sound Effects Editor
Anthony Marinelli
Music
Anthony Marinelli
Original Music
Joe Markham
Costume Supervisor
Lori Marlowe
Music
Alfred N Martin
Costumes
Antoine Mascaro
Other
Vincent Mata
Assistant Camera Operator
Ray Maxwell
Construction Coordinator
William Ted Mayer
Dolly Grip
Brant R Mccarthy
Props
Cydney Mccurdy
Casting Associate
Patrick Mcintire
Location Manager
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
George J A Meldrum
Assistant
Nicole Mirante
Assistant
Celeste Moore
Casting Associate
Juan Morse
Other
Matthew W. Mungle
Makeup
Mitchell G Myers
Swing Gang
William A Naumann
Props
George Nemzer
Sound Effects Editor
Jack Newfield
Book As Source Material
Phil Paolina
Technical Advisor
Phil Paolina
Consultant
Dale Perry
Foley Artist
Edward C Peters
Key Grip
Mark Squire Peters
Props
Jonathan Phillips
Assistant Sound Editor
Charles Picerni
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Popp
Craft Service
S Quinn
Art Department Coordinator
Robert C Raineri
Props
Steve Randolph
Camera Operator
A. Dorian Reed
Casting
Andrea Reed-elmore
Casting Associate
Robi Reed-humes
Casting
Steve Resnick
Accounting Assistant
Andie C Rice
Accounting Assistant
Carin Rodgers
Dialogue Editor
Steven L Rogers
Camera Assistant
Griff Ruggles
Transportation Coordinator
Joseph Sabella
Foley Artist
Kario Salem
Screenplay
Virgil Sanchez
Special Effects Assistant
Adrian Saxton
Props
Scot Scalise
Assistant Editor
Jim Schiro
Production Assistant
Mark Schouten
Foreman
Robert D Schroer
Set Production Assistant
Alan Scott
Hair Stylist
Valerie Scott
Production Consultant
Rick Senteno
Best Boy
Patricia Settle
Other
Robert Sica
Swing Gang
Ronald Sica
Swing Gang
Charles Skouras
Unit Production Manager
Jules Stewart
Script Supervisor
Casey Stoll
Other
Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Grip
James Thibo
Assistant Camera Operator
Sandra Tomita
Production Associate
Alex Touyarot
Assistant Camera Operator
Robert K Ulland
Steadicam Operator
Jeffrey Valdez
Props
Dana Van Auken
Grip
Patrick Van Auken
Grip
Christa Vausbinder
Production Supervisor
Esther Vivante
Script Supervisor
David Watson
Other
David Werntz
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeff Wilde
Best Boy
Robb Wilson
Assistant Sound Editor
Terry Wilson
Music Editor
Wayne Witherspoon
Set Production Assistant
Victoria Wood
Hair
Ian Zander
Production Assistant
Jason Zook
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Don King
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Sports
Release Date
1997
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 15, 1997
Released in United States on Video April 21, 1998
Began shooting early June 1997.
Completed shooting mid July 1997.
