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One Night in Vegas (2010)

Poster for One Night in Vegas

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Reggie Rock Bythewood
  • Profile picture of Mike Tyson
    Self Mike Tyson
  • Profile picture of Ernest R. Dickerson
    Self Ernest R. Dickerson
  • Profile picture of Nas
    Self Nas
  • Profile picture of Mickey Rourke
    Self Mickey Rourke
  • Profile picture of Tupac Shakur
    Self (archive footage) Tupac Shakur
  • Profile picture of Chris Connelly
    Self Chris Connelly
  • Profile picture of Suge Knight
    Self Suge Knight
  • Profile picture of Eric Adams
    Self (as Senator Eric Adams) Eric Adams

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Keywords

  • hip-hop
  • sports
  • las vegas
  • sports documentary
  • boxing