James Toback’s “Tyson” Documentary

by Staff, January 23, 2009

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In the news this week over surprise engagement to a Big Brother star in the UK, Mike Tyson has found himself to be focal point again, this time at the Sundance Film Festival. The gripping “Tyson” documentary by director and miraculous Tyson wrangler James Toback (who has known the boxer since ’85) enjoyed much adoration and even a standing ovation at its screening at the festival this week.

The film is told entirely in the lisping voice of the former champ in footage culled from countless hours of interviews, the father of six recounts his rise and fall, from early days being bullied as a fat kid (“It was kill or be killed”), and being forced to defend himself in juvenile detention at age 12, to his training with legendary Cus D’Amato, to his days as world heavyweight champ and ultimately, his grisly public fall from grace – including a prison term and the infamous ear biting incident. Along the way, it’s revealed, Tyson squandered almost $400 million and lost nearly everything he’d ever earned, physically and emotionally.

The film is slated for commercial release on April 24.

Source: Supertouchblog

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  1. Posted by: The Liberty Boardshop Free Press » Location 001 #29 Wisdom Born on January 26, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    [...] The photo is classic & Mike Tyson is tight. If you haven’t heard already this documentary premiered at Cannes, getting picked up by Sony at Sundance. The film is told entirely by MT pieced together by past and recent interviews. ”The point is not to polish his image or make a cinematic apology, but rather to get a firsthand look at a very complex and epic story,” Toback said. Check the interview with MT @ Cannes here, then check out a short clip here. [...]

20 Responses

  1. Posted by: jay on January 26, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    yeah that’s sad…Dude made a lot of bad decisions.

  2. Posted by: Wes-Li on January 26, 2009 at 4:46 am

    Fly pigeon FLY!! Mike is gonna bite your ear off

  3. Posted by: iCEWATER on January 24, 2009 at 9:29 am

    We Love You …..

  4. Posted by: Zevlove on January 24, 2009 at 12:13 am

    Looks good.

    He was getting all choked up @ the end..

  5. Posted by: PHUCK BOSTON on January 23, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    FUCK YEAH IRON MIKE IS STILL THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!

  6. Posted by: wtf on January 23, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    does it mention the rape?

  7. Posted by: Miami DC on January 23, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    TYSON YOU STILL DID IT FOR BROOKLYN!!!!! BIGGIE JAYZ JORDAN & TYSON… Regardless of what they say, yall SHOCKED THE WORLD!

  8. Posted by: michael tyson on January 23, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    I want to throw down your kid and stomp on his testicles, and then you will know what it is like to experience waking up everyday as me. And only then will you feel my pain.

  9. Posted by: marlon on January 23, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    can’t wait

  10. Posted by: KOLAB on January 23, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    interesting…..veeeeeeeeeeery interesting………..can’t wait till the drop so I could watch it in it’s entirety

  11. Posted by: peter h. on January 23, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    damnnnnn tysons you make me sad

  12. Posted by: nthn on January 23, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    silly Tyson, you do not drink from the birds, the birds are for watching and occasionally eating.

  13. Posted by: Brooklyn Kaleek on January 23, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    Damn…that right there get my money off the power of Tyson words! Copped in April!

  14. Posted by: kidcash13 on January 23, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    damn tyson cry’s … one of the greatest boxers unfourtunatly the way he went down is not merobel.
    Will watch and your welcome mike im paying for your new house!

  15. Posted by: norcaljeenjus on January 23, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Saw this film at Sundance…. Iron Mike, DOPE!

  16. Posted by: becks on January 23, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    i have to see this

  17. Posted by: Bro on January 23, 2009 at 11:06 am

    This is awesome I can’t wait to see this.

  18. Posted by: Yes Sucess! on January 23, 2009 at 10:33 am

    DAMN SMH at tyson

  19. Posted by: jBIRD on January 23, 2009 at 10:01 am

    gotdamn! i wish i was at Sundance…

  20. Posted by: Koo on January 23, 2009 at 8:16 am

    U ROCK !!!