Tyson (1995 film)
| Tyson | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Mike Tyson by José Torres |
| Written by | Robert Johnson |
| Directed by | Uli Edel |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Stewart Copeland |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | David Blocker |
| Cinematography | Jack Conroy |
| Editor | Seth Flaum |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Production company | HBO Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | April 29, 1995 |
Tyson is a 1995 American biographical drama television film based on the life of American heavyweight boxer Iron Mike Tyson. Directed by Uli Edel and written by Robert Johnson, it stars Michael Jai White as Tyson alongside George C. Scott as Cus D'Amato and Paul Winfield as Don King. The film is an adaptation of the 1989 biography Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Iron Mike Tyson by José Torres, a former boxer and former chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, and depicts events from Tyson's troubled childhood in Brooklyn through his conviction in 1992 for the rape of beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington.
The film first aired on HBO on April 29, 1995.