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One Night in Vegas (2010)
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.
Updated May 19 2020
Cast
Ernest R. Dickerson
himself
Tupac Amaru Shakur
archive footage
Mike Tyson
himself
Nas
himself
Chris Connelly
himself
Crew
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Director
Cliff Charles
Cinematography
John Dahl
Executive Producer
Halima K. Gilliam
Assistant Editor
Joel Beckerman
Original Music Composer
Phil Hernandez
Original Music Composer
Chris Maxwell
Original Music Composer
