One Night in Vegas

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Mike Tyson

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Ernest R. Dickerson

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Nas

Self

Age : 51 | Popularity : 20%

Mickey Rourke

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Mopreme Shakur

Self

Age : 55 | Popularity : 0%

Tupac Shakur

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 67%

Chris Connelly

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Suge Knight

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 30%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Reggie Rock Bythewood
Editing	Assistant Editor	Halima K. Gilliam
Sound	Original Music Composer	Joel Beckerman Phil Hernandez Chris Maxwell
	Sound Recordist	Woody Stubblefield Denzil Xavier
	Music Supervisor	Jabari Ali
Production	Producer	Damon Bingham Mitch Wright
	Executive Producer	John Dahl Joan Lynch Connor Schell Bill Simmons
	Consulting Producer	Chris Connelly Michael Tollin
	Associate Producer	Deirdre Fenton Solange Morales
Camera	Director of Photography	Cliff Charles
	Camera Operator	Shanele Alvarez
Art	Main Title Designer	Arvin Bautista
Lighting	Gaffer	Scott Brinson Carlos Germosen
Department	Role	Name

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