Tyson
Welcome to the no-holds barred epic portrayal of the life of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. In this documentary, the former heavyweight boxing champion reflects on his tumultuous life both in and out of the ring.
24 June 1895, Manassa, Colorado, USA
10 January 1949, Marshall, Texas, USA
19 October 1962, Atmore, Alabama, USA
30 June 1966, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
May 3, 1936 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
27 November 1964, New York City, New York, USA
May 8, 1932 in St. Francis County, Arkansas, USA
18 February 1930, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
25 May 1897, New York City, New York, USA
29 July 1956, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
December 8, 1927 in Tampa, Florida, USA
7 February 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
13 May 1914, Lafayette, Alabama, USA
2 September 1965, London, England, UK
1945, New York City, New York, USA
28 June 1964, London, England, UK
30 August 1921, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 November 1961, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
June 22, 2013
Turns out Mike Tyson, lo and behold, isn't that interesting after all. He's an unreliable narrator, sure, but mostly he's just a grotesque cartoon of every athlete who never had to answer for anything as long as they were making other people money.
June 24, 2009
It all adds up to a fascinating psychological study, a film that goes beyond both the public persona and the fighter's own spin to get at the frightened, angry, explosive, yet utterly understandable boy who became a very troubled and very public man.
May 15, 2009
Something of a cliché.
August 26, 2011
Toback presumably wants us to see Tyson as a product of his times, but we can't really buy that.
June 14, 2016
Compelling as Iron Mike is to listen to, it's hard to fault the filmmaker for not wanting to interrupt him.
July 16, 2009
Half-appealing, half-pathetic.
June 13, 2009
The most remarkable revelation of the movie is its subject's thoughtful, reflective eloquence and unflinching self-perception...Tyson may or may not be entirely who he says he is, but he's probably not who we thought he was, either.
April 07, 2015
The greatest bout of Tyson's life was no singular opponent but him being an experimental pawn in the battle of nature versus nurture.
February 21, 2010
Whether or not the troubled Mike deserves our sympathy, is left up to the viewer.
June 11, 2009
Some documentaries grow in the shadows; others demand to be made. The story of boxer Mike Tyson, powerfully recounted in a new film, is as rich as a Dickens novel.
August 09, 2010
Boxing fans will be thrilled by Toback's film, filled as it is with multi-camera angles and behind-the-scenes footage of some of the greatest fights in the sports history.
June 11, 2009
Listening to Tyson tell his side of the story, you come to understand him with new depth and complexity.
