Synopsis
Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera and shots of the champion's fights to create an arresting picture of the man.
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Cast
- Mike TysonSelf
- Cus D'AmatoSelf - Trainer/Manager
- Don KingSelf - Promotor
- Robin GivensSelf - Ex-Wife
- Mills LaneSelf
- Evander HolyfieldSelf
- Lennox LewisSelf
- Trevor BerbickSelf (archive footage)
- James DouglasSelf (archive footage)
- Frank BrunoSelf
Recommendations
- 90
Newsweek
An extraordinary documentary. - 90
Variety
By getting Tyson to open up as he has, Toback has succeeded in illuminating one of the most polarizing, complex and -- the film almost forces one to admit -- misunderstood figures of our time. - 90
New York Magazine (Vulture)
No filmmaker I know has gotten as close to a professional athlete as James Toback gets to Mike Tyson in his new documentary. - 90
Village Voice
Tyson is more like a particularly riveting therapy session, with Tyson as both analyst and patient. - 80
Empire
Very humane portrait of a potentially extremely unlikeable character. - 80
Film Threat
If you’re not really interested in Mike Tyson as a boxer and a person, the film doesn't give you much to go on. This is a movie called Tyson and it is about Mike Tyson – and nothing else. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
It's a sympathetic portrait of a complex man driven by an anger that still bubbles beneath the surface. - 75
ReelViews
Ultimately, this may be the closest we'll ever get to understanding how Mike feels about himself, and there's value in viewing that assessment.
