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.
Unfortunately the movie One Night in Vegas is not yet available on Disney Plus.
Directing | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Director |
Production | Chris Connelly | Consulting Producer |
Production | Deirdre Fenton | Associate Producer |
Production | Joan Lynch | Executive Producer |
Production | Solange Morales | Associate Producer |
Production | Connor Schell | Executive Producer |
Production | Bill Simmons | Executive Producer |
Production | Michael Tollin | Consulting Producer |
Sound | Woody Stubblefield | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Denzil Xavier | Sound Recordist |
Art | Arvin Bautista | Main Title Designer |
Camera | Shanele Alvarez | Camera Operator |
Lighting | Scott Brinson | Gaffer |
Lighting | Carlos Germosen | Gaffer |
Sound | Jabari Ali | Music Supervisor |
Editing | Halima K. Gilliam | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Joel Beckerman | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Phil Hernandez | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Chris Maxwell | Original Music Composer |
Production | Damon Bingham | Producer |
Production | Mitch Wright | Producer |
Production | John Dahl | Executive Producer |
Camera | Cliff Charles | Director of Photography |