One Night in Vegas(2010)

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.

One Night in Vegas (2010) is a documentary film directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood, released on September 7, 2010 with a runtime of 53m. It stars Mike Tyson, Ernest R. Dickerson, Nas and Mickey Rourke. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 10 ratings.