quency ▁of ▁a ▁minor ▁and ▁f ined ▁$ 2 5 0 . ▁The ▁public ▁and ▁the ▁media ▁were ▁more ▁fasc in ated ▁than ▁out rag ed ▁by ▁Son ny ' s ▁rom antic ▁pro w ess , ▁with ▁the ▁press ▁nick nam ing ▁him ▁the ▁" Com pton ▁Cas an ova ," ▁the ▁" L ove ▁Band it " ▁and ▁the ▁" L . A . ▁L oth ario ." ▁But ▁Life ▁magazine ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁nick name ▁that ▁stuck : ▁" The ▁W oo ▁W oo ▁Boy , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁greatest ▁lo ver ." ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Patrick ▁D emp sey ▁ ▁Tal ia ▁B als am ▁ ▁B ever ly ▁D ' Ang elo ▁ ▁Michael ▁Const antine ▁ ▁Betty ▁Jin net te ▁ ▁Kath le en ▁Fre eman ▁ ▁Peter ▁Hob bs ▁ ▁Tony ▁Long o ▁ ▁Douglas ▁R owe ▁ ▁Er nie ▁L ively ▁ ▁Kim ▁My ers ▁ ▁Production ▁and ▁background ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁ran ▁a ▁story ▁titled ▁“ Wh atever ▁happened ▁to ▁Son ny ▁Wis ec ar ver ”. ▁Screen writ ers ▁Bob ▁Kos berg ▁and ▁David ▁Sim ons ▁decided ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁screen play ▁about ▁Wis ec ar ver , ▁who ▁sold ▁them ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁his ▁story ▁for ▁$ 5 0 0 , ▁plus ▁seven ▁percent ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁made ▁s elling ▁the ▁screen play . ▁However , ▁Kos berg ▁and ▁Sim ons ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁screen ▁rights ▁from ▁the ▁two