Body Slam (1986)
Overview
M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band, Kicks (The most recent of the gigs is a Dairy Queen opening!!). When making arrangements for a campaign fund-raiser, he mistakes Rick Roberts, a professional wrestler, for a musician and hires him. At that moment he becomes a wrestling manager and starts to book matches for him and his teammate Tonga Tom. The team is a success, and Harry decides to take his wrestlers and his band on a "Rock n' Wrestling" tour. The tour is a success, and Harry feels what it is like to be a winner again.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.7175 |
Directed By
Hal Needham
Crew
Hal Needham
Michael Shea
Gregory J. Barnett
Shel Lytton
Steve Burkow
Ross Reynolds
Paul Bengston
John D'Andrea
Shel Lytton
Randy D. Thornton
Jerry R. Allen
Donald Elmblad
David Cohn
Mike Curb
Alexander Tabrizi
Michael Lloyd
Steve Burkow
Pamela B. Warner
Sheryl Berkoff
Graham Henderson
Jeanne Van Phue
Shel Lytton
TOP CAST
Dirk Benedict
M. Harry Smilac
Tanya Roberts
Candace Vandervagen
Roddy Piper
Quick Rick Roberts
Louis Albano
Capt. Lou Murano
Barry Gordon
Sheldon Brockmeister
Charles Nelson Reilly
Vic Carson
Billy Barty
Tim McClusky
John Astin
Scotty
Sydney Lassick
Shapiro
John Fujioka
Mr. Kim
Kellie Martin
Missy Roberts
M.G. Kelly
TV Interviewer
Sam Fatu
Tonga Tom (as The Tonga Kid)
Sione Vailahi
Axe the Cannibal (as The Barbarian - Sione Vailahi)
Tom Kasat
Hammer the Cannibal (as Tijoe Khan)
Bruno Sammartino
Himself
Richard Fliehr
Himself
Freddie Blassie
Himself
Adnan Al-Kassie
Himself
Sanford Clark
Wheelchair Man
Dennis Fimple
Elmo
Leslee Bremmer
Girl in Bikini
Afa Anoa'i
The Samoans
Sika Anoa'i
The Samoans
Jay Johnstone
Himself
Chick Hearn
Booth Announcer / Himself
Michel Lamarche
The Mad Russian
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