Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Body Slam
- Release
- November 21, 1986
- Screen Time
- 1h 29min
- Rating
- PG
- Direction
- Hal Needham
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Released
Personas & 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
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