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Body Slam
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Body Slam

1986-11-21 · 89 min · ★ 5.1

Comedy · Music

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.

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Directors
Hal Needham
Production companies
Musifilm Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dirk BenedictDirk BenedictM. Harry Smilac
Tanya RobertsTanya RobertsCandace Vandervagen
Roddy PiperRoddy PiperQuick Rick Roberts
Louis AlbanoLouis AlbanoCapt. Lou Murano
Barry GordonBarry GordonSheldon Brockmeister
Charles Nelson ReillyCharles Nelson ReillyVic Carson
Billy BartyBilly BartyTim McClusky
John AstinJohn AstinScotty
Sydney LassickSydney LassickShapiro
John FujiokaJohn FujiokaMr. Kim
Kellie MartinKellie MartinMissy Roberts
M.G. KellyTV Interviewer
Sam FatuTonga Tom (as The Tonga Kid)
Sione VailahiAxe the Cannibal (as The Barbarian - Sione Vailahi)
Tom KasatHammer the Cannibal (as Tijoe Khan)
Bruno SammartinoBruno SammartinoHimself
Ric FlairRic FlairHimself
Freddie BlassieFreddie BlassieHimself
Adnan Al-KaissieHimself
Sanford ClarkSanford ClarkWheelchair Man

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