Body Slam (1986)
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.
Director: Hal Needham
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Dirk Benedict as M. Harry Smilac |
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Tanya Roberts as Candace Vandervagen |
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Roddy Piper as Quick Rick Roberts |
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Louis Albano as Capt. Lou Murano |
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Barry Gordon as Sheldon Brockmeister |
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Charles Nelson Reilly as Vic Carson |
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Billy Barty as Tim McClusky |
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John Astin as Scotty |
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Sydney Lassick as Shapiro |
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John Fujioka as Mr. Kim |
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Kellie Martin as Missy Roberts |
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M.G. Kelly as TV Interviewer |
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Sam Fatu as Tonga Tom (as The Tonga Kid) |
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Sione Vailahi as Axe the Cannibal (as The Barbarian - Sione Vailahi) |
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Tom Kasat as Hammer the Cannibal (as Tijoe Khan) |
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Bruno Sammartino as Himself |
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Ric Flair as Himself |
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Freddie Blassie as Himself |
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Adnan Al-Kaissie as Himself |
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Sanford Clark as Wheelchair Man |
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Dennis Fimple as Elmo |
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Leslee Bremmer as Girl in Bikini |
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Afa Anoa'i as The Samoans |
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Sika Anoa'i as The Samoans |
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Jay Johnstone as Himself |
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Chick Hearn as Booth Announcer / Himself |
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Michel Lamarche as The Mad Russian |
| Directing | Hal Needham | Director |
| Camera | Michael Shea | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Camera | Ross Reynolds | Helicopter Camera |
| Writing | Steve Burkow | Writer |
| Writing | Shel Lytton | Story |
| Production | Shel Lytton | Producer |
| Production | Alexander Tabrizi | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Michael Lloyd | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Steve Burkow | Associate Producer |
| Sound | John D'Andrea | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Pamela B. Warner | Art Direction |
| Production | Graham Henderson | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mike Curb | Producer |
| Writing | Shel Lytton | Writer |
| Production | David Cohn | Casting |
| Production | Paul Bengston | Casting |
| Editing | Randy D. Thornton | Editor |
| Art | Donald Elmblad | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry R. Allen | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheryl Berkoff | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeanne Van Phue | Key Makeup Artist |
