Body Slam (1986)
- Directed by
- Hal Needham
- Genre
- comedy film, musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A down-on-his-luck music promoter stumbles into managing professional wrestlers. He combines wrestling shows with rock music to get back on top.
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What happens
Body Slam is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Hal Needham and starring Dirk Benedict, Roddy Piper, Tanya Roberts, Sam Fatu, and Captain Lou Albano. The film revolves around down-and-out music promoter M. Harry Smilac who inadvertently becomes a successful professional wrestling manager. After being exiled from the business by rival manager Captain Lou Marano, he finds success in promoting shows that feature both wrestling and rock music. The film features many well-known wrestlers of the time and references the Rock 'n' Wrestling era of professional wrestling. Needham had arguments with Shel Lytton and Steve Burkow, the pair that produced and wrote the film, regarding his changes to the script. This resulted in lawsuits that delayed the film's release. As a result, the film only saw a theatrical release in the state of Arizona; outside of that state, it was released direct-to-video. It was Needham's final theatrical film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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