Body Slam

Nov 21, 1986

1h 29m

★ 4.8

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.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Musifilm Productions

Hemdale Film Corporation

Body Slam Trailers

Cast

M. Harry Smilac

Dirk Benedict

Candace Vandervagen

Tanya Roberts

Quick Rick Roberts

Roddy Piper

Capt. Lou Murano

Louis Albano

Sheldon Brockmeister

Barry Gordon

Vic Carson

Charles Nelson Reilly

Tim McClusky

Billy Barty

Scotty

John Astin

Shapiro

Sydney Lassick

Mr. Kim

John Fujioka

Missy Roberts

Kellie Martin

TV Interviewer

M.G. Kelly

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