Body Slam

May 21 1987 PG 1h 29m
Comedy, Music, Sport

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Shel Lytton, Steve Burkow

Directed by

Hal Needham

Cast

Dirk Benedict, Tanya Roberts, Roddy Piper

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Musifilm Productions, Hemdale Film Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Body Slam (1986) Original Trailer [FHD]
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Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
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