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Eugene Gump (writer)
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Athletes...? Actors...? Assassins...? more
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Promoting the world of professional wrestling at the expense of the plot itself, Frank Bass (Ed Asner)... more | add synopsis
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Best movie about pro wrestling more (12 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Edward Asner | ... | Frank Bass |
 | Elaine Giftos | ... | Debbie |
| Verne Gagne | ... | Mike Bullard |
| Billy Robinson | ... | Billy Taylor |
| Jerry Wade | ... | Himself |
| Don Muraco | ... | Himself (as Don Moraco) |
| Lord 'Tally Ho' Blears | ... | Himself (as Lord James Blears) |
| Danny Hodge | ... | Himself (as Dan Hodge) |
| Joe Scarpello | ... | Himself |
| Dick Afflis | ... | Himself (as The Bruiser) |
| Dan Gable | ... | Himself |
| Vincent McMahon | ... | Himself |
| Reginald Lisowski | ... | The Crusher (as The Crusher) |
| Dusty Rhodes | ... | Himself |
| Ed McDaniel | ... | Himself (as Wahoo McDaniels) |
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USA:95 min
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In addition to having real professional wrestlers playing the wrestlers in the film, "The Mobster" was played by professional wrestler Sammy Menacker. He was formerly known as "Slammin' Sam Menacker." By the time this film was made, Menacker had retired from the ring but was still in the business as a host/commentator. more
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I See Them more
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I saw a DVD copy of this movie in the cheap bin for $3 so I decided to buy a copy. I heard about it many years ago in wrestling magazines, and the general consensus was that it's considered to be a poor movie.
If the point of movies is to keep the audience entertained, then I think it succeeds. It is certainly better than the other kayfabe movies "No Holds Barred" and "Ready to Rumble" who seem to treat the subject matter with disrespect. I also liked it better than the other movies that break kayfabe, "Beyond the Mat" and "Wrestling with Shadows".
A lot of 1970s wrestling stars make appearances and cut pretty good promos, even though they are from well before my time: Dusty Rhodes and Superstar Billy Graham are the ones that stood out the most for me. I wish Ric Flair had a more prominent role, but in fairness, he was just a rookie then.