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Director:
Hal Needham
Writers:
Steve Burkow (writer)
Shel Lytton (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 May 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Music | Sport more
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... more | add synopsis
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Captain Lou Albano, Famed Pro Wrestling Manager, Dead At 76
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Cast

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Dirk Benedict ... M. Harry Smilac

Tanya Roberts ... Candace Vandervagen

Roddy Piper ... Quick Rick Roberts
Lou Albano ... Capt. Lou Murano
Barry Gordon ... Sheldon Brockmeister
Charles Nelson Reilly ... Vic Carson

Billy Barty ... Tim McClusky

John Astin ... Scotty
Sam Fatu ... Tonga Tom
Dani Janssen ... Bitsy Vandervagen
Sydney Lassick ... Shapiro
John Fujioka ... Mr. Kim
Afa Anoai ... The Samoans (as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai)
Sika Anoai ... The Samoans

Kellie Martin ... Missy Roberts
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:PG | Iceland:12
Company:
Hemdale Film more

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Trivia:
The Character Dirk Benedict plays is very loosely based on famous WWF(E) wrestling promoter/personality, Vince McMahon. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Despite being attacked, the band's music keeps playing as if was meant to be a "live" performance. Despite the instruments being tossed around, the music keeps playing more
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A world of fun, 29 September 2001
Author: SpiderPants from Cuban Prison Camp

Maybe it was the lack of sleep, or the fact that I was in a really great mood, but there was something about Body Slam that made me laugh almost non-stop. Of course, to say I laughed at any of the deliberate jokes in the film, would be a complete lie. I would not pretend that readers of this are complete idiots and such a farce would be believable to any of them. Whomever wrote this film is in dire need of some intelligence. But that utter lack of brains, that total undeniable inability to comprehend anything filled with wit or satire, made for one of the most laughable films I have ever witnessed in my life. I have gone on to be one of Dirk Benedict's biggest fans. He was perfect for this role. Anyone who thinks someone else should have played Harry is a complete fool, because only Mr. Benedict could get down the necessary nuances to be so implausibly stupid that we, as viewers, wonder if we're not becoming stupider as we watch the film.

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