Body Shot (4 Feb. 1987)
"Mike Hammer" Body Shot (original title)

An aging boxer, desperate for money, is training for a fight but his sister is concerned as he is having blackouts. She asks Hammer to find out what is happening. When he investigates there seem to be other factors affecting the fight.

Director:

David Jackson

Writers:

Ray Danton (story), Mickey Spillane (characters),

Stars:

Stacy Keach, Lindsay Bloom, Don Stroud

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Stacy Keach	...	Mike Hammer
Lindsay Bloom	...	Velda
Don Stroud	...	Captain Pat Chambers
Kent Williams	...	Special Prosecutor Lawrence D. Barrington
Larry Wilcox	...	Sonny Timmons
Louise Mandrell	...	Darlene Baxter
Robert Miranda	...	Johnny Moretti
Teddy Wilson	...	Booker (as Theodore Wilson)
William Frankfather	...	Longstan
Ken Phillips	...	Rodney Meyer
Genie Francis	...	Susan Timmons
Ryan McWhorter	...	Robby
Professor Toru Tanaka	...	Carswell
Rocky Giordani	...	Tony Katella
Nick Savage	...	Sugar Boy Henderson

Storyline

Mike is asked by an aging boxer's sister who's concerned that he might not be able to last in an upcoming fight. Mike investigation leads him to suspect that someone is nor only making him fight but also that he might not be healthy to fight and that someone is making the doctor clear him. When he convinces the boxer to drop out, his son is abducted to make sure he goes on. So Mike tries to find him.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller | Drama

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Details

Release Date:

4 February 1987 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 11, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Television, Jay Bernstein Productions

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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