Body Slam (film)

Body Slam is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Hal Needham, starring Dirk Benedict, Roddy Piper, Tanya Roberts, Sam Fatu and Captain Lou Albano. The film revolves around a downandout music promoter who inadvertently becomes a successful professional wrestling manager. After being exiled from the business by a rival manager, he finds success in promoting shows that feature both wrestling and rock music. The film features many wellknown wrestlers of the time and references the Rock n Wrestling era of professional wrestling.

M. Harry Smilac Dirk Benedict, once a successful music promoter, is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his sole client, the rock band Kicks. Behind on his car payments and owing a large amount to a banker, he reluctantly accepts a job finding musical acts for the fundraiser of an unpopular politician. Although not entirely happy with his new gig, Smilac finds a love interest in Candace Vandervagen Tanya Roberts, the daughter of the politicians wealthy campaign booster.While making arrangements for the fundraiser, Smilac mistakes pro wrestler Rick Roberts Roddy Piper for a musician and hires him. Having zero luck as a music manager, Smilac decides to stick with his hunch about Roberts and become a pro wrestling manager, booking matches for Roberts and his teammate Tonga Tom Sam Fatu. The team is a success but politics come into play when Smilac clashes with Ricks former manager, the villainous Captain Lou Murano Lou Albano. A day after a disastrous fundraiser featuring Smilacs rock band, Murano and his tag team champions The Cannibals Sione Vailahi and Tom Cassett injure Harry and his wrestlers in a nationally televised bout, before blacklisting them from every major arena in the country. ........

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