Backyard Dogs

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Backyard Dogs
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Directed by Robert Boris
Written byRobert Boris
Produced byBarry Barnholtz
Starring
CinematographyMichael Chambliss
Edited byChristopher Roth
Music by Billy White Acre
Production
companies
Release date
  • June 14, 2000 (June 14, 2000)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Backyard Dogs is a 2000 sports film written and directed by Robert Boris.

Contents

Plot

Two best friends with dreams of becoming professional wrestlers start wrestling in underground backyard events. [1]

Cast

ActorRole
Scott HammCole Davis
Bree Turner Kristy James
Roger Fan Rick Holmes
Dale Evans Voodoo Jones
Vincent Van Patten ZZ Nash
James Van Patten Parker Nash
Frankie Kazarian Snake Duggan
Torrey DickinsonThe Raptor
Walter Emanuel Jones Lee Takura
Hayabusa Himself

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References

  1. Deming, Mark. "Backyard Dogs > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved 2010-07-26.