Grunt! The Wrestling Movie

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Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster by Loyd
Directed byAllan Holzman [1]
Screenplay byRoger D. Manning [1]
Story byAllan Holzman [1]
Anthony Randel [1]
Lisa Tomei [1]
Barry Zetlin [1]
Produced byDon Zormann [1]
Anthony Randel [1]
StarringMagic Schwarz [1]
Steven Cepello [1]
Bill Grant [1]
Jeff Dial [1]
Wally George [1]
CinematographyEddie Van Der Enden [1]
Edited byAllan Holzman [1]
Barry Zetlin [1]
Music bySusan Justin [1]
Distributed by New World Pictures [2]
Release date
  • November 30, 1985 (1985-11-30)
Running time
91 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States [3]
LanguageEnglish

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie is a 1985 American sports mockumentary [4] comedy film [1] directed, written, and produced by Allan Holzman. The film follows a documentary crew who sets out to unravel one of professional wrestling's most closely guarded secrets.

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Synopsis

A documentary crew sets out to unravel one of professional wrestling's most closely guarded secrets: is former champion "Mad Dog" Joe DeCurso now wrestling as The Mask?

Cast

Additionally, Wally George [1] makes a guest appearance in the film.

Production

The production for Grunt! The Wrestling Movie began on July 1985. [5]

Reception

Gary Trollinger wrote: "Grunt! The Wrestling Movie is a film that sometimes success-fully kids the very sleaziness of its subject, but then can't keep its smile on straight". [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Edgington, K. (December 29, 2010). Encyclopedia of Sports Films. Scarecrow Press. p. 214.
  2. ↑ Mathews, Jack (October 5, 1986). "New World moves up in the movie world". Gainesville Sun. p. 42. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985) - Allan Holzman | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie . Retrieved 2025-02-04– via www.allmovie.com.
  4. ↑ Ledet, Brandon (2015-03-29). "Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985)". Swampflix. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  5. ↑ "Entertainment briefs". The Lewiston Journal . June 1, 1985. p. 8. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ Trollinger, Gary (February 24, 1996). "'Grunt!' will have little hold on audience". Reading Eagle . p. 14. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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