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4.4/10
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A TV-network boss pits a wrestler called Zeus against a wrestler called Rip in a wrestling match.A TV-network boss pits a wrestler called Zeus against a wrestler called Rip in a wrestling match.A TV-network boss pits a wrestler called Zeus against a wrestler called Rip in a wrestling match.
Tom Lister Jr.
- Zeus
- (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Patrick O'Bryan
- Craig
- (as Pat O'Bryan)
Richard Klinger
- Mr. Greene
- (as Dick Klinger)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie was produced by star Hulk Hogan and his boss, World Wrestling Federation head honcho Vince McMahon, only to be distributed by New Line Cinema after completion. When the first draft of the script was turned in, Hogan and McMahon disapproved of it, so they checked into a hotel in Redington Beach, Florida, and stayed up for 72 hours rewriting the script together.
- GoofsIn the ring scenes, Hogan wears the WWF "Winged Eagle" belt, the one used by the WWF from 1988-1998. In the dressing room scenes before his match with Zeus, he has the "XL" championship belt, the one never used by the WWF but designed to be worn by Andre The Giant.
- Quotes
Rip Thomas: What's that SMELL?
Limo Driver: Dooo... dooo... doookie!
Rip Thomas: [disgusted] "Dookie"?
- Alternate versionsIn the theatrical version, the film ends with a shot of Rip alone in the ring giving the "Rip 'Em!" sign before fading out to the end credits. In the original home video release, the film ends with a shot of Rip and Randy hugging each other in the ring, though the sound Rip makes as he does the "Rip 'Em!" sign is still audible before fading to the end credits. The 2012 DVD from WWE Studios restores the original theatrical closing shot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WrestleMania V (1989)
Featured review
What a horrible, horrible, horrible movie. The plot is paper thin, the acting sucks, and there's nothing redeemable about this movie at all. Seeing this movie is almost as painful as getting a root canal without anesthetic. Even die hard wrestling fans (like myself) want to forget it ever existed. It's just a horrible reminder of the wretched rock 'n wrestling connection, and the most selfish wrestler ever to take a year off to do a horrible movie that started the lamest feud, and some of the worst matches of the 80's and part of the 90's. -***** stars out of *****
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,093,651
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,957,052
- Jun 4, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $16,093,651
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix
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