No Holds Barred (1989):

Starring:

Hulk Hogan - Rip

Joan Severance - Samantha Moore

Kurt Fuller - Brell

Tommy "Tiny" Lister - Zeus

Mark Pellegrino - Randy

Bill Henderson - Charlie

Charles Levin - Ordway

David Paymer - Unger

Director:

Thomas J. Wright (Nothing but TV Shows)

Synopsis:

Hulk Hogan, in an inarguably appropriate casting choice, plays a professional wrestler in this action-packed drama. Rip (Hogan) is a grappling star who is approached by Brell (Kurt Fuller), the new head of the World Television Network. Brell wants Rip to wrestle on his network, but Rip insists on honoring his commitment to another outlet. Brell responds by launching a show called "Battle of the Tough Guys," in which the beefy regulars of a particularly rough drinking establishment fight each other on camera. Zeus (Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr.) soon emerges as the bad guy champion on this new show, and Brell uses Rip's friendship with his assistant Samantha (Joan Severance) to arrange a bout between Zeus and Rip. Rip is not at all interested until Zeus injures his brother and makes the fight a matter of personal pride.

Review:

Honesty. It's the glue that holds our society together. Wrestling fans, it's the pain thinner that breaks apart the grip the honesty has.... I only watched this movie because I remembered it from when I was a kid. Legit could be one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It was made to appeal to a very VERY specific demographic which is of course idiot wrestling fans. Hogan is silly to the point that it is annoying & stupid. The highlights of this film are the final fight between Zeus & Hogan, Everything that Stan Hansen does in this film & the fact that Hogan's brother is Jacob from Lost.

Budget: $8,000,000

Box Office: $16,093,651

Profit: $8,093,651

Rotten Tomatoes: 0%

Flixster: 27%

17%

Lead Acting: 0/15

Supporting Cast: 3/15

Plot: 0/10

Compared To The Genre: 0/10

Cinematography: 6/20

Intrigue: 3/20

Extra: 5/10