Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (1985) - Credits and Details

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie Credits and Details

Directed by
	Allan Holzman
Written by
	Allan Holzman	...	story
	Tony Randel	...	story
	Lisa Tomei	...	story
	Barry Zetlin	...	story
	Roger D. Manning	...	screenplay
Cast
	Magic Schwarz	...	Mad Dog Joe DeCurso (as Greg 'Magic' Schwarz)
	Steve Strong	...	The Mask (as Steven Cepello)
	Marilyn Dodds Frank	...	Lola
	Lydie Denier	...	Angel Face
	Robert Glaudini	...	Dr. Tweed
	Jeff Dial	...	Director
	Bill Grant	...	Captain Carnage
	Dick Murdoch	...	Grunt Brother
	Richard Beyer	...	Grunt Brother
	Wally George	...	Self
	Emanuel Shipow	...	Dick Kopf
	Frank Collison	...	Charlie Stroll
	Adrian Street	...	Self
	Linda Street	...	Self (as Miss Linda)
	Steven Pudenz	...	Plastic Surgeon (as Steve Pudenz)
	Victor Rivera	...	Skull Crusher Johnson
	'Irish' Pat Barrett	...	The Terrible Two
	Bill Anderson	...	The Terrible Two (as Billy Anderson)
	Swedish Egil	...	Disc Jockey (as The Swedish Egil)
	John Tolos	...	Self
	Billy Varga	...	Coach Rocko (as Count Billy Varga)
	Merle Kessler	...	Ian Shoals
	Scott Page	...	Boom Operator
	Dan Coffey	...	Ring Announcer
	Al Pugliese	...	Ring Announcer (as Albert Pugliese)
	Elliott Davis	...	Ring Announcer
	Leon Martell	...	Hackensack Reporter
	Bill Allard	...	J.J.J.
	Frank Frazier	...	Referee (as Frank Frazer)
	Ken Farber	...	Referee
	Don Lastra	...	Referee
	Juan Hernández	...	Referee
	Pistol Pete Marquez	...	Pistol Pete (as Pete M. Marquez)
	Edward Carter	...	Buddha Khan (as E. Carter)
	Hans De Haas	...	H.D. Hass
	Don Adams	...	Triple Team Wrestler
	Ron Shelby	...	Attacked Fan
	Jerry Landrum	...	The Giant Goon
	Joseph S. Griffo	...	Human Pyramid Team (as Joseph Griffo)
	Arturo Gil	...	Human Pyramid Team
	Ricardo Gil	...	Human Pyramid Team
	Scott Danberg	...	Human Pyramid Team
	Armando Guerrero	...	El Toro (as A.S. Guerrero)
	Liliana Cameroni	...	El Toro's Girlfriend
	Max Beck	...	GWA Announcer
	Ed Cook	...	American Announcer
	Ray Stern	...	Ocean City Tag Team
	John Lambert	...	Ocean City Tag Team
	Arlene Lorre	...	Georgia Ringside Announcer
	Brick Gold	...	Georgia Ringside Announcer
	Charles Perkins	...	The Commissioner
	Alex Knight	...	Georgia Tag Team
	Salvador Lothario	...	Georgia Tag Team (as Salvador Lotario)
	Robert Arria	...	African Wrestler's Agent
	Dee Booher	...	Female Wrestler (as Queen Kong)
	Charli Haynes	...	Female wrestler
	Pablo Crispin	...	Battle Royale Wrestler
	Michael O'Leary	...	Battle Royale Wrestler
	Robert 'Rip' Merrill	...	Battle Royale Wrestler
	Dan Spivey	...	Battle Royale Wrestler (as Danny Spivey)
	Woody Farmer	...	Battle Royale Wrestler
	Jack 'Wildman' Armstrong	...	Battle Royale Wrestler (as The Wild Man)
	Black Hawke	...	Battle Royale Wrestler
	Steve DeSalvo	...	Battle Royale Wrestler (as Steve De Salvo)
	Steve Pardee	...	Battle Royale Wrestler
Uncredited Cast
	Rob Gore	...	Shouting Fan
	Jesse Lizarraga	...	Referee
	Nick Pernisco	...	Shouting Fan
Produced by
	John Lytle	...	associate producer
	Karen Altman Morgenstern	...	coordinating producer
	Don Normann	...	producer
	Tony Randel	...	producer
	James G. Robinson	...	executive producer
	Barry Zetlin	...	associate producer
Original Music by
	Susan Justin
Stunts
	Armando Guerrero	...	wrestling coordinator
	Shelby Marlo	...	dog trainer
Thanks
	Julie L. Aicholtz	...	special thanks
	Steve Baker	...	special thanks
	Chuck Bauermann	...	special thanks
	Linda Cook	...	special thanks: Photographers Extraordinaire
	Sandy Cusmano	...	special thanks: Children's Home Society, Santa Ana
	Mike Davis	...	special thanks
	Alex J. Koenig	...	special thanks: Photographers Extraordinaire
	Johnny Legend	...	special thanks
	Dan Lewis	...	special thanks: California State University, Fullerton
	Diana Maitland	...	special thanks
	Jimmy Maslon	...	special thanks
	Bernard Francis O'Shea	...	special thanks
	Connie Sherman	...	special thanks
	Shawn Weisman	...	special thanks
	Janet M. West	...	special thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	November 30, 1985
DVD Release:	February 19, 2013
Blu-ray Release:	July 07, 2020
Country:
Distributor:	Scorpion Releasing
Websites:

Ratings
5.3 / 10

Alternate Titles
American Mad Dog

Production Companies
New World Pictures

Distributors
New World Pictures (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
R&G Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Scorpion Releasing (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Starmaker Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)

Filming Locations
Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA (Location)
East Los Angeles, California, USA (Location)
Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA (Location)
Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA (Location)
Los Angeles County, California, USA (Location)
Los Angeles, California, USA (Location)
Southern California, California, USA (Location)

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