Directed by Robert Aldrich Written by Mel Frohman   Michael Barrie   Leigh Chapman   Rich Eustis   Jim Mulholland   Cast Peter Falk ... Harry Sears Vicki Frederick ... Iris Laurene Landon ... Molly Burt Young ... Eddie Cisco Tracy Reed ... Diane, Toledo Tiger Ursaline Bryant ... June, Toledo Tiger Claudette Nevins ... Solly, Woman Promoter Richard Jaeckel ... Bill Dudley (Reno referee) John Hancock ... Big John' Stanley, TTs Promoter Lenny Montana ... Jerome, Eddie's Bodyguard Charlie Dell ... Merle LeFevre, Open-air Fair Promoter Chick Hearn ... Himself - TV Reporter Cliff Emmich ... Obese Promoter Clyde Kusatsu ... Clyde Yamashito, Japanese Promoter Joe Greene ... Himself - Football Player Marlene Petrilli ... Akron Wrestler #1 Karen McKay ... Akron Wrestler #2 Jonathan Terry ... Akron Doctor (as Jon Terry) Alvin Hammer ... Geisha's Doctor Angela Aames ... Louise, Girl in Harry's Room Stanley Brock ... Myron, Big Mama's Promoter Susan Mechsner ... Creature #1 Leslie Henderson ... Creature #2 Taemi Hagiwara ... Geisha #1 Ayumi Hori ... Geisha #2 Faith Minton ... Big Mama Irma Eugenia Aguilar ... Mexican Wrestler #1 Martha Louisa Coello ... Mexican Wrestler #2 Gustavo Torres ... Mexican Referee Paul Greenwood ... Mud Wrestling Emcee Adolfo Plascencia ... Geisha Referee William J. Kulzer ... Akron Referee Don Brodie ... Reno Timekeeper Leonard Bremen ... No-Name Promoter (as Lennie Bremen) Gloria Hayes ... Jerome's Girlfriend Perry Cook ... Doctor Charles Anderson ... Body Builder Randy McClane ... Body Builder Ray Homesly ... Body Builder (as Ray Homesley) Steve White ... Body Builder Cosmo Sardo ... Barber Ernie Fuentes ... Man with Dice Johnnie Decker ... Warehouse Box Man Nicholas Shields ... Warehouse Player Dan Magiera ... Warehouse Stickman Susan Barnes ... Mrs. LeFevre - Merle's Wife Chuck Hicks ... Thug Gary McLarty ... Thug Joseph Margo ... Service Station Attendant Ivan Ditmars ... Organist Uncredited Cast Jon Garrison Clark ... Promoter Melody Faith Clark-Curzon ... Vendor Girl at Arena Mike Mazurki ... Referee in Chicago Brinke Stevens ... Extra Jeffrey L. Tandy ... Extra Dominic Paolo Testa ... Restaurant Patron Produced by William Aldrich   Walter Blake   Eddie Saeta   Eric Schwab   Original Music by Frank De Vol

Additional Info Premiere: October 16, 1981 DVD Release: November 11, 2009 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Alternate Titles The California Dolls Production Companies Aldrich Company (for) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Distributors Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) United Artists   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) (Released thru) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1984) (USA) (TV) MGM Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (DVD) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1986) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.4 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #7,076 / 20,736 Site Ranking #7,072 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots: Season 2 (2015) #7,073 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots: Season 6 (2018) #7,074 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots: Season 3 (2016) #7,075 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots: Season 5 (2017) #7,076 ...All The Marbles (1981) #7,077 If There Be Thorns (2015) #7,078 Scooby-Doo: Return To Zombie Island (2019) #7,079 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013) #7,080 Captain America (1979)