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Summary
M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band, Kicks (The most recent of the gigs is a Dairy Queen opening!!).
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 52
Audience score53%
IMDb5.2
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most comedies, −11 min on the typical 100
typical 10089Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
1986
November 21, 1986
40 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 21 more28 people
- Dirk BenedictM. Harry Smilac
- Tanya RobertsCandace Vandervagen
- Roddy PiperQuick Rick Roberts
- Louis AlbanoCapt. Lou Murano
- Barry GordonSheldon Brockmeister
- Charles Nelson ReillyVic Carson
- Billy BartyTim McClusky
- John AstinScotty
Sydney LassickShapiro
John FujiokaMr. Kim
Kellie MartinMissy Roberts- MKM.G. KellyTV Interviewer
Sam FatuTonga Tom (as The Tonga Kid)
Sione VailahiAxe the Cannibal (as The Barbarian - Sione Vailahi)- TKTom KasatHammer the Cannibal (as Tijoe Khan)
Bruno SammartinoHimself
Ric FlairHimself
Freddie BlassieHimself
Adnan Al-KaissieHimself
Sanford ClarkWheelchair Man
Dennis FimpleElmo
Leslee BremmerGirl in Bikini
Afa Anoa'iThe Samoans
Sika Anoa'iThe Samoans
Directing · 1
- Hal Needham Director
Writing · 2
- Shel Lytton Story, Writer, Producer
- Steve Burkow Writer, Associate Producer
Production · 5
- Mike Curb Producer
- David Cohn Casting
- Paul Bengston Casting
- Alexander Tabrizi Associate Producer
- Graham Henderson Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Michael Shea Director of Photography
- Ross Reynolds Helicopter Camera
Editing · 1
- Randy D. Thornton Editor
Sound · 2
- John D'Andrea Original Music Composer
- Michael Lloyd Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Pamela B. Warner Art Direction
- Donald Elmblad Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jerry R. Allen Costume Design
- Jeanne Van Phue Key Makeup Artist
- Sheryl Berkoff Assistant Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Gregory J. Barnett Stunts
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