Big John Studd Movies
Blond, beefy, and standing six-foot-five, it is small wonder that professional wrestler Big John Studd specialized in playing heavies and bikers in such feature films as Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1990) and Caged in Paradise (1990). He made his film debut with a small role in Micki and Maude (1984). As a member of the World Wrestling Federation, Studd (born John Minton) was most famous during the 1980s for his feud with Andre the Giant, an ongoing battle that was featured in numerous professional wrestling videos. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1991
- R
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Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson star in this buddy-buddy futuristic action movie. Rourke is Harley Davidson, a biker with the Halloween-costume garb of a leather jacket, short haircut, earring, and a scar. Johnson joins Rourke in the trick-or-treating as Marlboro, an ex-rodeo rider wearing a cowboy hat, vest, and dilapidated boots. They hang out at a neighborhood bar. When they find that a collection of greedy bankers want to increase the bar's payments so it will be forced to close, the two decide to help the bar out of its financial straits by robbing the bank of $2.5 million in order to pay the inflated tab and keep the bar in business. Unfortunately for the boys, the bank deals in an illicit drug called "the dream," and when they rob the armored car, they steal the drugs and not the cash. Of course, the boys become the targets for the bank's sadistic squad of hit men, led by a pleasant chap by the name of Alexander (Daniel Baldwin). ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, (more)
Neil Simon forgoes his typical urban East Coast kvetchers and replaces them with sunny Californian kvetchers in The Marrying Man, a film which became a beacon of gossip in 1991 due to the alleged shenanigans of stars Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, who fell in love during production. Simon based his script on a true story concerning the love affair between shoe tycoon Harry Karl and actress Marie (The Body) McDonald during the 1950s. Married to each other four times, McDonald still managed to carry on an affair with mobster Bugsy Siegel. In this Simon-ized version, Baldwin plays Charley Pearl, a sharp and handsome Hollywood millionaire, engaged to Adele Horner (Elisabeth Shue), the daughter of dyspeptic movie studio executive Lew Horner (Robert Loggia). The day before their wedding, Charley heads off to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, and in a sleazy casino on the outskirts of town, he sets his eyes on sexy singer Vicki Anderson (Basinger) and falls for her hard. He wants her immediately and even though she warns him she's the property of Bugsy Siegel (Armand Assante), he crawls into her bedroom window to be with her. Caught with his pants down by Siegel, Bugsy, instead of killing him, forces him to marry Vicki ("I was about to dump her anyway," he says). But after their marriage, Charley and Vicki discover they're more attracted to the danger of their relationship than in each other. Charley's friends -- Phil (Paul Reiser), Sammy (Fisher Stevens), Tony (Peter Dobson), and George (Steve Hytner) -- form a Greek chorus commenting on the crazed love affair and are reportedly inspired by Phil Silvers, Sammy Cahn, Tony Martin, and Leo Durocher. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, (more)
- 1989
- R
When a convict and his wife are placed on an isolated island with other convicts, the two are separated and the woman learns how to defend herself to stay alive. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- 1987
Hunter (Fred Dryer) and McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) want to find out why a teenage girl named Angie (Lar Park Lincoln) was involved in a gunstore robbery in which she was wounded and left for dead by her accomplices. It turns out that Angie is the daughter of Brother Hobarts (Dean Stockwell), leader of a dangerous neo-Nazi organization called the Aryan Brothers. Ultimately, both Hunter and McCall are captured by Hobarts' minions--and their only hope for escape is to scale a treacherous mountain, with the well-armed Aryan Brothers hot on their trail. Featured in the cast as "Randy" is pro wrestler Big John Stud. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1987
Compilation of clips of WWF professional wrestling matches featuring some of the superstars, including King Kong Bundy and Junkyard Dog. ~ Rovi
- 1986
This sports video features a collection of wrestling grudge matches. ~ Rovi
- 1986
Action is the name of the game in wrestling and this collection provides it. This volume features King Tonga, Big John Studd, the Hart Foundation and the Killer Bees. ~ Rovi
- 1986
The WWF really gets carried away this time. A six-man tag team is shown doing its thing in the ring along with a variety of other matches. ~ Rovi
- 1985
Wrestler Hulk Hogan asks his old Vietnam buddy B.A. (Mr. T. to help him keep the Venice Boys' Center free from criminal infiltration. This proves difficult when the Kotero crime family takes an unhealthy interest in one of the Center's young charges, whose late father had hidden a huge amount of stolen money just before his demise. In addition to Hulk Hogan, the A-Team is abetted by a whole slew of popular pro wrestlers, including Big John Studd and "Gorgeous" Bobby Heenan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1985
Compilation of clips from WWF professional wrestling matches featuring some of the superstars, including Bruno Sammartino and Big John Studd. ~ Rovi
