Roddy Piper Movies
Lead actor and former pro wrestler, onscreen from the late '80s. ~ All Movie Guide
A big city cop has returned to his small hometown after learning that his daughter has disappeared, leading to a revelation that will forever change the relationships between his old brotherhood of friends. Nick may have moved on to fight crime in the city, but his old pal Jay will always be a small-town cop. But while Nick and Jay decided to go straight with their lives, their old friends Rudy and Tim opted to walk a much darker path. When Nick receives a call from his estranged wife Katherine informing him that their daughter is missing, he wastes no time in getting back home and scouring the streets. But Nick soon discovers that his old friends haven't been entirely truthful about the situation, and a simple deception soon leads to tragedy for all involved. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Nick Mancuso, (more)
- 1994
Wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper is Back in Action in this likeable testosterone-driven adventure. Piper plays a hard-bitten L.A. detective, whose partner is murdered by drug dealers. To bring the villains to heel, the detective teams up with a martial-arts whiz (Billy Blanks), whose sister has fallen in with the drug lords. After the usual "I don't like you and you don't like me" palaver, Piper and Blanks combine their considerable self-defense skills to kick a lot of LaLa-land butt. It ain't Hamlet, but it's a lot of fun. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
- PG
Harry Similac (Dirk Benedict) is a music promoter who must scramble to stay out of debt in this slapstick comedy. He hits upon the idea of becoming a wrestling promoter and steals Rick Roberts (Roddy Piper) from his former manager Captain Lou Milano (Lou Albano). He books his rock band Kick at the match and creates a new phenomena that combines wrestling with rock n' roll. Charles Nelson Reilly, Billy Barty, and John Astin provide memorable comedy relief. Cameo appearances by wrestlers Ric Flair, Afa & Sika, Sheik Adnan Al Kaissy, Freddie Blassie, and Bruno Sammartino add further realism to this feature that recalls the rock-and-wrestling spectaculars of the early 1980s. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dirk Benedict, Tanya Roberts, (more)
- 1988
- R
After he is framed by his senior partner and sent to jail, Herbie Altman Robert Carradine sets up a lucrative investment company "Con Inc." with the assistance of the other convicts, sympathetic guards, and a well-intentioned prison reformer Lise Cutter. Lame, predictable story which wastes a talanted cast . ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Carradine, Michael Winslow, (more)
In 2017, the survivors of a worldwide apocalypse do battle for supremacy in this sci-fi adventure. Most of the Earth has been reduced to ruins, and the pitiful few who have survived have moved underground and organized themselves into religious cults who wage war among themselves for dominion over what's left of the planet. A self-ordained holy man (Roddy Piper) kills the family of a roving mercenary (C. Thomas Howell), and the warrior swears revenge. He joins forces with a beautiful female killer-for-hire (Heidi Von Palleske) and they set out to win back the world for the forces of good. Cybercity also features David Carradine. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- C. Thomas Howell, Roddy Piper, (more)
- 1996
- R
Former pro wrestler Roddy Piper plays the captain of a Southern California charter boat who gets mixed up with South American drug smugglers. He is seduced by the wife (Tawny Kitaen) of a powerful drug dealer (Juan Fernandez) into taking a load of drugs between California and Mexico. This brings him to the attention of the DEA and a U.S. Customs officer who holds a personal grudge against him. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Tawny Kitaen, (more)
Five college filmmakers on a mission to explore the haunted town of Goldfield, Nevada unleash a vengeful spirit that stalks them from the shadows. Before this night of terror is over, one of the ghost hunters will take their rightful place among the restless souls of the dead. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Mandy Amano, (more)
Former Evening Shade costars Burt Reynolds and Charles Durning are reunited in this made-for-TV action thriller, the first entry in a three-picture deal between star-director Reynolds and the TNT cable network. Framed for murder after a botch stakeout, maverick cop Logan McQueen (Reynolds) escapes from maximum security and heads to Miami in search of the man who set him up. He is hotly pursued by the minions of a politically ambitious DA (Billy Dee Williams), who sees McQueen's capture as a stepping-stone to the governor's mansion. The film is so spectacularly violent that the cameo appearance by pro wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper seems a model of decorum in comparison. And Durning? He plays McQueen's ageing partner, as fast with a quip as with a gun. Originally telecast on December 13, 1998, Hard Time was followed by a brace of sequels. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, (more)
The great nuclear holocaust has come and gone, and humanity is hanging on a string. Women rule what's left, and the world is filled with giant mutant humanoid frogs who have started their own communities. Fertile human males have become one of the rarest things on Earth. This really low-budget sci-fi adventure chronicles the exploits of one of those men, the wandering loner Sam Hell (as played by former wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper). The tale begins as Hell is caught and tried for raping a woman. Realizing that he is fertile, Medtech, the organization devoted to repopulating the world, takes him and forces him to wear high-tech underwear designed to control his lusty tendencies and to keep him from squandering his seed on infertile ladies. The organization then forces him to go deep into froggy territory to bring back the fertile women stolen by the amphibian's leader. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, (more)
- 1993
A man named Tommy is run over and killed while Duncan (Adrian Paul) is engaged in a battle with another Immortal, Gallen (played by wrestler Roddy Piper). Investigating this tragedy, Duncan realizes that Tommy was not exactly an innocent bystander, and his death was far from accidental. But Duncan barely has time to digest this when he is accused of being a professional hit man, hired to knock off Tommy's boss. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, (more)
- 1994
- R
Careful, parents: this one's Immortal Combat, not Mortal Kombat. And it's R-rated, too. Even so, the young fans of wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper will probably find some way to get this on their TV screen. Together with the equally musclebound Sonny Chiba, Piper takes on a battalion of seemingly indestructible martial-arts bad guys. The lovely and talented Meg Foster supplies acting relief (well that's not really fair; Piper and Chiba are very good at what they do). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Sonny Chiba, (more)
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper stars in this urban thriller as Lt. Jake Cornel, a police detective assigned to clean up a dangerous part of town ruled by drug dealers and gangs called Jungleground. When a sting operation goes bad, Cornel is captured by members of a gang led by Odin (J.R. Bourne), who offers him a challenge: if Cornel can escape Jungleground and get back home before dawn, he'll be free to go. If not, Odin's men will kill his girlfriend. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Torri Higginson, (more)
Rendered comatose for 20 years after a freak breakdancing accident, former child dancer Justin Schumacher (Jamie Kennedy) awakens from his extended repose with no motor skills and the mental capacity of a 12-year-old. So much has changed since Justin lapsed into a coma; not only have people stopped wearing parachute pants, the Internet has connected people in a manner that no child of the 1980s could have ever imagined. Dancing, however, is the one constant that remains as popular as ever. Upon discovering that his mountainous medical bills have drained mom and dad's bank account and the love of his life (Maria Menounos) is engaged to his lifelong nemesis (Michael Rosenbaum), the breakdancing Rip Van Winkle attempts to reassemble his former dance troupe in hopes of winning back the girl and saving his parents' failing yogurt shop. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Kennedy, Miguel A. Nuñez, (more)
Roddy Piper stars in this crime thriller as Nick Ford, a Seattle cop whose partner is killed in a shoot-out in Chinatown. Nick is determined to capture the killer, known to the police only as Tiger. However, when Wu Yin (Han Soo Ong), an investigator from the People's Republic of China arrives in town to assist in drug enforcement efforts, Nick knows he's seen him before -- at the shootout where his partner was killed. Ford and Yin soon find themselves in Burma, trying to find the mysterious Tiger and cut off his flow of drugs, while Ford watches his back. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water again, along came the "retro" TV movie The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage. Four regulars of the original Love Boat series are back on board: Gavin McLeod ($Capt Stubbing), Bernie Kopell (Doc), Ted Lange (Isaac) and Jill Whelan (Vicki). Filmed on location in the Carribean, the plotline accommodates the usual quota of guest stars, in this cast Ted Shackleford, Shanna Reed, Joe Regalbuto, Tom Bosley, Julia Duffy, Steve Bond, and wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The story concerns a gang of eccentric jewel thieves, who set about divesting the passengers of their valuables while said passengers are out frolicking on deck and on shore. The TV Guide had it right on the money when commenting that a film of this nature "defies criticism". Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage premiered February 12, 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1996
- R
Professional wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper plays an auto mechanic jailed for accidentally busting open the head of the drunk driver who accidentally killed his girlfriend. While hoosegow bound, Piper discovers a money-laundering scheme tied in with other criminal activities. He eventually escapes from prison and sets off to clear his name, leaving a trail of blood and broken bodies behind him. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Miles O'Keeffe, (more)
Two happily married expectant parents get more than they bargained for after hiring a free-spirited Ukrainian housekeeper to help clean up their suburban palace in Killer Wave director Kevin Connor's playful domestic comedy. Marsha and David McMillan (Cynthia Preston and Larry Dorf) are about to have their first child, yet despite their excitement at the prospect of becoming parents, their home is in a hopeless state of disarray. Realizing that their only hope for tidying up before the big arrival is to hire an experienced housekeeper, Marsha and David agree to give the job to voluptuous Ukranian Sophia Petrenko (Alla Korot). When the infectiously friendly housekeeper begins inviting her relatives from the old country to come experience the good life in America, however, Marsha and David find their home overtaken by strangers just at the time when it should be getting baby-proofed. Mindy Sterling, Howard Hesseman, Richard Riehle, and Roddy Piper co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Larry Dorf, Cynthia Preston, (more)
In this action-packed martial arts outing, a crazed criminal (Andrew Dice Clay) abducts the finalists and the hostess (Shannon Tweed) from the Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest in hopes of receiving a huge fortune in diamonds. During the abduction, the crook and his gang ruthlessly massacre a dozen innocent bystanders. Unfortunately for the crook, he doesn't realize that the glamorous hostess is a world kickboxing champion. The leader of the swat team (Robert Davi) -- and a martial-arts expert himself -- lies in waiting for the kidnapper downstairs from where the hostages are staying. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shannon Tweed, Andrew Dice Clay, (more)
The year is 2009. The town Boston. There, a maverick police detective (professional wrestler turned direct-to-video actor, Rowdy Roddy Piper) must work together with a microbiologist to capture Adrian Dunn (Billy Drago), his former partner. Dunn went bad and ended up imprisoned on the moon. The villain was exposed to a deadly, highly contagious virus that turned him into a murderous mutant who escaped and returned to Earth. First he killed the detective's wife. Now, if he is not stopped, Dunn could wipe out all humanity. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Jayne Heitmeyer, (more)
In this explosive action drama, Johnny Price (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) was once a high-ranking officer in the military and a decorated war hero, but after he was convicted of a crime he didn't commit, he was given a dishonorable discharge and has never been able to live down the disgrace. When a band of terrorists led by Bartel (Roddy Piper) seize Hoover Dam and threaten to blow it up if their demands are not met, Price is called in and given a shot at redemption as the only man who can fend off the invaders and prevent a disaster that could cost thousands of lives. Terminal Rush also features Michael Anderson, Jr., Brian Warren, and Kate Greenhouse. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Roddy Piper, (more)
Ralph Moeller and Roddy Piper star in this action drama about a team of soldiers of fortune hired to defend a small town after an underground militia group tries to claim the community as their own. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
