Friday Night in the Coliseum
Friday Night in the Coliseum
Release: 1972-05-01
·Runtime: 35m
Friday Night in the Coliseum is a short film featuring wrestling performances recorded at the Sam Houston Coliseum, in Houston, Texas, along with interviews with audience members and wrestling promoter Paul Boesch. The film features many wrestlers who were well-known in Houston, including The Crusher, Nick Kozak, Red Bastien, Dory Funk, Stan Stasiak, Johnny Valentine, Thunderbolt Patterson and Wild Bull Curry. The creation of this film was supported by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, however, the film never aired on television.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
KLRN
Cast
Bull Curry
as Bull Curry
Terry Funk
as Terry Funk
Dory Funk Sr.
as Dory Funk Sr.
Rolland Bastien
as Red Bastien
John Wisniski Sr.
as Johnny Valentine
Danny McShain
as Referee
Paul Boesch
as Self
Dean Ho
as Dean Ho
Claude Patterson
as Thunderbolt Patterson
Boyd Pierce
as Ring Announcer
Harry Fujiwara
as Mr. Fuji