Synopsis
Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for, but Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network.
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Cast
- Hulk HoganRip
- Tommy Lister Jr.Zeus
- Joan SeveranceSamantha Moore
- Kurt FullerBrell
- David PaymerUnger
- Jesse VenturaHimself - Commentator #1
- Gene OkerlundCommentator #2
- Howard FinkelHimself - Ring Announcer
- Stan HansenNeanderthal
- Mark PellegrinoRandy
Recommandations
- 50
Los Angeles Times
No Holds Barred gets no points for originality. It's written with the subtlety of a body-slam and directed with the finesse of a hammerlock. But the movie never takes itself seriously and director Tom Wright has fun with the wrestling montages. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
No Holds Barred is paced well, with broadly drawn good guys and bad guys. Somewhat problematic is the murky status of the wrestling fans in the film. The "goodness" of Hogan's character is so markedly contrasted with the grossness of the wrestling-bar patrons that the film actually appears to be criticizing its star's fans--who are, after all, also the film's audience. - 40
The New York Times
More than Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mr. Hogan behaves like a self-invented comic-book character sprung to life. No Holds Barred is as cartoonish as its star. - 25
Chicago Tribune
The film is utterly lacking in the campy quality of the World Wrestling Federation telecasts. - 25
Washington Post
Charmless, stupid and badly made, No Holds Barred makes Rocky look like Citizen Pain. - 25
Miami Herald
Senseless. [15 Sept 1989, p.33]
