No Holds Barred

Name: No Holds Barred
Genre: Action, Sport
Released: June 2, 1989
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 31
Cast: Bill Henderson, Charles Levin, David Paymer, Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura

1989

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: June 2, 1989 | PG-13

Starring: Bill Henderson, Charles Levin, David Paymer, Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, Joan Severance, Kurt Fuller, Mark Pellegrino, Patrick O'Bryan, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister

Summary: Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for. Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network. Rip refuses and goes back to his normal life. Still looking for a way to raise ratings, Brell initiates a show called "The Battle of the ToughRip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for. Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network. Rip refuses and goes back to his normal life. Still looking for a way to raise ratings, Brell initiates a show called "The Battle of the Tough Guys", a violent brawling competition. A mysterious man, Zeus, wins the competition. This gets Brell to use him as an angle to get at Rip.… Expand

Director: Thomas J. Wright

Genre(s): Action, Sport

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 93 min

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TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

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. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

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. Read full review

Stephen Holden

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. Read full review

Juan Carlos Cotto

Senseless. [15 Sept 1989, p.33]

Richard Harrington

Charmless, stupid and badly made, No Holds Barred makes Rocky look like Citizen Pain. Read full review

Gene Siskel

The film is utterly lacking in the campy quality of the World Wrestling Federation telecasts. Read full review

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40mangunshot

Jul 29, 2020

This movie was enjoyably bad. It was a cheesy, crude, over the top but overall hilarious and fun action wrestling movie. If you're going to watch this flick, just don't take it seriously and it would be fun and worth the watch.

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