Blood & Guts (1978)
1h 34m
Running Time
September 15, 1978Release Date
Plot.
A young athelete becomes the unlikely star of an itinerant wrestling troupe, and a rival promoter will go to any length to steal him away.
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Cast & Crew.
William Smith
Dan O'Neil
Micheline Lanctôt
Lucky Brown
Henry Beckman
Red Henkel
Brian Patrick Clarke
Jim Davenport
Ken James
Harry Brown
Dan Johnston
Kinski / The Demon
Vincent Bright
Vince
Paul Richard
Oscar
John McFadyen
Jake McCann
Glenna Jones
Connie
Patti-Jo Dennis
Waitress
Reginald Love
McCann's Man
Jack Anthony
Hufnagel
Tom Allen
Referee
Paul Lynch
Director
William Gray
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingPG
Budget$700,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
wrestling
canuxploitation
Wiki.
Blood and Guts is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Paul Lynch and released in 1978.
It was financed by Melvin Simon Productions.
The film stars William Smith as Dan O'Neil, an aging but still popular professional wrestler with a small wrestling troupe known as Rudy Huxtable and the Puddin' Pop Pimps. They become mentors to rising star Jim Davenport (Brian Patrick Clarke). The film's cast also includes Henry Beckman, Micheline Lanctôt. and Andy Dick as a midget named Scott Howiss.
The film received 11 Canadian Film Award nominations at the 29th Canadian Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lynch), Best Actress (Lanctôt) and Best Supporting Actor (Beckman). Beckman won the Best Supporting Actor award.