{"id":26493,"date":"2021-06-03T10:56:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T17:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=26493"},"modified":"2021-06-03T10:56:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T17:56:21","slug":"review-body-slam-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2021\/06\/review-body-slam-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Slam Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Body Slam<\/em><\/strong> is a comedy starring Dirk Benedict, Tanya Roberts, Roddy Piper, Captain Lou Albano and Barry Gordon. This oddball film from 1986 is being released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber on June 15th.<\/p>\n

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Body Slam<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy<\/span>
\nKino Lorber| PG \u2013 89 min. \u2013 $24.95 | June 15, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/03\/2021 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Hal Needham
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Shel Lytton and Steve Burkow (story) (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Dirk Benedict, Tanya Roberts, Roddy Piper, Captain Lou Albano, Barry Gordon<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Interview, Theatrical Trailers
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby TrueHD 5.0), English (Dolby TrueHD 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>34.02 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>44.56 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Kino Lorber provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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M. Harry Smilac (DIRK BENEDICT) is a talent agent who\u2019d sell his mother for a dollar\u2026 fifty cents after negotiations. But Harry finally hits the big time with a rhythm-and-bruise road show that combines rock music and professional wrestling.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The only features is a new Interview (7:10)<\/u><\/strong> with Actor Barry Gordon and two Theatrical Trailers<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Given there\u2019s no mention of a new transfer, I assume this one was provided to Kino Lorber by MGM. In any case, the 1080p high-definition picture looks pretty good for a mid-level comedy from 1986. Detail is fairly sharp and colors are nicely balanced and vibrant throughout.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc comes with a Dolby TrueHD 5.0 track which was surprisingly strong, along with the crisp and clear dialogue coming via the center channel, once the matches begins, there is some nice, well rounded depth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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