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Friday Night in the Coliseum

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Calorie Rating: 49
Released: 1972-05-01
Running Time: 35 Minutes
Homepage: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1585701/?q=friday%20night%20in%20the%20colosseum
Studios: KLRN,


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.

Director / Directors

Jack York
Director


Cast

Paul Boesch
Character: Self
Gypsy Joe Rosario
Character: Gypsy Joe Rosario
Harry Fujiwara
Character: Mr. Fuji

Nick Kozak
Character: Nick Kozak
Dean Ho
Character: Dean Ho
Bull Curry
Character: Bull Curry

Terry Funk
Character: Terry Funk
Dory Funk Sr.
Character: Dory Funk Sr.
Claude Patterson
Character: Thunderbolt Patterson

Rolland Bastien
Character: Red Bastien
Stan Stasiak
Character: "The Crusher" Stan Stasiak
John Wisniski Sr.
Character: Johnny Valentine

Boyd Pierce
Character: Ring Announcer
Danny McShain
Character: Referee


Production and Crew

Geoff Winningham
Cinematography
Jack York
Sound Director