Friday Night in the Coliseum

Friday Night in the Coliseum

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 1972

Runtime

0h 35m

Original Title

Friday Night in the Coliseum

Production Companies

KLRN

Director

Geoff Winningham

Description

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.