Below the Belt

Plot

Waitress Regina Baff would do anything to escape her go-nowhere existence. And by "anything", that means she'd be willing to risk life and limb in the wrestling ring, disguised as "The Mexican Spitfire" (never mind that she's Polish). Trained by veteran lady wrestler Mildred Burke (playing herself), Baff seeks fame and fortune on the Midwest grappling circuit, finding neither but having a high old time in the process. Based on Rosalyn Drexler's novel To Smithereens, Below the Belt was mostly filmed in 1974, but not released until after the Rocky pictures took hold. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Regina Baff - Rosa Rubinsky
• Mildred Burke - Herself
• John C. Becher - Promoter
• Annie McGreevey - The Beautiful Boomerang
• Jane O'Brien - Terrible Tommy

Sierra Pecheur - Verne Vavoom; Frazer Smith - Terry; Shirley Stoler - Trish; Dolph Sweet - LeRoi; Ric Mancini - Tio; K.C. Townsend - Thalia; Peter Bergman; James Gammon - Luke; Philip Proctor; Gregory Rozakis - Peddler; Ray Scott; Paul Brennan - Stepfather

Credit

Robert Fowler - Director, Steven Zaillian - Editor, Joseph Miller - Executive Producer, Jerry Fielding - Composer (Music Score), Jerry Fielding - Songwriter, David McKechnie - Songwriter, Alan Metzger - Cinematographer, Rexford Metz - Cinematographer, Robert Fowler - Producer, Robert Fowler - Screenwriter, Sherry Sonnett - Screenwriter, Rosalyn Drexler - Book Author

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