Friday Night in the Coliseum

Overview

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.

Directed by Jack York, Geoff Winningham

Top cast

Paul Boesch

Self

Harry Fujiwara

Mr. Fuji

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Nick Kozak

Nick Kozak

Dean Ho

Dean Ho

Bull Curry

Bull Curry

Terry Funk

Terry Funk

Dory Funk Sr.

Dory Funk Sr.

Claude Patterson

Thunderbolt Patterson

Rolland Bastien

Red Bastien

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Stan Stasiak

"The Crusher" Stan Stasiak

John Wisniski Sr.

Johnny Valentine

Boyd Pierce

Ring Announcer

Danny McShain

Referee

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Gilberto Merendez

Gypsy Joe Rosario

Details