Below The Belt

– A close-up look at the turbulent world of women's professional wrestling as a New York City waitress..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Below the Belt (1980)

A close-up look at the turbulent world of women's professional wrestling as a New York City waitress decides to become a professional wrestler.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

26 Nov 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Robert Fowler

Writer:

Rosalyn Drexler (novel), Robert Fowler (screenplay), Sherry Sonnet (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Regina Baff, John C. Becher, Mildred Burke, James Gammon

Plot:

Rosa Rubinsky is floundering in her life both personally and professionally. Small time radio talk show host Terry Glantz is the latest in the long line of her steady but not really committed boyfriends. And she works in a dead end job as a waitress in a sports arena. Bobby Fox, who sees her physically handle the unwanted advances of a co-worker, is a professional wrestling promoter who thinks she looks like a natural for the sport despite she being diminutive in size. Mutually parting ways with both her current job and with Terry, Rosa decides to give it a try. She is sent to professional wrestling school, and then on the road with Bobby's stable of wrestlers to watch and learn. In both situations, what Rosa also learns is that there is much camaraderie amongst the wrestlers out of emotional need as it is a lonely life. While some look for their soul mate within their traveling partners, others just want a body - any body - to keep them warm at night. She also learns the pros and cons of the sport itself. Rosa's professional wrestling career may be short lived as Bobby wants her first bout to be with Terrible Tommy J., the queen of the sport. Although professional wrestling is acting more than anything, Tommy, who has forty pounds over Rosa, often treats it like real life to exert her power and superiority over her colleagues, who she sees more as competitors wanting to dethrone her.

Production:

Atlantic Releasing Corporation

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10