Spiker (film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Spiker
| image = File:Spiker cover art.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Roger Tilton
| writer =
| screenplay = Marlene Matthews{{cite web|title=Spiker Details|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/121100/Spiker/details|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121070344/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/121100/Spiker/details|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|date=2015|archive-date=2015-11-21}}
| story =
| producer = Roger Tilton
| based_on =
| starring = Michael Parks
Jo McDonnell
Patrick Houser
Christopher Allport
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography =
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| studio =
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| released = {{Film date|1986}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Spiker is an American 1986 sports drama film directed by Roger Tilton.{{cite web|title=Spiker|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/121100/Spiker/overview|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307011728/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/121100/Spiker/details|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|date=2016|archive-date=March 7, 2016}}[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91070/spiker#overview Turner Classic Movies]
Plot
As a sports drama, Spiker centers on the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.{{Cite news|date=December 13, 1983|title=Olympic Volleyball Team Film Subject|page=A7|work=San Pedro News-Pilot|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/606989743/}}{{Cite news|date=January 20, 1984|title=Behind The Camera: Volleyball Movie Is Timed To Get An Olympic Boost|page=2C|work=Detroit Free Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/99060886/}}{{Cite news|last=Mulcahy|first=Susan|date=August 26, 1984|title=Stones' Families Growing: Team Work|page=9F|work=St. Joseph News Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/562564725/}} Superstar college athletes train hard to be accepted onto the team with the help of a strict coach.
Cast
- Michael Parks as Coach Doames
- Christopher Allport as Newt Steinbech
- Jo McDonnell as Marcia Steinbech
- Natasha Shneider as Wanda
{{Cite news|title=Spiker Acting Credits|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/121100/Spiker/cast|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121045522/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/121100/Spiker/cast|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|date=2015|archive-date=November 21, 2015}}{{Citation|title=Spiker (1985) - Roger Tilton {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/spiker-v121100/cast-crew|language=en-us|access-date=2020-10-14}}
In other media
It was parodied by RiffTrax on August 30, 2018.[https://www.rifftrax.com/spiker RiffTrax][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1bIgIqsfdQ Preview video on RiffTrax's official YouTube channel]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0091995}}
- [https://tubitv.com/movies/571764/spiker The full movie on Tubi]
- [https://mutantreviewersmovies.com/2021/09/07/spiker-1985-the-life-and-times-of-a-hapless-olympic-volleyball-team/ Review of the film by Mutant Reviewers]
Category:1980s sports drama films
Category:American sports drama films
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:Films about the Summer Olympics