The odds are that you've seen a bunch of movies with Tiny Lister in them. The Fifth Element, Friday, Jackie Brown, an appearance in The Dark Knight, and even a role in the upcoming Human Centipede 3 which just has to be a mortal lock for Oscar contention. Safe to say he has carved out a very long career as an imposing character actor. His most important role, at least from the perspective of this article, was as Zeus in the wrestling "classic" No Holds Barred. No Holds Barred was remarkable for spawning Lister's short lived but well known wrestling career, where his character from the movie somehow broke out of the film to try and fight Hulk Hogan even though Hulk Hogan wasn't wrestling as Rip, which was his character in the film. The real story is that No Holds Barred didn't make Vince any money at the box office when distribution fees were taken into account, so Vince figured strapping the film to a main event starring Hogan and selling the whole thing on PPV would make a quick buck with a minimum of effort. He was mostly correct. Zeus was actually booked fairly well in the lead up to the PPV, and the match itself wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. So all hail Zeus, you weren't even close to Hogan's worst match.
Gavin Bard was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambiance of his home city of Los Angeles. His work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. In 1986 Time called Bard a "laureate of American lowlife".
Wait, crap, hold on a second. That is Bukowski. Sorry. Gavin plays too many video games, thinks pro wrestling is the world's best performance art, and considers Hunter S. Thompson a better journalistic influence than Edward R. Murrow.
The odds are that you've seen a bunch of movies with Tiny Lister in them. The Fifth Element, Friday, Jackie Brown, an appearance in The Dark Knight, and even a role in the upcoming Human Centipede 3 which just has to be a mortal lock for Oscar contention. Safe to say he has carved out a very long career as an imposing character actor. His most important role, at least from the perspective of this article, was as Zeus in the wrestling "classic" No Holds Barred. No Holds Barred was remarkable for spawning Lister's short lived but well known wrestling career, where his character from the movie somehow broke out of the film to try and fight Hulk Hogan even though Hulk Hogan wasn't wrestling as Rip, which was his character in the film. The real story is that No Holds Barred didn't make Vince any money at the box office when distribution fees were taken into account, so Vince figured strapping the film to a main event starring Hogan and selling the whole thing on PPV would make a quick buck with a minimum of effort. He was mostly correct. 