Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators A Global Phenomenon (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators

A Global Phenomenon (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Due to an explosion of popularity the Gladiators become merchandising juggernauts and become world wide celebrities.

Directors

Jared Hess (directed by) | Tony Vainuku (directed by)

Producer

JP Quicquaro (produced by)

Composers

John Hancock (music by) | Mark Orton (music by)

Cinematographers

Jeff Powers (cinematography by) | Corey C. Waters (cinematography by) (as Corey Waters)

Editors

Tanner Christensen (edited by) | Natalie De Diego (edited by) | Gregory Stees (edited by) (as Greg Stees)

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 28, 2023

Release date

Jun 28, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Dick Askin Self - Head Executive Self - Head Executive See fewer	Grind
Julie Resh Self - Executive Producer Self - Executive Producer See fewer	Scariest Places on Earth (2000)
Eytan Keller Self - Producer Self - Producer See fewer	Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House (1996)
Danny Lee Clark Self - Nitro Self - Nitro See fewer	Equilibrium (2002)
Raye Hollitt Self - Zap Self - Zap See fewer	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Bob Levy Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Richard Bornstein Self - Publicity Executive (as Rich Bornstein) Self - Publicity Executive (as Rich Bornstein) See fewer	Southland Tales (2006)
Debbie Clark Self - Storm Self - Storm See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Elden Kidd Self - Contender Self - Contender See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Jim Starr Self - Laser Self - Laser See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Michael M. Horton Self - Gemini (as Michael Horton) Self - Gemini (as Michael Horton) See fewer	T.N.T. (1997)
Robert T. 'Bob' McElwee Self - Professional Referee (archive footage) (as Bob McElwee) Self - Professional Referee (archive footage) (as Bob McElwee) See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Peggy Odita Self - Contender (as Peggy Odita-Hodel) Self - Contender (as Peggy Odita-Hodel) See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Lori Fetrick Self - Ice Self - Ice See fewer	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Sha-Ri Pendleton Self - Blaze Self - Blaze See fewer	Knockout (I) (2000)
Wendy Brown Self - Contender (archive footage) Self - Contender (archive footage) See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Mark Itkin Self - Television Agent Self - Television Agent See fewer	Be My Baby (I)
Erika Andersch Self - Diamond Self - Diamond See fewer	Batman Returns (1992)
Marisa Pare Self - Lace (archive footage) Self - Lace (archive footage) See fewer	Renegade (1992)
John Ferraro Self - Creator (archive footage) Self - Creator (archive footage) See fewer	American Gladiators (1989)
Ted Evans Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Hulk Hogan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	No Holds Barred (1989)
David Nelson Self - Titan (archive footage) Self - Titan (archive footage) See fewer	Matlock (1986)